When you see a problem, what’s the first thing you do? Most people say one of two things: Both sound productive.Both miss the real first step. And that’s exactly why so many smart, hardworking people—people like you—end up feeling like they’re taking one step forward and two steps back. Learn all about this from me […]
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I hear four primary concerns from leaders. Even when they know what they want, they get tripped up by one of these four things. Today we’re focusing on the second most common one — time. I’m going to show you how to get hours back every single month and how to use that time in
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You’ve done the thing every manager knows they must do; you’ve given feedback. But instead of sparking change, you feel ignored. You sit in your office, replaying the conversation. Why didn’t they just do it? you ask. The tension increases. The behavior hasn’t changed. Now the resentment or confusion might even be worse. It’s deeply
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What if stereotyping was helpful in leadership? I know that sounds crazy but go with me a minute. What would happen if you let yourself lean into your initial bias just enough to see it and accept it? You could accept your first gut reaction for what it was, a biased gut reaction, and use
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People often come to me with their problems. I hear all sorts of problems, and I understand why that happens right. I am a coach. I’m here to help people. I’m here to serve leaders like you. And so it makes sense that people would come to me with their problems. Particularly after they have
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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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