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[] [Don't blame your team if they're afraid to mess up](
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If your company has a culture of blaming team members when they make mistakes, they will never do their best work because they'll be deflecting or hiding, says author and leadership adviser Diana Larsen, who recommends leading with curiosity and camaraderie to build trust. "No one is going to be able to work to their highest standards or best if they are looking over their shoulder wondering if the axe of blame will fall on them next," Larsen says. Full Story: [InfoQ]( (12/14)
[LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Ask your team what they need need to learn to improve collaboration or [what is missing from their work environment](, Larsen suggests. "Very often the answers are already known."
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When you're part of a team, being the top member isn't about making the most sales or giving the most interviews -- it's about playing a role that helps each person, and thus the team as a whole, succeed, writes author and leadership coach Paul Thornton. Leaders who are used to excelling individually must learn to put the team before themselves and support decisions they may disagree with, among other traits Thornton outlines. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (12/14)
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Anne Helen Petersen's suggestion about [taking an "absorption vacation"]( has my full attention at this moment. What an incredible idea! This vacation isn't about seeing the sights around you but doing something that so absorbs your attention that it feeds what's missing within. It's a tour of the sights within that perhaps you haven't seen in a while or haven't noticed at all. Petersen notes that this doesn't have to be a solo vacation, but you do need to choose your absorption vacation partner wisely. "Find the person who likes to be absorbed similarly so you can engage in what I think of as the adult version of parallel play: absorbed individually, together." Have you ever taken an "absorption vacation"? [Tell me about it](mailto:candace.chellew@futurenet.com)!
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