Summary of Tania Luna & LeeAnn Renninger's The Leader Lab

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Tania Luna & LeeAnn Renninger's The Leader Lab in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Leader Lab is a high-speed leadership intensive, equipping managers with the Swiss Army Knife of skills that help you handle the toughest situations that come your way.

Through painstaking research and training over 200,000 managers, authors Tania Luna and LeeAnn Renninger, PhD (co-CEOs of LifeLabs Learning) identified the most important skills that distinguish great managers from average. Most importantly, they’ve discovered how to help people rapidly develop these core skills. The result? You quickly achieve extraordinary team performance and a culture of engagement, fulfillment, and belonging.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669340867

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Insights on Tania Luna and LeeAnn Renninger's The Leader Lab

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#1

Asking questions is one of the hallmarks of a great manager, and the first Behavioral Unit in the book is about how to become one.

#2

The Q-Step helps you discover the real problem faster, which in turn allows you to solve it faster.

#3

Great managers are constantly seeking ways to engage their team members and encourage them to contribute ideas.

#4

Great managers understand that asking questions is more important than giving answers, and that waiting for others to solve problems is necessary.

#5

The next power move for managers is the Playback. It is a paraphrase of what the other person just said. It helps you become a great manager if you use it.

#6

When a client comes to you with a problem, their thoughts can be a jumbled mess, full of strong emotions. Using a Playback is a great way to make sure you understand what they're saying, and it helps them clarify their thoughts.

#7

Playbacks are a great way to prevent misunderstandings. These are done by having everyone record themselves saying exactly what they mean. This is to be used as a reference in case anything is misunderstood.

#8

Playbacks are a great way to confirm if your team members truly understand the objectives of a meeting. They also help build trust, as people are more willing to open up and share their thoughts and feelings with each other.

#9

When people feel heard, they stop repeating