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What it takes to be a great team member

Mike Nally — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:19:08 +0000

Want to rise in your organization? Start by standing out as a team member. Every growing organization is looking for new managers. Most know the best way to preserve their culture is to give current team members the opportunity to become a manager. In the best organizations, the manager role is a coveted position with significant additional responsibilities and a different level of…

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Accountability, ownership, and being a great leader – Part 2

Nally Ventures — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:52:47 +0000

Applying the See, Be, Do, Cause methodology As we introduced in Part 1, See, Be, Do, Cause is a Nally Ventures methodology that empowers leaders to take a measured and measurable approach in every situation so they can make the best choice possible. Now we want to look more closely at how to apply See, Be, Do, Cause to achieve transformational leadership. But first, let’s talk more about…

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How can a retreat move you forward?

Nally Ventures — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:26:43 +0000

An executive retreat led by a skilled facilitator is a great way to break new ground. It may sound like an oxymoron, but an executive retreat really can move your organization and people forward. And it’s not always about strictly business issues—an executive retreat can also be a valuable development tool for your executive team itself. Business first? People first? For your organization to…

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Want to foster great business relationships? Negotiation for the win(-win)!

Nally Ventures — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:56:42 +0000

Master the art of give-and-take A great business relationship is built on collaboration. Neither party has all the answers, so working together is far more productive and likely to yield positive results. This doesn’t mean both parties will always agree. That’s where negotiation comes in, with the goal of reaching a win-win outcome. Let’s look at a 6-step negotiation process to help you get…

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“Upskilled” learning & development

Nally Ventures — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:52:24 +0000

Customizing a program to fit your people and organization takes learning to the next level. Learning & development (what used to be called “training”) has been a part of workplaces for decades. Employers value it because upskilling helps them build a more competent and versatile workforce. Employees value it because it helps them perform better in their current roles and makes them more…

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#AskNally – Prioritization

Nally Ventures — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:49:56 +0000

Q: “Many of my team members struggle with prioritization. What can I do to help them?” A: Prioritization can be tricky because each organization, department, team, and individual may have different goals they are working toward and therefore, different priorities. The first step to helping your team determine what to do first is to facilitate an alignment conversation. Discuss their roles and…

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Is it time for career coaching?

Nally Ventures — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:37:09 +0000

A career coach can help you work through a variety of situations on the way to a more fulfilling career. The average person spends 90,000 hours—more than 10 years of their life—at work. Career coaching is a tool to help you make that time count. Wouldn’t it be great if we automatically landed in the right career, the right job, the right company? Great for sure, but not realistic.

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Delegation undaunted in 5 steps: Steps 3–5—Check In, Review, Act!

Nally Ventures — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 01:07:12 +0000

Even though you’ve delegated, you still own the results. Delegating is not a passive, once-and-done activity. Even though you’ve assigned authority and responsibility to carry out a specific task or project, you still own its success. As we continue the 5-step delegation process that we started with Steps 1 and 2 here , you formalize your ongoing involvement and ownership throughout Steps 3–5.

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Delegation undaunted in 5 steps: Steps 1 & 2—Define, Assess, Assign

Nally Ventures — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:08:00 +0000

Delegation becomes much less daunting when you approach it systematically. Delegation is one leadership essential that many leaders struggle with. We looked at some of the reasons leaders avoid delegation and how to reframe that negative mindset in our previous post here. Now let’s talk about a 5-step process to help you stop hesitating and start delegating confidently. Step 1: Define…

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#AskNally – Meeting Alignment

Nally Ventures — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 22:47:34 +0000

Q: “Many of my team members leave meetings frustrated, as the meetings often drift from their original purpose. What can I do to fix this?” A: It can be very frustrating for all team members to head into a meeting with a goal in mind, only for the meeting to drift in various directions. This can cause misalignment and turn the meeting into an unproductive use of time. Meetings already have a bad…

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Why leaders need to delegate—but too often don’t

Nally Ventures — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:49:04 +0000

Delegation is an essential management skill, so why do so many leaders struggle with it? Leaders often have a love-hate relationship with delegating. Even when they intuitively understand that it comes with the territory…that it’s essential to get work done…that it’s an important tool for developing the people they lead…they still struggle with doing it at all, let alone doing it well. Why?

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The 4 C’s Part 3: Tips for Using the 4 C’s to Nurture More Productive Conversations

Nally Ventures — Wed, 24 May 2023 23:25:04 +0000

Avoid miscommunication and make your interactions more meaningful When communication is smoother, life is smoother, work is more productive, relationships are stronger. We’ve talked about ways messages miss their mark and offered 5 considerations to avoid miscommunication (check those out here ). And we introduced the 4 C’s as a way to nurture more productive conversations. Now let’s dig into…

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