Creating Experiences This year one of my goals was to create experiences with family, friends and even by myself. I wanted to create simple moments, but also to travel to places that I haven’t been to before to create new memories and be inspired. This past week I spent some time in Arizona with friends. We had cool weather which is definitely not what people generally associate with Arizona but I will take that any day over the really hot…
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A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats The Iowa Women’s NCAA College Basketball team just took one step closer to the National Championship last night. It wasn’t a given that they would win especially when the first half didn’t go as well as they had hoped. I don’t know what the Iowa team discussed at half time, but they came out of the locker room looking like a different team. They didn’t give up, they kept fighting for every point. They…
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I met with a woman yesterday who needed help quickly. A friend of hers that I had helped recently recommended that she contact me. She had a big career negotiation/decision to make and it was a bit complicated. She shared what the options were and her background which was impressive. We talked about the options for the role negotiation that she had to do, the short term and long term plan for her career and most importantly I reminded her…
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Are You Adding Value? If you struggle to show your value, you are not alone. You try to do everything perfectly so you will get feedback from your management that you have done it…however, the feedback you hoped for never comes. So what happens next for you? You get frustrated. You disengage. You become skeptical that the recognition you crave will ever come. You may even feel that you are wasting your time. Let me share an example of what…
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Are You a Good Influencer ? Influencing is a subtle way of getting someone to do what you want vs. forcing them to do it. It isn’t a bad thing. It can be a very effective tool to use. Influencing people helps you proactively move things forward that may be stuck. However, it is important to build relationships with people who can help you in advance, not just when you need them to support you. Characteristics of a Good Influencer…
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What value do you bring? What was your first thought when you read that question? Most likely something to the effect of…I know I add value, but I need some time to think about it. I am asking you to come up with this answer and know it without hesitation. Why? If you don’t know your value then how can you own your value, talk about it and show it to others? The truth is you can’t…at least in a…
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“You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.” My former CEO shared that message with our group during a company wide presentation. We were going through a huge acquisition with an aggressive timeline to meet and she could see the stress that the organization was under to deliver on time. She wanted to make sure we focused on only what was absolutely necessary to get done. I have shared that same message with clients when they are overwhelmed and…
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“Do you believe in me?” That is the question that most employees want to ask and get the answer from their managers, but they won’t ask it. Why won’t they ask the question? They are too afraid to hear the answer. Instead, they create stories of what their manager might be thinking…”What if my manager has stopped seeing my potential or doesn’t think I am ready for the next level?” So instead of simply asking the question, they will try…
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Coaches are some of the most supportive people on the planet, but we also deliver the truth to our clients. Sometimes we are the messengers of the truth that they already know deep down inside, but need to hear it out loud from someone else to begin to accept it. Tammy brought me a potential role that she was interested in for another company. I was surprised to see it because she had been at her company for a long…
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,Have you thought about the value that you are providing to others? This is a question that individuals, teams and companies should be able to answer. If you haven’t considered it before, it is something that should be very visible to your clients and customers. In this article called 7 Ways Not to Screw Up Your Value Proposition by Mark Coronna, he says ” a value proposition is a powerful summary of who you are and what you offer. It defines what is distinct and…
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