Team Building

Authenticity in Leadership: Why Being True to Yourself Matters

July 21, 2024 2 minutes of reading

Are you being an authentic leader? When you are leading from an authentic place, people will naturally gravitate to you. They want to work with you or work for you and be on your team. They trust you and see that you are genuine. This type of leadership translates to sharing information with each other at a deeper […]

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authenticity, Leadership, Team Building, visibility

Managerial Alignment Makes All The Difference For Your Success

June 23, 2023 3 minutes of reading

I 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

Making a Big Impact on Your Team

June 16, 2023 3 minutes of reading

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

Six Strategies to Leverage for a Successful Visibility Partnership

June 2, 2023 5 minutes of reading

There are so many ways to create visibility for yourself, but what if you have a colleague who also wants more visibility? Then you might want to choose the visibility partnership approach! This partnership is created when you and your colleague find opportunities to share wins, results, and accomplishments about each other with key stakeholders,

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Building Relationships, collaborate, networking, relationships, Team Building, visibility

Do You Have a Strong Leadership Foundation?

May 22, 2023 3 minutes of reading

Leadership is a journey that requires a strong foundation to be successful. A leader who starts out with this type of strong foundation has a clear sense of purpose, values, and principles that guide their decisions and actions. This foundation enables them to stay focused, make tough decisions, and lead with integrity. Building this type

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Leadership, Making Decisions, Team Building

How to Have Meaningful Discussions with Leaders Above You

March 24, 2023 3 minutes of reading

I met with a client the other day who wanted to meet with a VP in her organization. However, in the next breath, she said, “but I can’t meet with him and have a conversation, I wouldn’t know what to say.” This is a common response from clients who are meeting with someone at a

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Blog, connections, Leadership, success, Team Building, visibility

How To Increase Trust After It Has Been Broken

March 10, 2023 3 minutes of reading

I was presenting to a women’s employee resource group the other day about the impact that communication can have on an organization. Things will run smoothly when people have the right information and they can trust that what they have been given is accurate. The challenge is that not all leaders are the same. Some

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Blog, collaborate, communications, credibility, Making Decisions, Team Building, trust, visibility

Five Questions to Help You Grow Your Team

August 17, 2022 2 minutes of reading

There is no one size fits all approach to visibility that works for everyone. The actions that you take should be authentic and as they begin to work for you, inspire you to do more! The ideas that I share here, in the book and on the podcast are practical and my hope is that

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Blog, engagement, get things done, ideas, Leadership, Team Building, trust, visibility

Trusted Leaders Create Trusting Teams

August 12, 2022 3 minutes of reading

Have you been on a team that had huge success, accomplished great things and had fun doing it? What made it different than any other team? One of the biggest reasons that a team will have success or failure comes down to trust. It is incumbent upon the leader to create a foundation that is

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Blog, connections, Leadership, Team Building, trust, visibility

Is Your Team Engaged Even When You Aren’t All Together?

September 1, 2020 2 minutes of reading

If you and your team have worked together in person, you already have that bond. However, when everyone is working remotely, it can be a challenge to ensure that everyone is engaged. What do you need to do to ensure that everyone is still connected on a consistent basis? What if you add new team

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Blog, Team Building

Isn’t It Time to Make Everyone on the Team a Success?

February 13, 2018 3 minutes of reading

The Olympics started this week and there have been some great examples of individual achievement so far. There have also been some other examples where teams came together to make a difference. These were not the traditional teams in sports like hockey. These teams started out as individuals competing for their country, but they made

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Blog, Team Building

Do You Know What Your Leadership Type Is?

July 26, 2017 3 minutes of reading

I was talking with someone yesterday about some of the assessments that I have been doing. He was sharing his background and experiences with them as well. Periodically, he would tell me whether he was a high or a low on some of the scales for that assessment. Based on our conversation he was

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Blog, communications, Team Building

Are You Ready to Be Creative?

June 28, 2017 4 minutes of reading

When a leader is looking for some new ideas they will usually bring the team together for a brainstorming session. Depending on the leader, there are two outcomes that this session can have. The first example is what the leader should avoid doing. The leader says that they want new ideas, but they shoot them

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Blog, Leadership, Team Building

Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 6/26/17

June 26, 2017 2 minutes of reading

Client Question: “I recently took over a new team, but we don’t seem to be connecting with each other very well. What can I do to make that happen?” Building the connections with a new team as soon as possible is very important. They want to know who you are, what your expectations are and

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Blog, Leadership, Team Building, trust

Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 6/23/17

June 23, 2017 3 minutes of reading

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: ways to be a respected leader, signs that you are doing better than you think, self-aware leaders, optimizing your communication, stop being a boss and be a leader, being a leader not a doer, don’t focus only on results, know who you are as

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