3 ways to self-evaluate your leadership skills

The 6 things your team needs from you right now | 3 ways to self-evaluate your leadership skills | Read more from Lead Change authors on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 6, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [The 6 things your team needs from you right now]( Leaders need to be creating community, stability and reliability, writes Lolly Daskal. "The leaders who can filter out the distractions and focus on what truly drives success will emerge stronger than ever -- and so will their organizations," she writes. Full Story: [Lolly Daskal]( (11/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [3 ways to self-evaluate your leadership skills]( Leaders grow over time by examining how decisions turned out, what decision-making processes they used and how they've left people feeling after leaving the room, writes consultant Bill Donahue. "Pay attention to what happened, who was involved, how you responded, emotions you processed, support you enlisted, pain you struggled through, healing you experienced and success you achieved," he writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (11/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Read more]( from Lead Change authors on SmartBrief on Leadership Employee Recognition is Stuck in the 80s Traditional recognition programs are as out-of-style as slap bracelets and velcro, with outdated technology, limited catalogs, and huge markups. Bummer. But you can bring your program back to the future. [Download the ebook to see how](. 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