My son and I were flipping channels over the weekend. When we passed by the kid’s movie called Megamind, he said “go back to that show Mom.” There are some top notch actors who lend their voices to the characters in this movie…Tina Fey, Brad Pitt and Will Ferrell to name a few. A movie […]
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Blog, Building Relationships, MastermindClient Question: “Is it possible for me to achieve Work-Life Balance? This question has been a huge debate for quite a while now. I have seen it called Work-Life Balance and Work-Life Integration. Whatever you want to call it, the answer is that it is a challenge. Technology has given people the ability to
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: building influence, building relationships, connecting with remote workers, building self-esteem, achieving extraordinary success, what is influence, how can you build relationships with influencers, how can you build your influencing skills and preparing for your own influencing conversations. Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes How
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You are getting ready to have your first conversation where you are the influencer. Do you have it planned out? Have you considered what you will say? Preparing for these types of conversations will go a long way to improving your credibility and ensure a larger chance for success. Here are 5 things to think
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Blog, influenceBeing an influencer is not only for those who are in management. This is a skill that can be used at any level in the organization. It is something that you can practice and build upon as you progress in your career. In this article by Jayson DeMers called 7 Ways to Build Influence in
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Blog, influenceMy advice to those joining a new team has always been to be an observer during the first few weeks. You want to listen, learn the new content, meet the team members, peers, clients and management of your new group. You also need to pay attention to the roles that people play on the team
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Blog, influenceClient Question: “I received feedback that I need to use more influence with senior management. How do I do that?” Being an influencer means that you have the power to affect the decisions of others. The influencer may have real or just perceived authority, knowledge, position, or relationship. Influencers will generally get things done
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Blog, influenceWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: creating a personal breakthrough, assume positive intent in others, the power of networking, keys to success, ways to restore your confidence, managing organizational change from three perspectives: the impacted employee, the leader of the team and the organization itself Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes
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Blog, career change, Confidence, networkingThis week’s posts have focused on the impact that organizational change can have on the leaders and impacted individuals. Today’s post is focused on how can an organization go through this change effectively. If the leadership doesn’t plan strategically around this change, it can cause a lot of chaos. Some of these large scale changes
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organizational changeAs discussed in yesterday’s post, there were many things to consider for the person who is impacted by a major organizational change. Going through this change can be an emotional rollercoaster. Will they be impacted by the change? Is there a way to try to look at it in a positive way and not see
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Listening, organizational changeYesterday’s post was focused on major changes in the organization. My friend and former manager, Mona Reiser, sent me her feedback on the post. As you will see she is someone who has been through these changes multiple times. With her permission, I am sharing her insights and advice with all of you who may encounter
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Blog, CoachingToday’s Client Question: “My company is going to go through a major acquisition. I don’t know if my job will be impacted at this point. How do I move past my fear of this change?” Change is something that everyone deals with at one time or another. There are minor things that happen and you
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Blog, career change, ResourcesWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: do you have blind spots, making employee engagement simple, leadership drives company culture, shifting to the mindset of a leader, are you creating more leaders or followers, focus on your vision, do you have tolerations that you are putting up with in your
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Blog, ResourcesThe first two posts of this week were focused on an overview of tolerations and your physical space tolerations. Yesterday’s post was targeting the financial tolerations that you may need to address. Today’s post is focused on the tolerations that impact your health and your relationships. The other tolerations are important, but these two need
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Blog, relationships, self-careThe first two posts of this week were focused on an overview of tolerations and your physical space tolerations. The focus for today’s tolerations post is on your financials and your career. Planning out for your future may seem like something you can always do later, but later comes sooner than you think. These are
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