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Leaders Are People Too
I know that those of you who consider yourselves leaders are not surprised that leaders are people. Among students in my leadership classes and among my coaching clients who aspire to be leaders, however, I am frequently faced with skepticism… Continue reading
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You Talk. Do They Listen?
I got reminded again today that just because I say it doesn’t mean they hear it. I had been telling a colleague for several days, maybe even for a couple of weeks, that I had a report that gave her… Continue reading
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Be Careful When You’re New
Just started a new job? Managing a new group? Leading a new project? There are lots of great books to help you with the critical steps for success, and of course you can always read my post, Starting a New… Continue reading
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So, You Want To Get Promoted. What Are You Doing About It?
People Who Do Their Job Don’t Get Promoted Doing your job is not enough. You were hired to do your job. The fact that you do it–even that you do it well–is not enough to make you stand out. If… Continue reading
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Surviving A Tornado As A Metaphor
First of All My family and I are fine. I’d like to thank all the people who reached out to check on me. For those who don’t know, I live in Oklahoma. In fact, I was in New Jersey on… Continue reading
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You Know How To Communicate, Right? You’re Good At It, Right?
Most People Aren’t Great At Communication My experience is that not very many people are genuinely good at communication–in all the ways that they need to be. You may be good at it with your kids or with your employees… Continue reading
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New Manager? New Team? How To Find the Balance.
Congratulations, New Manager! You just became a new manager. You just got a new team. You have lots of ideas of what needs to change. You point out things that are wrong. You tell them what needs to be different. … Continue reading
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Are You Stuck?
Have you noticed that you’re not moving up in your organization any more? Have your last couple of job changes been laterals? Have your last couple of reviews been ho-hum? Are you starting to get the message that you’re stuck… Continue reading
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Lessons from Business For Life
There are a lot of things that businesses do as a matter of course that if we did them in our personal lives, things might run more smoothly: Have a Mission What is the purpose of your life? A business… Continue reading
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The Art of Networking
Network Now, Before You Need To LinkedIn sent out a lot of emails this week, notifying people that they were in the top 10%, 5%, 1% most viewed profiles. LinkedIn probably did that to pump up their own volume, but you should… Continue reading
