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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 10/23/17

Client Question: “When things aren’t going well with our projects, I tend to jump in and start doing things to help them.  I know that may help solve that individual challenge, but it isn’t helping the team grow and develop.  How can I stop putting myself in the middle and trust them to handle it?” This situation comes up a lot for new managers and also for managers who have not learned how to delegate effectively.  It is really easy…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 10/20/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!    This week’s summary includes: Leadership comes from within, creating teams with ownership, managing remote employees, making your managers a strategic priority, taking a lateral opportunity can bring positives to your career, personal brand, providing value and addressing negative leaders Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: The Hard Truth About Good Leadership by Chris Myers Leadership doesn’t come from a title or expectation; it comes from within.   5 Ways to Create an Ownership Mentality on Your Team by Joel Garfinkle Giving…
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What Can You Do to Address Negative Leadership?

What is the best way to deal with leaders who are negative?  Sometimes a simple conversation to share      observations and bring awareness can be all that is needed to address the situation.  In other cases, there is a behavior that will take some time to change.  Here is an article that highlights some ways to fix the most common situations that may occur: 14 Signs Of Negative Leadership (And How You Can Fix It) by the Forbes Coaches Council. There is…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 10/16/17

Client Question: “I don’t have a lot of opportunities to move to the next level.  I want to learn new things, but I really don’t want to leave my current company.  What else can I do?” As organizations become flatter, this is an issue that many people face. Part of this is due to the way things used to be.  Organizations used to have lots of levels.  This meant that you moved up to learn more and have more responsibility. …
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 10/13/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!   This week’s summary includes: Changing yourself, managing a remote workforce, overcoming challenges, simplifying to get more done, best practices for one on ones, retaining your people, making tough decisions, are you really happy?   Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: Becoming Whole at work: Personal Development to Change the Organization by Marcella Bremer Change yourself to change the organization “Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action” – Simon Sinek Managing a remote workforce: difficult, but…
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Have You Given Your Team C.R.A.P. Today?

I loved this article called Give Your People C.R.A.P. if You Want Great Employee Retention by Jeff Korles. The acronym C.R.A.P. stands for Caring, Respect, Appreciation and Praise. He took one word that would normally by seen as negative or derogatory and turned it into a great acronym that you will always remember. I love the simplicity of it. It is easy to remember and now you just need to be intentional about doing it consistently. Focusing on these things is important,…
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How Do You Decide When There Are So Many Choices?

I am on a trip to visit colleges with my daughter who is a senior in high school. I was telling my sister that we were going to visit schools near her house so we could come see her and her family. She asked me “why does everyone visit so many colleges now? When you and I went to college, we just picked one and went to school.” It was a good question. Part of the difference is because we…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 10/9/17

  ​Client Question:  “My previous manager used our one on one meetings to discuss projects.  I would like to do something different with my own team.  What are the best practices to have a good one on one with a direct report?” This is a great question.  There is very little time to catch up anymore, so when you get some dedicated time to discuss things, the default seems to be to focus on the work.  This is okay as…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 10/6/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!   This week’s summary includes: TED Talks to inspire you, how to identify high potential employees, focus on employee engagement, preparing for the next career step, building connections with people, how to focus more effectively and top career tips to fast track your career.   Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: 7 Great Ted Talks That Will Inspire You to Succeed @LollyDaskalhttp://on.inc.com/2kNnJpK Success come to those who look for it, not to those who wait for it What Science…
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Are You Ready To Be Intentional?

Are there things that you have been putting off in your life or career? It always seems like there is plenty of time and you will get to it next week, next month or next year. In light of the horrible events yesterday in Las Vegas and all of the other sad tragedies going on with the hurricanes, it is a reminder that we don’t know how long we have. Do you have a bucket list of things just waiting…
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