“You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.” My former CEO shared that message with our group during a company wide presentation. We were going through a huge acquisition with an aggressive timeline to meet and she could see the stress that the organization was under to deliver on time. She wanted to make
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“Do you believe in me?” That is the question that most employees want to ask and get the answer from their managers, but they won’t ask it. Why won’t they ask the question? They are too afraid to hear the answer. Instead, they create stories of what their manager might be thinking…”What if my manager
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There is no one size fits all approach to visibility that works for everyone. The actions that you take should be authentic and as they begin to work for you, inspire you to do more! The ideas that I share here, in the book and on the podcast are practical and my hope is that
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Have you been on a team that had huge success, accomplished great things and had fun doing it? What made it different than any other team? One of the biggest reasons that a team will have success or failure comes down to trust. It is incumbent upon the leader to create a foundation that is
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Am I showing my value or hiding it? Think about how you would answer that question for yourself. If the answer is that you are hiding or not showing up in a big enough way, then you can do something about it. Imagine what can happen now simply because you stopped to think about it.
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Communication is something that most people do without thinking about it. They speak in a way that makes sense to them in meetings and assume that their message is being heard. If they don’t share the information in a clear and concise way then their message may not be getting through and they have no
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When leaders are looking to raise their visibility, I will ask them what their goals are and what types of actions they have already tried. Depending on those answers, I may push them to think bigger. Are they doing enough to reach the goal that they have for themselves? If they aren’t pushing themselves and
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Let’s be honest, being perfect isn’t worth your time. The extra time that you could take to make something perfect is most likely not going to make much of a difference. If this is you, then you spend time doing the extra work to make others happy, avoid criticism, and because you are trying to
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Can we all just stop breaking our boundaries already? I taught a class last week on impostor syndrome with an amazing group of leaders. I asked them which impostor syndrome type they struggled with the most and the majority of them chose to keep their boundaries personally and professionally. Boundaries create guidelines and rules for
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Are you ready to take some action today? It’s time to get off the sidelines and get into the visibility game. There is a huge misconception that creating visibility for yourself is a lot of work. That is 100% untrue. Here are some simple ideas to try so you can see that it only takes intention
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I am just not smart enough. I remember thinking that as I sat in the back of the room of a big meeting and looked around at everyone contributing to the conversation. I felt completely inadequate. How do all these people know the answers and what to do to get things done? I can picture
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What are you avoiding? It is a powerful question to ask yourself. When I ask this question of my clients, they will usually start with the items on their to-do list. I keep asking them what else they are avoiding until they get to the items that they don’t want to bring up, but know
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What would you do if someone stated in front of a room of people that you and/or your team didn’t do what was expected on something? Would you say something to defend yourself and your team or keep quiet? This is a situation that you may not have to face often, but when it happens,
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Which leader are you? The one who tells their team the answers or the one that asks their team for options and recommendations? I definitely thought that I had to have all the answers in the beginning of my leadership journey. I thought I had to know what to tell my team when they had
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Is there such a thing as being too nice? When you read that question, was your initial response a yes or a no? My parents taught me to treat others with kindness and encouraged my sister and me to avoid conflict with our friends. As adults in the workplace, it isn’t always possible to avoid
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