Look at the choices that you make every day. Are you focused on doing the easy things that keep you in the background or the harder things that could put you into the spotlight? This isn’t always a conscious thought, but more than likely the easy things are what you already know and would be […]
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“You need to stop doing so much for us and let us try things.” This was one of the comments in the performance review feedback from her team that made Renee pause. She led a team that had a lot of potentials, but they were more junior in experience. In her mind, she was helping
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When you have tried to do something repeatedly and it doesn’t work, then you have to shift gears and try a different approach. Sam was faced with this challenge in his role as a program lead supporting his executive leader. Although he is a director, he has the responsibility for getting many VPs to deliver
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If you don’t know anything is wrong, how can you change? One of my favorite quotes from Maya Angelou is “Do the best you can until you know better. When you know better, do better.” I have taken that to heart in so many ways in my business and as a coach. I have stopped
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I wrote a blog about International Women’s Day five years ago that focused on my Mom who inspired me more than she knew. It was her perseverance to succeed in her career that taught me that I could do it too. She was a huge role model for me and in the time before the
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“Now, what am I going to do?” It is the decision that every people pleasing leader dreads. They have held time for themselves to work on a project and someone else sends a meeting invite for the exact same time. Do they give their own time up to take that meeting and make the other
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I can remember that I had questions in meetings, but I stayed quiet. I can see now that I wanted to avoid judgment, didn’t want to be wrong or waste other people’s time and I made the assumption that the attendees probably already knew the answer and I didn’t. I would hold on to my
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Climbing the corporate ladder isn’t for everyone. There are expectations that that you will do more outside of normal work hours. Attending conferences, dinners, happy hours, or attending meetings in other time zones are but a few examples. These are some of the sacrifices to your personal time that you may need to do.
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Creating visibility for yourself is important, but it is equally important for you to do that on behalf of your team. Give them opportunities to show their value and make a name for themselves. It will help them to prepare for future roles and build their confidence. Set an intention that you will do this
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It is about taking the opportunity to use your voice to make a difference and do something that others can’t imagine doing, but you can. Kris put together this great new program for her company. It was well thought out and although it would take a lot of work to implement, it would be a
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