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How to Get Slightly Better at Decision Making

How to Get Slightly Better at Decision Making
Decision making is a core leadership skill. That’s why it’s discouraging to face the fact that we’re not very good at it. Consider the data: On average, decision making ranks 24th out of 25 leadership skills across the working population. •When faced with a choice between two options, our decision-making success rate is less than…
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Strengthen your Personal Accountability

Strengthen your Personal Accountability
One of the most frustrating feelings for a leader is to discover at the last minute that an important task delegated to another employee has not been done. You thought it was taken care of. You thought it was being done in the way you had described or expected. You had even put your mind…
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Leading Through Others

Leading Through Others
You’re a leader, so you care about everything that is going on in your organization. Inevitably, you’re going to see or hear about something a few layers down that you don’t like. In fact, you really want it done differently. How can you exercise your leadership through others to get that thing done?[spacer] How Most…
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Gen X Leaders’ Reflections After Graduation

Gen X Leaders’ Reflections After Graduation
If your daughter or son just graduated, then it has probably been two or three decades since you walked the stage in a cap and gown yourself. That means you probably fit the demographic category of Gen X (born between 1965 and 1980). Looking back, you may be asking yourself, “Are we there, yet?” meaning,…
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New VP of Management Development

May 31, 2018 – MasterMinds Leadership is pleased to announce the recent addition of Alexander Fichera as the Vice President of Management Development for the rapidly growing executive management consulting firm. Fichera joins the MasterMinds Leadership team with over 10 years of management coaching and training experience. He has helped hundreds of individuals, teams, and…
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Always Create a Backup Plan

Always Create a Backup Plan
Why You Should Prepare for the Worst When You’d Rather Fix it on the Fly I will tell you about the biggest fiasco I ever witnessed at a public event that happened a few years ago. And then I'll tell you about a potential disaster handled with grace and precision. I still cringe when I…
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