329 4 Leadership Skills to Help Your Team Make Better Decisions and Improve Productivity and Teamwork

• The easiest way to clarify ownership and prevent the dreaded “meeting after the meeting.”

• What to say (and not say) when you need to cascade a decision your team didn’t love—without losing credibility.

Hit play now to learn how to make better decisions, lead with clarity, and empower your team to take confident action that sticks.

• 02:00 — Separate the “where” from the “how.”
  David explains how most teams get bogged down by mixing goal-setting with planning—and how keeping them separate can instantly make better decisions.

• 06:53 — Who really owns the decision?
  A practical breakdown of the three ways to make a decision (vote, consensus, or single decision-maker) and how clarifying this upfront saves time and frustration.

• 11:08 — How to cascade unpopular decisions.
  Learn the exact language to use when sharing a decision your team disagrees with—so you protect your credibility and keep morale high.

Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback to help leaders navigate various leadership styles, management styles, conflict resolution, time management, and active listening while addressing challenges like overwhelm, burnout, work-life balance, and problem-solving in both online and in-person teams, all aimed at cultivating human-centered leadership qualities that promote growth and success.