This morning I was inspired by the power of collaboration. Being able to connect with other people to help you think through your challenges and find a way forward is so important. I find that it inspires me with new thinking and ideas that motivate me into action. Just talking about the problem out loud and thinking about the challenge in a different way helps me break down that issue and create a new way to move forward. My experience…
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Client Question: “I am really struggling to let go of things and delegate enough to my team. What can I do to improve my delegation skills?” By far this is one of the most challenging things to do when you are leading a team. It relies on you to trust your team to do what you are asking them to deliver. The reason that this may be a challenge is that you already know how to do these things and…
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Resources to inspire you in your leadership journey! Team Leadership 4 Ways To Share Your Vision and Lead a Successful Team by Stacey Ferreira 15 Effective Ways to Motivate Your Team by Anush Kostanyan 3 Keys to Being a Great Team Leader by Arlene Cohen Miller Networking 10 Powerful Business Networking Skills to Build Rapport Quickly by R.L. Adams These 10 LinkedIn Tips Will Make You a Networking Master by Nina Zipkin My Leadership Posts from this week focused on harnessing the power of a team, building relationships…
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Do you remember when you were younger and someone asked what you wanted to be when you grew up? At that point in your life you would have probably told the person that you wanted to be a teacher, fireman, a doctor or a job like one of your parents. As you grew up you realized that there were so many more choices out there for jobs. Maybe you chose a major in college that would get you a job…
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Today is traditionally thought of as the day for love and relationships. Since this is a blog about personal development and leadership, I will leave your love life to you to work on and we will talk about relationships from a different perspective. Most people would say that they don’t have the time to connect with others in their network. Let’s make today the day to change that for you and commit to building some new relationships. Here are some…
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The Olympics started this week and there have been some great examples of individual achievement so far. There have also been some other examples where teams came together to make a difference. These were not the traditional teams in sports like hockey. These teams started out as individuals competing for their country, but they made the intentional decision to form a team that would support each other’s success. There are three different examples where harnessing the power as a group…
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Client Question: “I want to be a really good leader for my team. There is so much to do and so little time that I am struggling to get it all done. Are there things that I can do to manage my time better?” Time is the ultimate constraint that we have in our lives. There is only so much of it and it really requires us to focus on the right things. The to do list will always…
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Resources to inspire you in your leadership journey! Ted Talks spread ideas through powerful talks on areas from science to business to global issues – all in less than 18 minutes! Video Playlist Topic: Ted Talks on The Benefits of Failure (click on this link to watch all the videos or the links below to pick out just one) Failure isn’t fun, but it is an opportunity to learn, reflect and regroup. These insightful talks can help you pick yourself up after a setback…
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We have all grown up with the messages from our families, teachers, media, society, etc that tell us what we are “supposed” to do in our lives. Some of these messages may include: get good grades, go to a good school, get a good job, get married, have children, save for retirement, etc. You get the gist of the messages we have all heard and internalized over many years. Those messages create some ideal picture of who we are supposed…
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Yesterday’s post focused on perfectionism and the fear of failure. This is another perspective on how perfectionism is playing out in the younger generations today. In this article by Thomas Curran and Andrew Hill called Perfectionism is Increasing and That’s Not Good News, studied 41,641 American, British and Canadian college students between 1989-2016 to look at perfectionism in a few different ways. Their findings determined that “recent generations of young people are more demanding of themselves, perceive that others are more demanding of…
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