When I started working many years ago, I showed initiative, solved problems and got things done. I was rewarded for it, so I continued to work a lot of hours and do those same things throughout my career. When I started to lead a team, I should […]
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Blog, delegation, Leadership, Team Building
I have talked about trusting your gut in some of my other posts when it comes to decision making. There are times where you are dealing with such an ambiguous situation that you may not have anything else to go on. We even had buttons in our office that said “ambiguity is my friend” on
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Blog, Coaching, Leadership, Making DecisionsIf you have ever seen a picture of an iceberg you know that there is a portion of it that rises above the water and the rest is below the water. This is the perfect metaphor for a leader. Above the surface it is calm and everything appears to be good. Below the surface, however, there
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Blog, Confidence, Leadership
For the rest of the week, I am going to dive a little deeper into the leadership traits that were covered in the post that I did yesterday. If you missed it, you can read it here. Initially, there were two leadership traits that were very challenging for me to learn. This could be because
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Blog, Confidence, empowerment, Leadership, Team Building
My first role with direct reports was a new role that didn’t exist before. I had three direct reports and oversight of the daily activities of 22 indirect reports. It was a little overwhelming at the time. The great thing was I got to make up what the role would do, how it would work
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authenticity, Blog, Confidence, Leadership
Today’s article was written by Mona Reiser, a guest contributor and one of my former managers. (You can see more about her at the end of the article.) She is one of the smartest leaders that I know and I am so honored that she is sharing one of her stories on my blog. I
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Blog, Building Relationships, Leadership, Team Building
I heard an interesting podcast today on the subject of being an impostor. This is something that many people feel throughout their career. Here are some of the questions that go through an impostor’s mind: “What if people find out I don’t know everything that I should? What if they realize I am not ready
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authenticity, Blog, Coaching, imposter, Leadership
My husband and I went to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) tonight. If you haven’t heard of them before, they are a group of singers, musicians, songwriters and storytellers that tour at Christmas time. They have been playing rock music with a combination of art, stories and visual effects for the past 21 years. They
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Blog, Coaching, empowerment, Leadership, vision
Christmas is officially on the way. We put up the decorations in the house, baked some holiday chocolate chip cookies and then it snowed about 5 inches throughout the day and night. I may be in the minority here, but I totally love the first snowfall. There is nothing better than when you can
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Blog, Coaching, empowerment, Leadership
Have you ever thought about what kind of advice you would give to your younger self? The advice could be about relationships, career and just life in general. There is a whole long list of things that I would share with my younger self if I could. I guess this is why they say “if
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Blog, Coaching, Leadership, mentorship
Take out your smart phones or laptops and look at your social media accounts. Many people judge their status on social media by how many friends they have on Facebook or Snapchat, Connections on LinkedIn and Followers on Twitter or Instagram. Hard to believe that not so long ago none of these things existed including
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Blog, Building Relationships, Coaching, Leadership
Monday is the first day back to work for many people after the holiday weekend. Many people traveled over the holiday and had four days off. Enjoying family, eating way too much and shopping with the zillions of people at Black Friday Sales takes a lot out of you. The time off went very
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Coaching, Leadership
If your company follows a traditional calendar then you and your team are probably preparing for performance review time. For those maybe not familiar with that term, it is the time of year where management will give a formal review of their employee’s performance. Theoretically, if the leader is giving feedback throughout the year, then
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Blog, Coaching, feedback, Leadership
I was working with one of my clients the other day and he shared that he didn’t think he had what it took to perform a senior level role. This is a person who has accomplished a lot in his career. Even though we detailed out his background and all the things that he accomplished,
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Advocacy, Blog, Coaching, Leadership, risks, self-belief
“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.” -John Wooden This quote was a good reminder to me that leaders have to set the tone no matter what is going on in the organization. Change is a constant and leaders are getting new information to process all the time. They need
Are you setting a good example for your team? Read More »
accountability, Coaching, Leadership