Avoid blame and shame
Avoiding blame and shame will help you to learn how to:
- Provide constructive criticism that avoids defensiveness
- Keep others positive and motivated
- Build better relationships
Learn more at Avoid blaming and shaming or Why blame and shame don't work for leaders.
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Before you say no
Before you say no will help you to learn how to:
- Avoid people feeling dismissed or disrespected
- Discover the underlying need in any request
- Give people what they need without necessarily giving what they ask for
- Build better relationships
Learn more at Before you say no or Before you say no for leaders.
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Communicating with clarity
Communicating with clarity will help you to learn:
- How you say things is as important as the words you choose
- What you say can be interpreted in many ways
- How you can avoid triggering defensiveness
- That good communication builds respect and trust
Learn more at Communicating with clarity.
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Dealing with a stressful boss
The dealing with a stressful boss module will help you learn to:
- Communicate with your manager when there's tension
- Work with your manager's style
- Manage stress
Learn more at Dealing with a stressful boss.
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Distinguish acknowledgment from agreement
The distinguish acknowledgement from agreement module will help you to learn how to:
- Have productive conversations with people who are upset
- Avoid a defensive or angry reaction
- Build better relationships
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Getting employee commitment for leaders
Getting employee commitment will help leaders learn how to:
- Manage expectations of employees
- Take a coaching approach to increase collaboration and innovation
- Get employees to commit to a plan rather than ordering them to comply
- Improve performance and engagement
Learn more at Getting employee commitment for leaders.
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Listen to understand
The listening to understand will help you to learn:
- Practical applications including skills and strategies to be an empathetic listener
- The power of silence
- Effective ways to manage nonverbal communication
- How to understand others' perspectives
Learn more at Listen to understand or Listening to understand for leaders.
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New job or role
The new job or role module will help you to:
- Be successful in a new job or role
- Find out what's expected of you
- Foster positive relationships
- Support your success
Learn more at Starting a job.
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Setting workload boundaries
This module will help you to set workload boundaries at work.
Learn more at Setting healthy boundaries at work.
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Using appreciative inquiry
This appreciative inquiry module will help you learn to:
- Have solution-seeking conversations about difficult issues
- Use a positive and supportive approach
- Trust that each person can be capable
- Co-create solutions that keep people engaged and committed
- Avoid defensiveness in your discussions
Learn more at Use appreciative inquiry.
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