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Live-virtual Training – How to Create and Maintain Engagement (Part 2)
Tips on how to be a better, more engaging facilitator of live-virtual training. Part two of two.

Russ Powell
Dec 15, 20225 min read
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Live-virtual Training – How to Create and Maintain Engagement (Part 1)
Tips on how to be a better, more engaging facilitator of live-virtual training. Part one of two.

Russ Powell
Dec 7, 20225 min read
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Six Rules of Training Every Manager Should Know
Skill alone is not enough to guarantee performance. You must also have opportunity to perform, self-efficacy, and a supportive environment.

Russ Powell
Oct 18, 20225 min read
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If you pit a good performer against a bad system, the system will win every time
Here's a model of behavioral influence that's useful for any leader invested in helping people and teams perform better.

Russ Powell
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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Three Steps for Having Better Difficult Conversations
To have productive difficult conversations take the perspective of the other, think about what you truly want, and don't take it personally.

Russ Powell
Jun 27, 20222 min read
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Dunbar's Number and the Limits of Friendship
A few excerpts from an article by Maria Konnikova about Dunbar's number, the nature of friendship and the limits of social media.

Russ Powell
May 9, 20223 min read
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Systems Thinking and the Juggling Girls of Berlin
A troupe of jugglers from Berlin helps us apply a simple, powerful framework for thinking about and diagnosing problems in human systems.

Russ Powell
Feb 23, 20225 min read
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Three Things High Performing Teams Do Differently
A study from psychologist Ron Friedman suggests high-performing teams find success by making better, stronger social connections.

Russ Powell
Feb 23, 20224 min read
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Sometimes a Leader Needs a Good Poet
As leaders, we don't often think much about poetry, until it becomes a necessity.

Russ Powell
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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Working on Building Empathy Skills? Here are Four Best Practices
An overview of the ways in which you can better express empathy on the job.

Russ Powell
Feb 17, 20222 min read
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Five Ways to Get More Quiet Time
In this time of constant-distraction-as-norm, leaders need quiet time for reflection and discernment more than ever.

Russ Powell
Feb 14, 20225 min read
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What Makes Relationships Thrive
A little snippet of a helpful podcast I found on one of the most essential leadership (and life) skills.

Russ Powell
Feb 11, 20221 min read
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Reinventing Your Leadership Team
Insightful comments on the establishment of an effective leadership team.

Russ Powell
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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If ya gotta eat a frog, why sit around and look at it all day?
A few thoughts on two timeless principles for managing time and tasks.

Russ Powell
Jan 26, 20228 min read
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Game Theory and The Evolution of Trust
Three recommendations for building lasting relationships - professional and personally.

Russ Powell
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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