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You can feel when a structure is working against you.

The process that slows everything down but nobody says anything about. The system nobody questions because it's "just how we do things around here." The meeting that exists for no real reason but has been on the calendar for three years since "that's the way it's always been."

A lot of leaders will work around those things without attempting to make lasting, real change. They adapt, they compensate, they just strong arm it and make it work anyway. (But then they wonder why it's so exhausting!!)

At some point the structure itself has to be the work that gets done. Ask yourself these questions: Who has decision-making authority? How does performance actually gets measured? What gets rewarded, and what gets ignored? What is our culture that we tout vs. the culture that really exists?

This is not an HR project. This is a leadership responsibility. (I mean, that's why you're here, right?)

When you change how your team is structured to operate, you change what's possible for them and you automatically begin to raise the ceiling for everyone on your team. That's the part of leadership development we don't talk about enough and that's why Bold Font Coaching & Consulting is here to help guide you through these changes.

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Are you excelling in your career and growing in your role without ever taking a minute to step back and look at how you've gotten here?

In fact, many leaders who are at the top of their game haven't ever really given a minute to stop and make a plan about their career trajectory or assess if what they're doing is really aligned with their values.

Questions to ponder:
- How did you get here?
- Where are you going?
- How will you get to that point?
- Who will be there along the way?
- What's the end goal?

Building a vision for yourself isn't just an item on the to do list, it's really your entire to do list. So let's get on it.

Bold Font Coaching and Consulting can help with building your vision for your career over the next 5, 10, or 20 years so you can be the driver of your decisions going forward. "Like" this post so you don't miss more from us!

I get it. You feel caught red-handed right now because we all do this!

There's that one name in your inbox, the one that makes your stomach drop when you see it because things are awkward or feel unfixable.

Keeping it short and professional isn't working, ignoring them isn't working, trying to "be the better person" also isn't working. So what will?

The skills that repair that relationship are the same ones that make you a better leader. Trust. Real communication. Boundaries.

This takes practice and we're here for you through it all.

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The best leaders I know have one thing in common: They know themselves well.

It may not always be perfect, but they've done the work to understand their values, their triggers, and what they're actually capable of. That self-trust is what confidence is built on.

You can't lead people effectively if you don't have a solid read on yourself first. Because guess what? Your team feels it!

Self-awareness is the entire foundation of leadership; it isn't a soft skill. Everything else gets built on top of it.

Join us in our next cohort (starting soon!!) to become the leader you really want to be. Join the waitlist now!

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Most people wait too long to address a work relationship that's off track. By the time they do, there's a lot more to clean up. The Font goes deeper on this.

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Remote teams can struggle because leaders skip the part where they actually get to know people.

So how do you engage your direct reports? (Yes, it takes more than "how's the project going?") It's more difficult to built relationships organically when you're in your own bubbles at home in different states.

Do you know what's going on in their lives? What are they into outside of work? What their likes and dislikes are? This is important because people work differently when they feel seen: You'll see better communication, less turnover, and more engaged employees.

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Here's two simple things I've seen in hundreds of companies that actually work:
1. Start 1:1s with just 5 minutes that have nothing to do with work. Ask about the weekend trip they mentioned. Remember the thing they shared last month and follow up on it. Latch on to a hobby they do and ask about it. Simply just be a person who gives a damn!

2. Don't schedule remote "culture building" events. They're mostly overrated. The teams I've seen build the most trust remotely didn't have more Zoom happy hours, they just had leaders who treated people like whole humans.

So what's something your team has done to actually build connection remotely?

👇👇👇 Drop it below, I'm always looking for new ideas as to what's working.

Your team isn't dropping the ball, they're guessing what you meant.
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