Would you leave your full time job to go start a business in the recession? Would you hire people that many other companies would never even consider? For most people the answer to those two questions would most likely be a “no.” People who would say yes to these two questions would be defined as big risk takers. The kind of people who don’t let anything stand in the way of their vision to not only build a business, but…
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Client Question: “I don’t like dealing with workplace politics. I know that I have to do it to get things accomplished. How can I do this while still being true to myself?” Workplace politics has traditionally been seen as something that has a negative connotation. Politics happens in most every job no matter where you work. There are people that seem to navigate politics with little to no effort at all, while others have the internal struggle that you are…
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! Share your feedback, ideas and suggestions here: take this quick survey This week’s summary includes: leadership trends, what predicts how long you will live, values of great leadership, making employees feel valued, finding a business mentor, career advice, skills of the future, asking for feedback Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: Don’t Let This Year’s ‘Leadership Trend’ Hurt Your Overall Professional Growth by Nathalie Salles No one leadership tool is the holy grail, one-size-fits-all solution The…
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I truly believe that you can learn something from everyone that you meet. They may share some lesson or a piece of advice with you during a conversation over coffee. Maybe there are just sharing some plans that they want to execute and you realize that is something that you could apply to a project that you have too. It is about being open to learning and improving yourself. Trying new things and measuring the success by whatever outcome you…
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Technology is driving more and more automation in business and in our personal lives. Things that used to be done manually are now being automated. Information is coming in at a much faster rate than ever before and industries are constantly going through change. This will obviously have an impact on what skills and capabilities people will need to have in the future. The ability to perform analysis, make decisions quickly and adapt to these changes are skills that organizations…
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Whenever you need a little advice, it is great to have a someone to reach out to inspire or motivate you. This article by Ruchika Tulshyan shares the career advice from eight Seattle women who have found success as they have risen to the executive levels. Although each one shares a different view on what has made them successful, it is great to take the lessons that they have learned and reflect how they may apply in your own career. Here…
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Client Question: “My manager suggested that I get a mentor to help me learn more about the business. I think it is a great idea, but I am not sure how to find one or what to say to them?” Let’s start with the feedback you got from your manager. There are usually two types of feedback you receive on learning about the business: Focus more on learning more about the business in general or learning about a specific part…
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: leading virtual teams, social media skills for leaders, bad employee engagement, dealing with and accepting rejection, become a leader worth following, avoiding failure, celebrate successes, getting what you want in your career, building connections with your team Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: 4 Habits of Highly Effective Virtual Teams by Leslie Brokaw Many employees expect work-from-home to be an option. A handful of practices can help an organization succeed at its remote…
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Looking back over your career, there were leaders that you enjoyed work for and some that you did not. What were the differences between those two groups of people? I can share from my own experience, that there were 4 things that made a difference: Did they actually take the time to connect with me? Did they care about my development? Did they support me when things went well and when they didn’t? Did they give me the chance to…
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Imagine that you are working really hard at your job. You are having successes and in your mind you think “this is it! I am going to get promoted for all this great work I have done!” But nothing happens. No one comes to you offering a promotion. Your boss doesn’t mention anything either. You see other people getting promoted, so now you wonder what is the secret to making this happen? Here is the secret. Your performance while great,…
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