So many people want to drive change but hold back, feeling helpless, because they aren’t responsible for decisions in the group. You can tailor your efforts to impact the decisions and direction of group regardless of your position within it. Today I’m sharing the psychological tips to drive the changes you want to see when […]
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If you’re a people leader you likely know the disconnect between the vision of the company and what your team is actually working on. At the end of the day, its likely aligned to a degree but if we don’t communicate the vision with our teams it will certainly feel disconnected. When you don’t communicate
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If you walked into a room with managers, leaders, and even CEOs and asked, how can we build trust as an organization? You’d likely get a lot of team building ideas. There would be retreats, trust exercises with consultants, maybe a survey followed by a very long and loving email from top leaders in the
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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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Years ago, I went for a walk with a co-worker because she needed to decompress. She was a friend and was unbelievably stressed. You see, she was about a year into her role and did not have a good relationship with her boss. They’re time together was purely transactional, and they didn’t trust one another
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How much do you dread walking into your boss’ office, or opening up that Zoom invite, to join your one-on-one meeting? I have heard words like fear, dread, frustration, concern, anxiety, all to describe what should be a meeting that you should be the leader of. Take control of that 1:1 and focus it on
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What would it look like to tell someone who really believed they knew what’s best for you that you were going a different direction? This question is portrayed in movies all the time. Usually with an unruly teen whose parents want to get into a steady and safe career. Instead the teen runs off for
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When you don’t have a plan you, you can’t hit a goal. When you do have a plan, an accountability partner, a structure, and realistic timeframe, you’re pretty likely to hit it. However, what happens when you hit it and you don’t really know why? Well, you’re less likely to actually feel the joy and
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If you, like me, get to the point that you’re crying in the parking lot screaming I don’t work for you in your head, something’s gone off course. If you’re there now, there is hope. Never been there? Read on to be sure you avoid it. To move forward intentionally you have to remember where
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Everyone has their own skills right? We’re not all fantastic at all the same things. That is why making use of everyone’s abilities and natural talents is so very important. Me for example, details are not my top priority. I am much more interested in impacts to the long run. I want to know if
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