The Power of This One Thing Can Change Everything
Appreciate your people. This subject is not talked about enough. The irony of appreciation not getting expressed or discussed is how valuable it is for people to hear. Many times people will leave a job, a relationship, a friendship, or a business partnership due to a lack of appreciation. Think about how powerful that last
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Energy and Attention – Where Do Yours Go?
?Which one do you choose? There is an on-going battle for your energy and attention. The battle is choosing comparison or choosing gratitude. The message you get is to compare what you have and who you are, to what others have and who they are. This message to choose “either/or” steals your joy.
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If You Manage Well, Do You Coach Well?
These two terms, manage and coach, are frequently used synonymously. Yet in the workplace, manager and management represents a place in the hierarchy. Coaching represents a job function related to management positions as they manage people. So why are managing and coaching used as equals? Because there is an expectation of managers to coach their
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Are You Being as Productive as Possible?
Often times it can feel like you are working and being as productive as possible. Getting things done at max capacity and crushing your to-do list. Yet how often do you check-in to see if you are being as productive as possible? Perhaps you could be more productive doing something else. Because it is important
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Viewing this Aspect of Performance Makes all the Difference
Having a long-term view on performance is what separates successful leaders from those who struggle. The reason is not that struggling leaders are not good at what they do. The reason is because struggling leaders run out of energy faster from dealing performance issues. On my U-turn Your Underperformers webinar I discussed this in depth
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2 Ways to Develop Focus and Ignite Your Production
Focus is the fire on the days you blaze through your to-do list and crush the day. Distraction is the bucket of water that dampens your flames of production. Use these two ways to develop focus and ignite your production. 1 – Track how many times you get distracted during the day. Take it a
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7 Reasons to Track Your Wins
The ability to get lost in comparing where we are versus where (or who) we should be is so easy. True, it is a natural tendency to do so and it has never been in our faces as much as it is now. Social media, digital media, regular print, billboards, TV, and movies. The combination
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How Adding This One Ingredient Will Help You Smash Your Goals for 2018
Six months ago when the ball dropped to ring in 2018 people were celebrating, out with the old, in with the new year. Some people set general resolutions. Others rebel against them. And some people set specific goals with periodic checkpoints to make sure they are on track. Regardless of who you were of
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