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  Friend Request: Denied!
  An employee came into my office one day, closed the door, and sat down with a  look that suggested a serious talk was about to start.  She says, “I’ve got a problem and I need you to step in… it’s Amber.” I nodded gravely to show I was ready. And then she says, “She keeps asking to be my Facebook friend.” … Yeah this might get awkward.
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  How Vulnerable Leadership Increases Productivity
  Can vulnerable leadership actually improve team performance? In my case, it helped me double my team’s output in less than a year.
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  Knocking Out The CEO
  I’m standing in a field when I hear footsteps pounding behind me. Someone’s charging straight at me, low and aming belt high just like a football tackle.
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  Hiring People Just Like Me
  When I became a manager with my own department… I couldn’t wait to hire people just like me. And that’s when my own boss pulled me aside… and suggested—that this was a bad idea.
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  Dumpster Diving For Trust
  The most effective people leaders are the ones who are trusted.  And if you’re employees trust you, it can make your job a lot easier. But how can you build that trust quickly? Sometimes it takes… exceptional circumstances.
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  H.R. and A.I. – Why your candidates are submitting slop
  A lot of HR managers are getting upset about the AI-generated slop they’re receiving from job candidates. But who’s really to blame? Stay tuned.
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  HR and AI – Candidate Personality Tests
  Recently I talked to a sales person from a firm that offered AI personality tests to prospective job candidates so that organizations could filter the right people to hire. What do I think of that?
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  What Does Great Work Look Like?
  Are you a leader who wants consitently great work from your employees? You may want to ask yourself a simple question first: What does great work actually look like?
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  What is Awkward Leadership? [sticky]
  People often ask me, what I mean when use the phrase “awkward leadership” If you’ve wondered that yourself – this is for you.
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  “It’s Not About You”: A Leadership Lesson from an Awkward Mistake
  What do you do when you mess up in front of your team or a candidate?

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