(Read on if you love reading, but, if you want the video version, click here to head to YouTube!) Every year I worked in corporate I got the same question this time of year. Are you working Christmas week, or spending time with your kids? The worst part about this question is that assumes these […]
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Who hasn’t looked back on the year and thought, man, what did I even do this year? You know you were busy, you know you were stressed, but you can’t actually list even a handful of accomplishments that you completed in the past 12 months. Some of us have done that often enough that we
Did I make progress on any of my goals this year? Read More »
Have you ever tried decorating a room, completely from scratch? I’m talking starting from blank walls that are the wrong color. Then transforming the space in 24 hours into the exact feeling you wanted to have. Making it something that will make your mark on anyone who enters. To get there you would need to
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Personal conflict is a fact of every team, you will run into it. That doesn’t mean that it has to suck all of your time and energy dealing with it. Many managers feel it is their duty to get involved in the he said, she said of team conflict and that just isn’t the case.
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The hardest work you will ever do in leadership is to lead yourself. It is so difficult. You know all of your weak points, you can rationalize every point, and you don’t have to be accountable to anyone else. It is hard to overcome that. One minute you’re committing to staying fully hydrated to keep
Make Leading Others Easy when You Lead Yourself Read More »
In high school drivers ed, my instructor told me he was going to pull the emergency brake. At the time we were in a classroom session on a bight sunny fall day. I had never pulled the brake before and I honestly thought he was joking. Why would someone pull the brake when you were
A Lesson in Refocus from a High School Girl Read More »
Picture this, you’re on Zoom for the all hands meeting listening to the CFO talk expenses. He’s using all the buzz words as he delves into the ratios and reserves for the company. You can see the few people in the room with him and their eyes are glazing over. You start to drift off
Is Your Idea Worth Sharing? Find out in 3 Easy Steps Read More »
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
When You Send an Email, Does Anyone Actually Read it? Read More »
Based on a study conducted by CEB Global in 2020, 60% of new managers fail within the first 24 months of being promoted. That is almost an unfathomable number. More than half of new leaders fail while they are still in the honeymoon phase. The next part is pretty simple, we all make a rush
Why New Leaders Fail and How to Avoid It Read More »
I’ve seen the dread on hiring managers and new supervisors alike. There is a new manager starting, or even a group of them, and no training planned for them. We focus so much on getting technical training right for employees that we never prioritize leader development. As a result we create an army of supervisors
There are New Leaders Starting and No Training Developed, Now What? Read More »
