I did a poll on meetings on IG recently and found that almost a third of people wanted to get rid of meetings. Wow, people really want to reduce meetings, I thought. This crowd wants to only have the meetings that are useful for building relationships, gaining understanding, and getting perspective. But I was wrong. […]
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In my emails and DMs I get questions about developing and leading your team and developing and leading yourself. (Get the full story plus notes HERE on YouTube!) If you’ve been around here for long you know that leading yourself comes first. You cannot lead your team well or develop them into their full potential
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Here we are at the time in the calendar when everything changes. In the early months you were closing the books and focused on wrapping up projects from last year. Then, you got the 2025 initiatives and strategies so you set up your plans to achieve them. By this point, we’re in ‘throw away the
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I’m so tired. My brain is foggy, my body is exhausted, but I can’t sleep. I can’t turn it off. Her shrugged shoulders and puffy eyes told me everything, and more, than her words could describe. She had just been promoted, for the 3 time in 7 years, and rather than being energized by the
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Nothing is more frustrating than spending all of your time working outside your zone of genius. Maybe you’re someone who just wants to dig in and get your hands dirty. Or, are you the one who loves to plan how the full landscape is going to come together? Either way putting your efforts into the
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“No one wants to work anymore!” This is a common phrase I hear from managers and business leaders who are fed up. These managers and executives are tired of trying all of the carrots and sticks that used to work in hiring, training, and motivating their employees only to see them fail. I get it.
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No one likes to share bad news. Everyone assumes it will get better with time, and to some extent, it will. If for no other reason than you get used to doing it. Exceptional leaders aren’t willing to settle for getting used to it though. You see the challenge of having these difficult conversations that
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Click here for the YouTube video that brings this to life! I started a 4 hour class on motivation and influence with the words; ‘If you came here to learn how to motivate your team, I’m sorry to say, you won’t. You can’t motivate people.’ After the awkward chuckles and sideways glances, that class learned what
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Learn how to motivate your team with curiosity on YouTube here! I started a 4 hour class on motivation and influence with the words; ‘If you came here to learn how to motivate your team, I’m sorry to say, you won’t. You can’t motivate people.’ After the awkward chuckles and sideways glances, that class learned what
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I started a 4 hour class on motivation and influence with the words; ‘If you came here to learn how to motivate your team, I’m sorry to say, you won’t. You can’t motivate people.’ After the awkward chuckles and sideways glances, that class learned what you can do instead. Because the truth is, you can’t motivate
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