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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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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Click here for the YouTube video that brings this to life! I started a 4 hour class on motivation and influence with the words; ‘If you came here to learn how to motivate your team, I’m sorry to say, you won’t. You can’t motivate people.’ After the awkward chuckles and sideways glances, that class learned what
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Sometimes when I want to ask my husband a question and there is a standard ‘right’ answer for husbands in general I will preface it with, ‘this is not a trick question.’ That way he knows that even though I asked him if I look good in these jeans, I am not simply prompting him
You’ve been open with your boss about your career goals. You took all their feedback and implemented it. You’ve even shared with them everything you’ve been working on to be the person they need in that next role. Now it comes down to the wire, you’re watching your email for the official offer. Your heart
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Recently I started a class on influence and motivation for local business leaders this way. ‘If you came here to learn how to motivate your team, I’m sorry to say, you won’t. You can’t motivate people.’ I got some funny looks and confused chuckles. After all, we had 4 more hours to work together and
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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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When I start working with a client I’ll often ask them about great examples of leaders in their lives. It warms my heart each and every time as their faces light up thinking of the teacher, coach, manager, or mentor who changed everything for them. They describe them and it usually goes something like this.
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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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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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