I saw a clip last night of the UCONN Women’s Basketball Coach, Geno Auriemma talking about the importance of body language in a game. “We put a huge premium on body language,” Auriemma said. “And if your body language is bad, you will never get in the game. Ever. I don’t care how good you […]
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Today’s Question: What is a personal brand and do I need one? I first heard of a personal brand years ago when someone came to speak at a personal development session that I attended. I wasn’t sure what it was and didn’t know if it was important for me to have one. Generally brands
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: Develop your leadership point of view, building relationships with your team, increasing trust, can you see things differently, dealing with a micromanager, strengths of a team, succession planning Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes 7 Questions to Help You Develop Your
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Have you ever met someone and it feels like you have an instant connection with them? You may have similar values, likes, dislikes or personalities that makes you feel that way. It is natural to be drawn to people who are similar to us. When you look at your team in comparison to you, do
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One of the first things that I did with my teams was to look at the strengths of each of the team members. Having them go through the Strengths 2.0 assessment from the Gallup Organization is a great way to capture their top 5 strengths. (*Here is my Amazon affiliate link to the book if
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Have you thought about who will succeed you in your current role? If you haven’t considered this before it may feel like you are working yourself out of a job. That is exactly what you are doing. For executive leaders with key roles in an organization this is especially important. In many cases, this has been
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Today’s Question: How do I deal with my new manager who micromanages everything that I am doing? We have all dealt with a manager who has micromanaged us to some extent. There are usually a few reasons why this occurs. The manager may be new to the team, hasn’t managed a team before, doesn’t
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: Resiliency for Leaders, demonstrating consistent leadership, asking the right questions, motivating people, creating plans, conversations and online presence for networking Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes 4 Ways to Increase Your Resiliency as a Leader http://bit.ly/2mNaJBy via @ccldotorg A common myth is that the way to deal with the
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Networking is generally thought of as in person activity, but the internet provides you the opportunity to network with people all over the globe. There are so many choices of places to network online. You have probably used Facebook and LinkedIn. Many of you may also use Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Have you thought about
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Networking events are a great way to meet new people in a short period of time. When you attend an event, are you energized or full of anxiety when you walk in the room? Being able to go up and introduce yourself to people you don’t know can be a struggle when you don’t
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