Do you ever have those moments where you know what you want to say, and you know you absolutely cannot say that? Your first instinct is to furrow your brow and ask WHAT?! because you know you can’t ask if they are joking. Or you want to tell them to shut their mouth and do […]
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As a leader, you care deeply about your team’s success and probably feel the weight of proving you can achieve big things. You want to connect with the team and show your boss that you are able to lead without just taking back and doing all of the things. You’re not alone. Many leaders grapple
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We’ve all had that one employee who seems to be intentionally working against us. Maybe they do good work, they just have no interpersonal skills. They might have potential but just have the worst attitude. Or maybe you can’t think of a single positive thing about them, yet, here they are. You have tried carrots.
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Why is it that being a middle manager feels like such a thankless job? You negotiate budget for days to get your team as much staffing and development as you can. You spend hours creating succession plans and tracking achievements in hopes your boss will sell the promotions for your team well. Then you listen
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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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