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What Leadership Lessons Would You Share With Others?

We go through experiences every day that teach us lessons.  Most leaders will only highlight the big defining moments in their careers to share with other people.  There are also some smaller moments that happen and you may not realize they are lessons unless you are paying attention.  This reflection can be something you do daily, yearly or as you are moving into another role. It may also be at the point in your career where you are passing the…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 11/6/17

Client Question: “I would like to be perceived differently than I am today.  I want my management to see that I am ready for the next level.  How do I do that?” The best place to start is to understand fully how you are being perceived today.  Have you been given feedback that you need to do some things differently?  Did the feedback come from just one person or is it coming from multiple sources?   Do you see any consistent themes? …
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 11/3/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!    This week’s summary includes: Using your time in the best way, leaving your mark on others, going through change courageously, traits of inspiring leaders, motivational books, handling situations when you have made the wrong decision, hiding behind a mask, understanding why you are an imposter, how you can make your team successful Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: What Is Your Time Worth?  Are You Investing Your Time or Wasting It? by Stephen Dela Cruz Are you…
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Do You Want to Make Your Team Successful?

When you were younger, the first teachers that you had were your parents and other family members. You were learning so many new things that became ingrained in you without you even realizing it. In a lot of those situations you learned by observing your family, friends and people at school. They were the examples that taught you the early lessons in your life. Now that you are leading others, this has shifted a bit. You are now the one that others are observing. They…
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Are You Ready to Stop Being an Imposter?

Yesterday’s blog on the Imposter Complex talked about what it is and how to look at it differently.  I thought about it a lot yesterday after I wrote it and realized that being an imposter may be me. What if you are feeling like an imposter, because you are meant to do something else in your career?  What if it is a message that means you need to look at things differently and really figure out your true purpose? Unfortunately, feeling…
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Happy Halloween!

  Halloween is a great time to dress up and be somebody else!  It is so fun to see how creative people can be when they put on a costume and get to be someone else for the day.  Some people really get into decorating their houses, having contests and big parties to celebrate Halloween.   My favorite part is seeing all the little kids come to the door in their adorable costumes trying to remember to say “Trick or Treat”…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 10/30/17

  Client Question: “I made a decision that I thought was right, but turned out to be wrong.  How do I handle this without having my team lose confidence in me?” There are many leaders who choose not to be vulnerable with their teams.  Never admitting you are wrong can cause them to lose respect for you.  Being vulnerable actually brings the team closer together and shows that you don’t have all the answers.  Part of what makes a great…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 10/27/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!    This week’s summary includes: defining your leadership, being a humble leader, choosing your words as a leader, finding more time, way for new leaders to show their leadership, delegating, executive presence, making change happen and leading through change Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: 4 Ways to Defme Leadership by Sammi Caramela Ways that leaders achieve success   Humble Leadership: Why Humility Matters for Managers by Karina Fabian Humility might not be the first quality that comes to mind when…
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The Challenges of Managing Organizational Change

Going through any sort of organizational change is a challenge.  How do leaders keep themselves focused on the right things?  There are many behind the scenes conversations that are taking place that they need to manage.  They are part of senior level meetings talking about the change and helping to drive the right decisions.  Depending on the leader’s level in the organization and how information is disseminated, they may be learning about the changes as decisions are finalized. Then they…
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Take the Opportunity to Make Change Happen

Are you someone who drives change or let’s change happen to you?  What would prevent you from driving change if it would make things better?  Is it fear?  Do you feel that you aren’t empowered to do it?  Have you tried in the past and failed?  It goes back to the old saying “what if you knew you couldn’t fail, would you try?” Look at the issues that are happening around you. Is there anything that you could do to…
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