When Is The Last Time You Slowed Down ? Did that just give you a moment of panic when you read that? Slow down? Who has time for that, right? In the Amplify Your Leadership Masterclass this week, there were a few lessons that focused on slowing down. Why? Glad you asked! In order to speed up and achieve a higher level of progress, you need to take the time to slow down first. For example, I shared with the masterclass…
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How Would You Rate Your Communication ? Communication with the people that you work with in an organization is one of the most important things that you do each day. It is how you stay aligned with teams and managers, delegate and develop your team, get things done and discuss big decisions and recommendations. Most people would say that they are good communicators, but the proof of whether that is true or not has to come from the person who…
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What are you holding onto? I have clients who want something bigger in their life or career, but they can’t seem to move forward and don’t understand why. For example, a client wants to take a different job at a new company. He applies online at multiple places and has had a few networking conversations, but so far nothing has changed. I will ask him what he thinks he could do to move things forward faster. He shrugs his shoulder…
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Using Your Influence… In addition to my book, The Visibility Factor Podcast is one of the ways that I use to influence leaders on leadership, visibility and using their voice. It is a medium to help me scale the message of visibility to more people. This week I published the 100th episode which is a big milestone! When I put together the top 10 episodes, one stood out to me. It was a solo episode called Mastering the Art of Influence….
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Many of your peers have great experiences, skills and knowledge that might be similar to yours, so what makes you different? How do you add value? What makes you unique? Everyone has to figure out this answer for themselves. Being able to articulate your brand through conversations and actions can make a big difference with people who can have an influence on your career. What is your personal brand? I love to ask clients to describe their personal brand at…
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I have had several conversations this week on the importance of aligning with managers and stakeholders. It seems like common sense, but in the day to day of getting stuff done, it is something that may be forgotten. When I ask them about it, they usually think that their manager “probably” knows what they are doing, but they aren’t sure. It is important to always consider whether you have done it or need to do it. This is a type…
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Have you stopped to consider what type of impact you are making as a leader? There may be big things that you have done to support a team member or on a project, but most of the time it is how you show up in the little moments that count. These are the moments that team members remember forever. Here are some ways that leaders show up that make a difference: There are hundreds of examples that I could have…
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There are so many ways to create visibility for yourself, but what if you have a colleague who also wants more visibility? Then you might want to choose the visibility partnership approach! This partnership is created when you and your colleague find opportunities to share wins, results, and accomplishments about each other with key stakeholders, decision makers, influencers, and with your online network. Both of the people in the partnership advocate for the other to gain visibility. Of course, it…
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Leadership is a journey that requires a strong foundation to be successful. A leader who starts out with this type of strong foundation has a clear sense of purpose, values, and principles that guide their decisions and actions. This foundation enables them to stay focused, make tough decisions, and lead with integrity. Building this type of foundation wasn’t something I realized that I needed to do when I first became a leader of people and managed large project teams. To…
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This week I have been working with emerging leaders to build out their visibility action plans. Although they understand what visibility is now and why it is important, it can be hard for them to come up with the best actions that will help them make a bigger impact. Fear of failure, limiting beliefs, impostor syndrome and self-doubt gets in the way and holds them back. My role as their coach is to ask them questions to help them make…
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