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Daily Creative · Action GuideEpisode 129

The Ghosts Haunting Your Team.

Your team will always believe what you do over what you say.

Where the ghosts hide
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Permissions. Every unnecessary request for permission is a clue.
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Candor. Treat bad news as a gift, because it is.
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Tact. Your habits become the team’s norms.
Try this: thank the next person who brings an inconvenient truth, in front of the team.
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