Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019! I love the first day of the year. It is a clean slate to start over and move forward from what happened last year. I posted a quote yesterday that said: “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” by Brad Paisley. So it is now time to fill up your first page of the year. What do you want to write on that first page that…
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Are you the person who hops out of bed as soon as your alarm goes off or the person who hits the snooze button a few times before getting up? I was definitely the person who hit the snooze button for many years. I actually used to set my alarm a half hour early just so I could snooze multiple times. How crazy is that thinking? I realized that when I did that, it would actually make it harder for…
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I went to meet a friend for lunch the other day. She was sharing that there are days where she is just not feeling very motivated to get things done. I told her that this happens to everyone once in a while. Does this sound like you too? It can be even more challenging around the holidays when you have a lot of additional things to get done. You may also be dealing with a stressful event or you are…
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Have you read something online or talked to someone about what they are doing and felt a small moment of envy? You may have these thoughts that sound like, “I wish I could do that” or “Why didn’t I think about doing that?” It is normal to do some comparison and wish that you had done something similar. This is especially true if it has been on your to do list for awhile. Ask yourself what is holding you back…
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Have you ever thought of how many people that you have the opportunity to influence each day? According to the Center for Creative Leadership, the average person could influence over 100 people each day. That may seem like a really high number, but just imagine every person that you come into contact with throughout the day. How will you show up for these interactions? You could have the opportunity to educate someone on a topic that you are passionate…
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If you want to have a successful influencing conversation, you need to be intentional about the outcome that you want to achieve and plan for it. This is especially true if you are new to influencing and need some guidance. Here are 5 things to think about when planning your next influencing conversation and some questions to help you prepare: What is your outcome? What do you want to accomplish during this conversation? Who do you want to influence? Who…
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People who are successful in organizations are good influencers. How do you know if you would be good at influencing others? There are certain characteristics that can help you be successful in this area: Trust – you need to be someone who has given trust in your relationships which will encourage others to trust you. Once you have that foundation in place there is a better opportunity to leverage that trust to influence others. Credibility – are you someone who…
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This month’s topic is about Influence. Influencing others is something that you probably do every day, but you may not think that much about it. The simple definition of influence is to move someone to take an action without telling them to do so. Some words that could also be used here are aligning, persuading, engaging or inspiring. You are either influencing others or they are influencing you all the time. There are so many things that are influencing us…
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Are you looking for some new ideas on how to engage your employees? I found this Ultimate List of 49 Employee Engagement Ideas that has some great suggestions from a company called Axero. You will see that employee engagement is a process that starts from day one and continues as long as they are with the company. If you aren’t engaging employees at the very beginning then you risk losing them. Building those connections at the start is so important…
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Organizations face threats from their competitors and are constantly adjusting to address those risks. Employee engagement is an internal threat that must also have intentional focus. How many times have you been working with someone who is clearly unhappy in their role? They complain, they don’t get things done on time and they spread this negativity to others to form a group of disengaged employees. This results in more turnover, higher training costs and the loss of younger talent because…
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