Making Decisions

Are You a Leader Who Is Doing Too Much?

“You need to stop doing so much for us and let us try things.” This was one of the comments in the performance review feedback from her team that made Renee pause. She led a team that had a lot of potentials, but they were more junior in experience. In her mind, she was helping them, but her team clearly didn’t see it that way. Leaders who want to support their teams may jump into “help” when they see the…
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Try This Approach to Help You Make a Big Decision

One of the things that can happen when you are considering a really big decision is that you feel very indecisive. For example, if you are looking at a new job opportunity, it is a big decision because there are so many things that can be impacted. It could impact your family, your financial stability, and whether or not it’s going to be enough money for you, is it the right career move, do you have to go to a…
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Are You Ready to Stand Up and Make a Choice?

My sister and I took all 6 of our kids to the beach for a vacation this week. Between the two of us we have 3 boys and 3 girls ranging in age from 6 to 19 years old. For the most part things have gone pretty well so far. Just a few minor mishaps that have been inconvenient, but nothing that couldn’t be solved. Have you had a few unexpected things happen to you and it seemed like things…
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Help! How Do I Make This Decision?

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 them because we had to deal with so many unknowns. These type of situations will force you to make decisions with what you know at the…
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Networking for Influence and Visibility

Every week I talk to clients who are so busy and have calendars that are filled with meetings. When we talk about meetings that they say they want to have with influencers, they tell me that there is no time. That may be true some days, but I ask them if they can identify one 30 minute slot per week that could be used for networking. Of course they have at least 30 minutes, it just needs to be prioritized….
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What Could You Do to Value Yourself More?

Every week there seems to be a theme that occurs with my clients. This week that theme is value. The value conversation shows up in different ways depending on their thoughts and how they perceive themselves. It may require some reflection to understand what is going on at a deeper level. Here are a couple examples to look at with a few questions and potential solutions. I am frustrated because the person I have to work with is only focused…
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Mastering the Art of Managing Up

It is time for some straight talk today about managing up. Some people view managing up as a negative and that the people who do it are using that time to gain favor over other team members. The truth is anyone has the opportunity to build a stronger relationship with their boss. If someone else is doing it well, then learn from them instead of seeing it as a bad thing. Here is what it really is – Managing your…
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