Have you ever considered the question, what makes a leader a leader? By definition, a leader is “a person who leads a group.” So that would say that when you have a group of people reporting to you, then you are a leader in the most formal sense of the word. How would you describe […]
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Blog, Coaching, Confidence, Leadership
Imagine that this is what is on your calendar this week…3 presentations, 15 meetings with various groups, 6 meetings with your direct team and your kids have two sporting events that you need to attend after work. Some of you may be thinking how on earth can that be real? I can tell you
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accountability, Blog, Coaching, delegation, Leadership
I volunteered at our local food bank this past weekend. A friend of mine and I coordinate the event for kids at our school and church to get service hours. It always puts things into perspective when I hear about how many people don’t know where their next meal is coming from in our county.
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Blog, Coaching, Leadership, Team Building
Today is November 11th, which is a day known by different names ( Veterans Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day, Armistice Day, etc.) depending on where you are from as a day to remember all those in the armed forces who fought for our freedom. Thank you all for your service. Picture yourself getting together
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authenticity, Blog, Coaching, Leadership
Generally when people talk about “firsts” they refer to babies and toddlers. She got her first tooth today, she rolled over or she took her first steps. The truth is that you go through a million firsts in your lifetime though. First day of school, first time you go on a date, first time you
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Blog, Coaching, Confidence, delegation, Leadership
Back in 1992, I was getting my MBA in Georgia and had class at night after work. I went to vote in the 1992 election before I had to go to school. There was quite a line to vote that night, but I was naively optimistic and thought it would move quickly. 3 1/2 hours
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Leadership
It is the final game of the World Series tonight. The Chicago Cubs led for most of game 7 and then the Cleveland Indians tie it up 6-6 in the 8th inning, which forced them to go into extra innings. This could have caused the Cubs to wonder if they had it in them to come
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Blog, Coaching, Leadership, self-belief, Team Building
I am a big sports fan and wanted to share that two sports teams in Chicago had two big days this week. My Chicago Bears won on Monday Night Football. They have not had the best record this year, but I am happy that they did well and it helped me win in fantasy football
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Blog, Coaching, Confidence, Leadership, self-belief
I was listening to a podcast today that was talking about ways to get visibility as a leader. It was very interesting to hear the guest speaker on the podcast truly practicing what he was preaching. He was sharing helpful strategies for leaders to get more visibility and build connections. At the same time, he
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Coaching, Leadership, self-promote
I met a leader who was getting feedback from his manager at work that he was not being seen as authentic. I will call this leader Tom. I asked Tom some questions to better understand his perspective on the feedback. What did he think was holding him back from being an authentic leader? Is he
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authenticity, Blog, Coaching, Confidence, Leadership
My very first team leader experience consisted of managing 3 direct reports and 20 indirect reports. Since this was a new experience for me, I asked for advice from some people who had been managing teams. What did they do to prepare themselves to lead a team? I pulled together their ideas and came up
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Blog, Coaching, Confidence, Leadership, self-belief
I attended a family anniversary party over the weekend. It was great to see everyone and celebrate the momentous occasion. There were people there that represented the different parts of the couple’s lives. People they had met in high school, at work, their neighbors, their family and children. Over a lifetime you meet so many
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Blog, Building Relationships, Coaching, Leadership, mentorship, Team Building
I have always found it fascinating to see how people learn. Do you know your own learning style? I was only familiar with Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic styles. As I have done additional research, I have found that there are actually 7 styles. In addition to the ones that I named, the others are Verbal,
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Coaching, Leadership, Team Building
As I read the article, The Leaders Imprint by Scott Mabry, it struck me how much every decision and action we take as a leader can leave in Scott’s words, an “Imprint” on others who work for us. Being critical of our team members on a regular basis has a lasting impact on them. As
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Advocacy, Blog, Confidence, feedback, Leadership, risks
What is interesting about the title “leader” is that you don’t get that title unless you are leading a team, an organization or a company. By definition, it means that you have others who are following you. Although there are some companies out there trying the concept of not having formal leaders in place, this
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Blog, Coaching, Confidence, empowerment, Leadership, mentorship