Whenever I meet someone who wants to advance their leadership skills one of the first things they bring up is their leadership style. I hear things like, I can’t get all soft with my team, I’m an authoritative leader. I am a coaching leader so I don’t speak first ever. Things like that. All very […]
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I was recording a podcast recently and was reminded of a time in my life where I dreaded going to work every day. My role had gotten stripped down to the extent that it wasn’t fun anymore. My boss was demeaning. No one really seemed to care what I thought or what I brought to
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Ever gone on a trip with a group of people and noticed how long it takes to get the day started for everyone? You want to see all the sites and can’t wait to get started. You’re ready to go but have to wait on everyone else. Do they have their water? How many will
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As you spend weeks, months, and even years working side by side with an amazing team, you develop relationships. And that’s good right?! You want those office besties to help you through the projects, problems, and venting sessions. You want to do the same for them. According to Gallup, the global analytics and advice firm,
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I’ve learned enough in my years to know that I can never judge a book by its cover. I sat across from Jared. He was well dressed, articulate, and had titles from prior positions that many would be envious of. You would expect him to be the full package, accomplished, confident, and, of course, a
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I couldn’t believe how much she disregarded her sister’s perspective. The two of them were in business together and I just assumed that if you chose a business partner that you’d known since birth you’d have more respect for each other by now. It was hard to watch. Every idea that Erica brought to Brittney
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Recently while working with a group of leaders one of them got really vulnerable and said, ‘What if I just can’t lead that way?’ He was referring to a complete 180 in his leadership style. I think most of us leaders have had some moment like this. A moment where we thought, I am not
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You’ll get all sorts of advice before you start your first supervisor role. People will encourage you to know your leadership style, understand your strengths and weaknesses as a leader. I will encourage you to do that too. Infact, if you don’t yet know your leadership strengths, check out Strengths Based Leadership from Gallup. This
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You might consider the cost of success. There are many times that we hold ourselves back simply because the thought of that cost is enough to scare us away. Success might cost you too much pressure. It might have you working too many hours. Successfully making it to a new level might introduce new problems
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If you’ve ever tried to teach someone something, you know it takes way more effort than to just tell them what to do or how to do it. Even something as simple as tying your shoe. You could tell someone how to tie their shoe in a matter of seconds, but teaching, that could take
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