These 5 behaviors could be undermining your leadership

Be clear on priorities to avoid being overwhelmed at work | practice | These 5 behaviors could be undermining your leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( November 7, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [Be clear on priorities to avoid being overwhelmed at work]( [Be clear on priorities to avoid being overwhelmed at work]( (Image Source/Getty Images) When you're feeling overwhelmed at work, focus on the most important thing -- and ask your boss precisely what that is -- and be clear on the help you'll need to accomplish that task (or tasks), writes Karin Hurt. When managing an overwhelmed team, Hurt advises leaders to prioritize tasks for them, seek creative solutions and express appreciation for their hard work. Full Story: [Let's Grow Leaders]( (11/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: When you feel overwhelmed, [ask your boss for the help you need](, and make sure your direct reports know to ask you that too, Hurt writes. "As a manager, you want to do what you can to prevent the snowball of overwhelm from picking up speed as it rolls downhill." [Opportunities in private credit]( Private credit is being sought—with the goals of income and capital preservation—to achieve real capital growth and drive portfolio returns among retail and institutional clients alike. [Find out more.]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [These 5 behaviors could be undermining your leadership]( [These 5 behaviors could be undermining your leadership]( (Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images) You can undermine your team and your leadership if you avoid dealing with uncomfortable issues, are constantly angry with your team, or keep reorganizing your team and their tasks, writes Marlene Chism. "Stop moving the chess pieces on the board and instead use your courage to speak to a new possibility," Chism writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (11/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: [Other behaviors that could be weakening your leadership]( include not asking for your team's opinions and delegating strategic tasks to them that may be beyond their skill or authority, Chism notes. "There's some work that only you can do, which includes interviewing consultants, talking with change agents and getting clear about what outcomes are needed and why." [] [Read more]( from Marlene Chism on SmartBrief on Leadership [] Smarter Communication [] [Be clear and ask questions to improve communication]( Improve communication with your team and your boss by giving the most vital information they need first, ask questions to draw out insights and use language that's easy to understand and jargon-free, write Jennifer Sundberg and Pippa Begg, co-CEOs of Board Intelligence. "It also encourages you to own your message, displaying the accountability that is crucial for getting others to back you and your ideas," they write. Full Story: [CEOWorld Magazine]( (11/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: New ideas and innovation always try to bubble up in organizations, but muddy communication can keep them buried [write Sundberg and Begg](. "[V]ital information needs to be shouted from the rooftop, not hidden in the haystack." [] Smarter Strategy [] - [What skills will project managers need in the future?]( Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (11/6) [] - [FOMO and 2 other reasons leaders make poor decisions]( Fast Company (tiered subscription model) (11/6) [] - [Strategy adjustments leaders should make before the new year]( CO— (US Chamber of Commerce) (11/6) [] In Their Own Words [] [Pret CEO's path from the McDonald's counter to the C-suite]( Pano Christou started working at McDonald's at age 16 as an hourly employee and worked his way up first at that chain and then at Pret A Manger where today he leads the company as CEO, and he advises others work hard no matter where they are on their career ladder. "I've watched people that have been so fixated on the next role that they really take their eye off the current job they're doing. My philosophy has always been if you do a great job, people will notice you," Christou says. Full Story: [Fortune (tiered subscription model)]( (11/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Streisand gets Siri to stop mispronouncing her name]( [Streisand gets Siri to stop mispronouncing her name]( Streisand (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Call it a perk of fame, but singer and actor Barbra Streisand did not like how Siri pronounced her name -- putting in a "z" -- so the 81-year-old two-time Oscar winner went straight to the top, contacting Apple CEO Tim Cook to complain. It worked -- Siri's mistake has been corrected -- causing Streisand to quip: "It's Strei-sand, like sand on the beach. How simple can you get?" Full Story: [CNN]( (11/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] SmartBreak: Question of the Day [] By the time George W. Bush was declared the winner of the 2000 US presidential election, everyone knew the word "chad." Where did the male name Chad rank on the list of popular baby names in 2000? [Vote]( [Among top 10]( [Vote]( [Between #11 and #100]( [Vote]( [Between #101 and #500]( [Vote]( [Well after #500]( [] About The Editor [] Candace Chellew Candace Chellew Chellew It seems that nearly everyone is doing more with less these days -- a surefire way to create a feeling of overwhelm. [Karin Hurt's advice is vital to coping with overwhelm]( -- if not reducing the number of tasks on your plate. It's always right to ask for help, as well as ask your boss for clarification on which tasks are the most vital. The same goes for your team. You should encourage them to seek assistance and guidance if they feel stressed and overworked. How do you deal with overwhelm? [Share your strategies](mailto:candace.chellew@futurenet.com). If this newsletter helps you, please tell your colleagues, friends or anyone who can benefit. Forward them this email, or [send this link](. 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