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How to delegate effectively: 10 delegation tips for leaders

Delegating is when you reassign work to other team members because it’s more relevant to their workstreams and priorities. If you’re getting started with team or project management, it can be intimidating to delegate work. It’s okay if you don’t know exactly what or how to delegate. In this article, we’ll walk you through when to delegate and give you 10 tips to help you delegate work effectively. Sometimes, the most valuable thing you can do as a manager is to delegate work.

Qualities of a leader: 17 traits of effective leadership

Leaders aren’t just born that way. Most develop and hone skills ‌anyone can learn. These 17 traits are the core leadership qualities to develop if you want to become a better leader, both personally and professionally. In this article, you’ll learn what these leadership qualities are and how you can implement them in your own life. Leading a team is no easy task. Just look at some of the most inspiring leaders, like Arianna Huffington or Rosalind Brewer.

3 guiding concepts for successfully managing a newly remote team

Being a manager is tough, and managing a remote team is even more so. Whether you're newly remote or you've been managing remote and hybrid teams for a while, there are specific tools and techniques you can implement to boost remote collaboration. Being remote isn’t better or worse. It’s just different.

Before you try transactional leadership, read this.

Transactional leaders tell their team exactly what to do and motivate employees via perks or rewards. While this leadership style is useful for short-term pushes or emergency situations, transactional leadership should be used with caution. Read on to learn about the pros and cons of transactional leadership, when to use it, and some alternative styles to consider.

7 tips to help manage your distributed team

Distributed team management happens when your team members are based in various locations and, potentially, in various time zones. These types of teams can bring a wealth of global knowledge—but they also pose their own unique challenges. Learn how to best support your distributed team with these seven tips. With an increasingly global economy comes the need for global teams to serve customer wherever they are.

A manager's ultimate guide to effective succession planning

When you promote an employee, much of the focus is on what’s next. You talk through the responsibilities they’ll take on, the skills they’ll develop, and the initiatives they’ll lead. But there’s another important thing to think through: what’s left? When an employee makes a move – whether they move up or move out entirely – you end up with a blank space on your org chart. Their old responsibilities and tasks are left uncovered.

Distributed Team Management: What is It and How to Manage!

I first learned about distributed team management when I had a team with members from different countries. There were early-morning meetings with some and late-night check-ins with others. Besides, I constantly worried about how to keep the team connected. So you can guess how challenging it is but it also comes with some great opportunities.

Offsite Planning Made Easy: How to Use Miro for Leadership Forums

Discover how Lotte, Chief of Staff at Miro, plans the Summer Leadership Forum for Miro’s top 70 senior leaders using Miro’s Offsite Planning template. From selecting the perfect venue to crafting an engaging agenda, see how Miro streamlines every step of the process. Learn how features like Dot Voting simplify speaker selection and how Miro AI provides valuable post-event insights. Whether you're organizing a leadership retreat, team offsite, or your next big event, Miro helps turn ambitious plans into actionable outcomes.