Does the word networking have a negative connotation for you? For me, it triggered me a bit. It was like that uncomfortable feeling on the first day of school. Do you remember that moment? You walk into the classroom, without knowing anyone yet and you must find ways to make friends. I don’t know if […]
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communications, focus, networking, perfection, results, transformation, value, visibility
I met with a Director about the results of a leadership assessment that she recently completed which included direct feedback from her peers, direct reports and management. In that conversation, we also talked about the feedback that her manager had shared with her… she wasn’t communicating or acting like a Director. She was obviously concerned
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communications, focus, networking, perfection, results, transformation, value, visibilityWe have all grown up with programming and messages from our families, teachers, media, society, culture, etc. that tell us what we are “supposed” to do in our lives. Some of these messages may include: get good grades, go to a good school, get a good job, get married, have children, save for retirement, follow the rules,
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communications, networking, perfection, results, transformation, value, visibilityI was watching a video by Dr. Benjamin Hardy, who is the author of many books including the one that I am reading now called 10x is Easier Than 2x. His book, that he co-authored with Dan Sullivan, is focused on ways to achieve more by doing less. In the video, he discussed some of the concepts
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communications, networking, results, transformation, value, visibilityI have had several conversations this week on the importance of aligning with managers and stakeholders. It seems like common sense, but in the day to day of getting stuff done, it is something that may be forgotten. When I ask them about it, they usually think that their manager “probably” knows what they are
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business, influence, Leadership, Making Decisions, relationships, results, Team Building, visibility
Have you stopped to consider what type of impact you are making as a leader? There may be big things that you have done to support a team member or on a project, but most of the time it is how you show up in the little moments that count. These are the moments that
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Building Relationships, ideas, Making Decisions, relationships, results, Team Building, visibility
I saw this article from Lolly Daskal, author, and executive coach, called How Can an Executive Coach Make You a Great Leader? It reminded me that there are so many benefits for a leader who has a coach. I wanted to share some of my experience of having a coach and ideas for you to consider should
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Blog, career management, Coaching, get things done, Leadership, personal brand, results, visibility
Communication is something that most people do without thinking about it. They speak in a way that makes sense to them in meetings and assume that their message is being heard. If they don’t share the information in a clear and concise way then their message may not be getting through and they have no
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Blog, business, communications, credibility, Making Decisions, perception, results, visibility
When leaders are looking to raise their visibility, I will ask them what their goals are and what types of actions they have already tried. Depending on those answers, I may push them to think bigger. Are they doing enough to reach the goal that they have for themselves? If they aren’t pushing themselves and
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Blog, business, executive presence, Leadership, Making Decisions, remote leadership, results, self-belief, visibility
Let’s be honest, being perfect isn’t worth your time. The extra time that you could take to make something perfect is most likely not going to make much of a difference. If this is you, then you spend time doing the extra work to make others happy, avoid criticism, and because you are trying to
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Blog, Boundaries, Making Decisions, perfection, Priorities, results, self-belief, visibility
“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
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Blog, ideas, Leadership, Making Decisions, results, visibility
Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: How to stop saying yes, ways to bring out the best in others, building company confidence in a first time leader, how to be a future leader, getting everything done, 4th of July, know your worth, are you ready to reconnect? Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes:
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Blog, Confidence, Leadership, results
One of my coach friends posted this article How Managers Drive Results and Employee Engagement at the Same Time in her Facebook Group. The authors Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman looked at the results of 360 assessments for 60,000 leaders. The article highlights the top 6 skills of leaders who were good at managing
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Blog, engagement, Leadership, results