When you send an email, you expect someone is reading it right? I mean, you wouldn’t take the time and effort to create the email and share the information, update, or question unless you expected them to review and likely, respond. It seems like common sense, and yet, if you’re a leader, I’d bet there […]
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What if you could make actual progress toward your next promotion. I mean like this week. If you could start making marked progress this week to level up your career, would you do it? Picture it, you’re doing work that you love. Something that is making a positive impact on the people you work with
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After 12 years of service, Amanda was actually ready to quit her job over never feeling heard. Can you imagine? Could you feel like no one is listening enough to actually quit your job? What if it went on for more than a decade? Amanda set up a discovery call with me because she was
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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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When you’re having tough conversations it’s critical to be honest, kind, and sets standards for the future. It not only sets you apart as a leader on the team but it helps people work more effectively. It also sets the team up for success. I actually have 6 great reasons why you want to have
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Do you know what style leader you are? There are a variety of different styles. From your traditional autocratic manager (think, they say jump you say how high) to a coaching style leader (they ask questions to help you discover if jumping is the best next step). Close to the coaching side of the spectrum
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I don’t care what stage in your career you are, how many years of experience you have, or what your title is, everyone needs to be held accountable at work. (We’re starting off a little bold today, I know.) Holding someone accountable for their work means that you care about the result that you’re all
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Professional growth and professional development have really evolved over the years. It used to be enough to just say you were going on vacation for a few days, er, I mean, to a conference. You would show your boss the brochure and the promotional materials and that was proof that you learned and grew. Then,
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