3 Cool Things You Find When You Commit to Your Goals
Committing to your goals is an important decision to make. Writing down your hopes and dreams is a blast, but the commitment is where the fun happens. 1 – Committing to your goals helps you find your creativity. Think about a time when you hit a goal recently. During the process there were times
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7 Ways to Shift an Either/Or Mindset
There are so many debates, opinions, and perspectives thrown at you from every angle today. Reason being, the methods of communication have grown in both amount and access. At this point, the only thing you need to broadcast your perspective to the world is wifi and a mobile device. With this enhanced ability comes louder
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How Relationships You Build Support the Type of Leader You Become
Often times people associate great leaders with two main characteristics; vision and decision. While both are essential, there is an important and mighty force rarely discussed. Great leaders enroll in the powerful force of relationships with focused intention. They know no one succeeds alone, no millionaire is self-made, no superstar does it on their own.
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3 Reasons Why Your Need to Be Right is Wrong
How often do you say “I told you so” or “I knew it” or “That’s why I did or didn’t do XYZ”? At that moment is usually a feeling of deep satisfaction. Is that satisfaction worth it? At first glance, it may seem like an obvious yes. Take a step back a moment and think
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3 Qualities of Leadership You Need Now More Than Ever
There are many contradictions about what leadership is and the qualities needed to be an effective leader. From below looking up, leadership appears to be a form of dictatorship. One person presides over a larger group of people. That group must follow the directions of the leader or suffer the consequences. True, healthy leadership doesn’t align with
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Using Constructive Criticism to Impact and Inspire Your People
There is a tradition on how to best provide constructive criticism (aka the “sandwich” method). 1st – Compliment 2nd – Criticize 3rd – Compliment The intention is good, it’s the process that needs updating. Now more than ever, simplicity and directness are key. Use the following approach instead to reframe criticism and give valuable feedback.
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Strengthening this Skill Will Help You Grow as a Leader
Yet to lead you must learn how to shift your emotions with skill at key moments. This may sound like not caring, it’s the opposite. You care so much you choose to come from a place of understanding instead of ego. Scenario –> A team pours hours of energy into a proposal for their
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The One Simple Question
When I coach people or conduct leadership workshops there is a lot of conversation about the importance of self-awareness as well as communication with others. A consistent theme is the ability of individuals and groups to explain the “why” or “how” of a certain outcome – essentially one simple question. This explanation is typically met
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The Pain of Performance Reviews
One consistent theme found in leadership is the pain associated with performance reviews. The pain usually shows up in a question, Q: Hey Anne, can you provide a “template” performance evaluation tool? A: I don’t provide templates, but Google does 🙂 My response and their question is not about a document. Instead,
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Communication is the Real Work of Leadership
An interesting trend is employers will do everything BUT form communication with an employee about their performance. Instead of seeking alternatives to “catch” the employee, hoping they committed a terminable offense. The intent is to avoid a significant communication about performance which is usually long overdue. Often I am asked to provide guidance to keep
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