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In meetings, use this voting system: Five fingers signals someone would even lead the effort if asked; four indicates strong support; three, they're on board; two, they have reservations but will support it; one, they have serious reservations but won't subvert it; and no fingers, they aim to block it as damaging. Leadership Freak
Offer career paths outside management
Linked-In's Derek Brown suggests following that company's policy of having not only a management path for promotion but also a technical path that allows people to continue to grow as individual contributors and receive higher pay without having to become management. Also, encourage employees to change career functions for growth. Linked-In
Recognize success at home, too
Consultant Michael Kerr notes that the credits at the end of Monsters, Inc. list 49 babies born to Pixar employees during the making of the film. Ask yourself how you can recognize the people around you and their successes at work and on the home front. Humor At Work Newsletter
Be curious and pay attention
We hear a lot about mindfulness in the workplace but consultant Jesse Lyn Stoner stresses it's more than meditation – pay attention to what is happening, including your physical experience (such as breathing), and be intensely curious, since a good question takes you further than a quick answer. Seapoint Center For Collaborative Leadership
Capture brainstorming ideas in advance
Improve your brainstorming with Candor, a mobile app designed by Kellogg School of Management professor Loran Nordgren to gather the ideas of participants before the actual meeting, since people often become cautious about their own options after hearing other proposals. The meeting follows, for evaluation. KelloggInsight
Harvey Schachter is a Battersea, Ont.-based writer specializing in management issues. He writes Monday Morning Manager and management book reviews for the print edition of Report on Business and an online work-life column, Balance. E-mail Harvey Schachter
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