Maybe this is just me but I go through ebbs and flows of reflection. Reflecting on where you’ve been so that you can be objective and intentional about where you’re going is crazy important but I just don’t do it every day. I will sometimes intentionally ask myself things like; What makes a good leader? […]
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OK I’m cringing a little at my own title here but I wanted to get your attention. If you’re feeling stuck in your career and starting to feel a little helpless this message is for you. I remember sitting in my cubicle with people around me complaining every day. I’m sure they hated every task.
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You spend so much time at work that it’s nearly impossible for your brain to not turn non-work-related situations into work ones. No, just me, well doing a puzzle recently gave me inspiration on standard operating procedures, skills gap analysis, team development, individual development and more. Unfortunately, that is too much for a single blog
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You wake up every day excited for work, right? Every Monday is basically Christmas morning for you right? You wake up in anticipation of the greatness that is the day that lays ahead? Oh, no? You actually can’t remember the last time you were that excited to go to work? Perhaps that is because you
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A few years ago my boss messaged me and said in our next touch point I want to spend the bulk of the time discussing your development plan. If you’ve been with me for any amount of time you can imagine my excitement. Talking about development, mine or anyone else’s for that matter, is my
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Do you ever have arguments where you think that you should prep for them? Maybe they aren’t even arguments when you start out. You might be prepping for a conversation or a heated discussion but it some how turns in to a fight? I mean prep in the sense of planning out what you’re going
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We have a saying in our house, ‘if I were queen of the world’ and it ends with whatever decree we would have that would make life much easier or better for all if they would just listen to us. Now, it is a joke, sort of, to think we know better than the world
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When I consider how to raise my kids I remind myself that, I’m not raising kids, I’m raising adults. Now that can really make me sound like a curmudgeon so bare with me. If you’ve been following along for any amount of time you know that I believe whole heartedly in kids being kids and
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Fall is not my favorite season but I’m coming around to a few things it has to offer (though not a one of them is pumpkin spice). I am loving the smell of fall, both inside and outside. OK so I’ve always loved the ‘inside’ smells of fall. Cooking is a passion of mine so
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Often when we’re trying to influence someone it is to do something that we want them to do or think is right for them. You try to get your kids to make healthy food choices, get your spouse to get things done around the house, or get your team to beat a deadline that will
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