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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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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When something goes wrong at work it can feel like things are crashing down around you. Think about it, you’re asked to get two difficult co-workers on the same page, only to find they had dug their heels in even more. Or imagine if you had to prioritize two major initiatives only to see 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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“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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No one likes to share bad news. Everyone assumes it will get better with time, and to some extent, it will. If for no other reason than you get used to doing it. Exceptional leaders aren’t willing to settle for getting used to it though. You see the challenge of having these difficult conversations that
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Ever feel like a job description all but had your name on it, only to see it go to someone else? That might be because it actually was written for someone else. That might be because it was. Jobs are hand written for specific people all the time. You won’t see statistics on this and in
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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
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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
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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
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