I was helping my neighbor with a printer issue that she was having the other day. She said to me “I don’t know why this technology stuff is so hard for me.” I told her that a lot of people have a fear of messing something up when they do new things with technology. What […]
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Blog, focusWith a daughter in college now, I have seen shifts in how things work from when I went to school. Colleges have far more focus on “field experiences and internships” now. My college roommate had an internship, but she was one of very few that had one. Now there are many more opportunities to get
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Blog, Confidence, Leadership, risksWelcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: Motivating your team, differences between feedback and criticism, steps to better decision making, ways to stop sabotaging yourself, building a strong team is a good investment, what truths would you share with your younger self, focus on the essential things in your life,
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When you are trying to share a lesson with your team, do you share how you learned that lesson yourself? In the article “4 Lessons You Learn About Humility While Ambitiously Chasing Success by Silvia Turnova, she talks about sharing more of yourself when you are trying to reach your goals. She lists four lessons
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authenticity, Blog, vulnerabilityEvery day you have a schedule that may include any of the following depending on your situation: meetings, conference calls, dr appointments, kid activities, dinner, grocery shopping, etc. This feels like a merry-go-round that you never get to stop riding. When do you have time to just sit and think about what you want to
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Blog, Coaching, focus, PrioritiesI have had this book for a while on my Kindle called “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” by Greg McKeown. I decided to start reading it last night and the first thing it made me think about was the things that interrupt your day which cause you to lose focus. I thought it would be good
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Blog, focus, PrioritiesClient Question: “How do you know that it is time to leave your company?” Two different people asked me this question this week. The answer can be different for everyone depending on their circumstances. In general, there are things that happen that cause you to be unhappy with your current situation. So what does
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: ways to lead your team to greatness, focus areas for new managers, work-life focus, writing a personal mission statement, habits for likeable leaders, what sets confident people apart, work-life balance, mastermind groups, personal succession planning and turning around negative thinking. Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes
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Blog, CoachingHave you thought about creating your own succession plan? You need to start working yourself out of a job almost as soon as you take it. This wasn’t one of the lessons that I learned early on, but I saw the importance of it as I progressed through my career. There are 4 major reasons
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Blog, succession planningMy 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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Blog, work-life balanceWelcome 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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Blog, Building Relationships, influence, remote leadership, Resources, self-esteemYou 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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