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Monday Morning Leadership Q & A – 10/2/17

Client Question: “How do you have the conversation with your manager about being ready for the next step in your career?”   These are important conversations to have so that everyone is on the same page.  Sharing your career plan with your manager is a key step to ensure that they are aligned with your next step.  This should ideally be a conversation that takes place when you are ready and not wait until your year-end review.  Sharing your career…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 9/29/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!      This week’s summary includes: Getting promotion ready, avoiding threats to your success, building a culture of learning, delegating with purpose, figuring out if you are a good fit for a company, what are you doing to stand out, are you building an culture of engagement   Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: 6 Ways to Demonstrate That You Are Promotion Ready by Sally Blount 6 Ways to Demonstrate That You Are Promotion Ready 6 ways to…
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Are You Standing Out?

You have opportunities every day to volunteer for projects, meet new people and try new things. Are you actually doing it though? It is so much easier to stay in your comfort zone and continue to do the same old things, but it will keep you in the same place. This is a decision that you need to make and it is not always an easy decision. You may have a lot going on and will be quick to talk…
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Are You a Leader Who Likes to Have Fun?

​Leadership is one of those words that can mean a lot of things to different people.  Some of that comes from the type of companies you worked in, the leaders you worked for, who mentored you and other leaders who inspired you.  To some extent it also depends on your own personality and style.  Each leader brings their own unique style to the role and that may change as their own leadership evolves and changes.   Many of these things also…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 9/25/17

Client Question: “What can I do to learn if a company is a good fit for me as I am searching for a new job?”​​ Start off by looking at the website called Glassdoor. It offers the ability for ratings and feedback to be captured from current and past employees. It will give you a sense of what the culture is like, how the CEO is rated and potentially some salary information. Be mindful that there could be some feedback…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 9/22/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!      This week’s summary includes: Finding meaning & purpose, overcoming the fear of success, overcoming setbacks, developing confidence, starting your own business, limiting beliefs, create an energetic space, using observation to learn from others   Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: Employees want meaning & purpose http://bit.ly/2x0v1N2 via @ForbesCoaches Companies need to transform to retain employees looking for meaning and purpose   5 Stepping Stones to Overcome the Fear of Success – https://buff.ly/2oNZjM5  by Karen Dikson You need…
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Have You Taken The Time To Make New Observations?

Is there something that you want to learn, but haven’t mastered yet?  Of course you have a list of those ideas either in your head or on paper.  When you decide which one or two things you want to work on, then you can start to identify ways to get that knowledge quickly.  In general, leaders are learners by nature and will find different ways to acquire that knowledge.  You could read books, listen to podcasts and books, read articles,…
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Are You Limiting Yourself?

What are the beliefs that you have about yourself?  Are they confident beliefs that push you outside of your comfort zone or do you have limiting beliefs that hold you back.  These limitations can prevent you from moving forward in your life if you let them. Self-limiting beliefs are those things that you have been telling yourself for years.  The story in your head says” I am not good enough.” or “I could get to the next level if I…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 9/15/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!    This week’s summary includes: everyone should see themselves as a leader, what is your story, give yourself permission to be happy, the 4 hour workday, mindsets for long term success, adding value, a simple tool for motivation, don’t let fear keep you on the sidelines, transitioning successfully   Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: Why Everyone Should See Themselves as A Leader http://ow.ly/3nFR30f6QZ1  via @LollyDaskal Many people believe that leadership comes only with a formal role or…
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Transition Your Way to Success

Transitions have become a way of life. There are so many examples: getting married, raising kids, taking care of their parents who are getting older, starting a new job, changing companies and retiring. In some ways it can be stressful, but it can also be a new beginning. Everyone has the opportunity to look at these changes through a positive lens and to see what good things can come out of it. I know it is natural to sometimes drift…
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