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Who was the best manager you ever had, and what did they do differently? Reply here. I read every one. thedavegroves.com #Leadership #Management
Stop guessing what motivates your people. Ask: "What part of your work gives you energy, and what drains it?" Write it down. Revisit in a month. More moves like this every Thursday, free: thedavegroves.com #Leadership
Rankings are rented. Your list is owned. Ahrefs: when an AI Overview shows up, the #1 page gets a 58% lower click-through rate. Measure what you own: subscribers and replies, not just traffic. thedavegroves.com #Marketing #AI
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It's Election Day. Great teams work because people show up and take ownership, and so do communities. Whoever you vote for, go vote. Then work with the people who voted differently. #Vote
65% of U.S. frontline supervisors got the job for performance or tenure. 30% for supervisory skills. (Gallup)
Great at the work ≠ ready to lead the work.
Faster is not the same as more money. Among small firms using AI: 83% use it for writing and marketing, 71% say it's more productive, only 31% report higher sales. Where did the minutes AI saved you go? thedavegroves.com #AI #Leadership
Six motivators. Every person leads with one: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose, Recognition, Security, Connection. The free Team Motivation Map takes 3 minutes. Take it, then ask your team to. davegrovesspeaks.com/#map #Leadership #TeamCulture
Most leaders motivate people the way they want to be motivated. Half the team shrugs.
Culture is built, not bought. davegrovesspeaks.com
At 26, I was handed a team of 16 and led them the way I like to be led. Two quit. Two checked out. That's when I learned the difference between a team and a group of coworkers. Which one are you leading? 👇 #Leadership #TeamCulture
The Friday Question:
"What makes you want to run through a wall at work?"
Ask one person. Then listen.
Reader question I asked last week: who was the best manager you ever had, and what did they do differently?
Reply here. I read every one.
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Leadership, AI and search, with receipts. One move per section you can use this week.
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"Near me" searches were hit harder by swapped rank-tracker results: 12.8% of pages, per Nozzle's research. (via Coywolf)
Local business? Check your key searches by hand this week.
Only 22% of managers worldwide were engaged in 2025, yet managers drive 70% of team engagement (Gallup).
This week, give each person on your team 15 minutes. Ask what's in their way. Then just listen.
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Quick take: a "how we use AI" guide fits on one page.
3 tasks AI is great for.
2 things it never touches.
1 person to ask.
Write it this week.
Only 28% of employees at companies rolling out AI strongly agree their manager supports their team's AI use. (Gallup)
The rollout isn't the software. It's the manager.
Only 44% of managers worldwide have ever had management training. (Gallup)
We promote people and hope. Hope is not a plan.
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Source: BCG CEO Insomnia Index, Oct 2026