Change can be scary because it is full of unknowns. You want to keep things the way they are even if they aren’t the best, because you already know what you are dealing with. It is natural to feel that way. What if you could shift the way you think about change and not see it as
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One of the biggest stresses that anyone in an organization can go through is when there are going to be layoffs or reductions. You walk into work one day and your world is turned upside down. Your first thought is, “Will I have a job when this is all over?” Unfortunately, when you are the
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Have you ever heard the phrase, “you get what you give?” In the context of communication, it means however you speak to a person, their inclination is to respond to you at the same level. If you are angry, they will come back with defensiveness and their own anger simply because that is how you
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One of my clients had a big event planned with her team coming up soon. She was really excited to be leading this and wanted things to be ready to go when everyone arrived. She started getting questions from the group about what they were going to do. It was surprising to her that they were
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If you have ever been part of a team working on a project, you know that there is always risk. The team plans for all the possible scenarios and is prepared for what could happen. Risk mitigation is a critical part of making sure that the project team can handle the scenarios that could happen.
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I have been leading some manager workshops over the past year to help them learn how to be leaders to their teams. There seems to be a common thought process that occurs (it happened to me too) when you take over your first team: “I am the leader of the team and I need to
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Have you had someone give you difficult feedback? Receiving that type of message is hard and you may feel defensive. If you can, remember that this is just information that you are receiving and you don’t have to respond right away. Just say thank you for the feedback. Take the time to walk away, think about
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As a leader, it can be challenging to have to give developmental feedback to someone on your team. You may know what you want to say, but some planning should be done prior to the conversation. Some of the things to consider are: Share the feedback as soon as you can after the situation has
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Leaders have a limited amount of time to get everything done throughout the day. You walk down the hall and people stop you to ask you a quick question as you are heading to your next meeting. It can be really easy to simply give the answer to the person, but that is short term
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We have all had critics that love to share their perspective on what we need to change or improve in our lives. They may have been our parents, teachers, friends or co-workers who freely handed out their criticisms on a regular basis. It can be challenging to see yourself in a positive way when others
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Each and every day we have the opportunity to build connections with other people. For some people those may be surface interactions that don’t have a lot of depth to them. What if you took the time to really get to know them? How would that strengthen your relationship with them? In a world of
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A few weeks ago I shared a story in a blog about a previous CEO who lacked emotional intelligence (EI.) Although he wasn’t easy to work for because he lacked people management skills, he was good at selling. His low emotional intelligence was actually a strength for him in that part of his role.
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Back in 1998, Daniel Goleman wrote an article called What Makes a Leader? This article began a big discussion on a term that many had not heard before called Emotional Intelligence. Goleman also wrote some books on this topic. Years later, one of my mentors introduced the concept to me. The simplest way to explain it
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Joe walked in the front door of the office. The mood went from happy to stressful in a matter of minutes. Everyone ran to their desks to avoid seeing him. Although emotional intelligence wasn’t being discussed back then, he would have measured very low on the scale. Some days he was pleasant enough, but you
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Do you live in the land of “when” in your life? When I make enough money then I will take this trip. When I lose weight then I will buy those jeans. When I get a promotion then I will have buy that new car. What if you just did all those things right
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