Are you a transactional or informative communicator? Understanding your communication style will go a long way to up leveling your leadership potential. This will help you start the new year strong. I’m going to share more insights of how to up level your leadership style as we head into the end of the year. […]
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Successfully Influence Others at Work | Thoughtful Persuasion Do you often find yourself trying to convince others that your ideas and solutions are valid? This is a presentation I recently prepared for a few webinars, and I’m sharing the whole presentation for you here. You’ll learn how to take Robert Cialdini’s groundbreaking work in Influence,
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Photo credit: Carl Richards We all have an imposter syndrome story. Here’s my imposter syndrome story. Very early in my career, I had been trained on how to manage projects using a Project Management Plan (PMP) model. For years, we used this model to get projects done. It was effective and efficient. Everyone in our
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It’s fair to say we’ve all been there. We’re being assertive in a heated conversation, or giving tough feedback, or pushing back on someone who has crossed the line. Then the conversation takes a turns. And then you hear it, “Why are you being so aggressive right now?” A statement like this is intended to
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Have you discovered anything new about your confidence over the past few months? Since 2020 has been the “perfect storm” for dealing with the unexpected, I thought it would be a great time to review. So far, we’ve been stepping into uncomfortable situations, and having conversations with people we’d really rather avoid. As such, this
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As we bring the first half of 2020 to a close, are you thinking more about starting your own business? If so, I don’t blame you. Typically, we would begin the discuss of what you’ve accomplished so far this year. Which goals have you crushed? Which goals have you redefined? Where did you decide to
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In light of recent events in the US, I’m focusing this email on diversity and inclusion. My hope is that the articles on diversity and inclusion included below will help us understand what it means to stop and listen. What it means to ask meaningful questions and understand what the people around us are
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I am not an introvert. There isn’t anyone in my circle of friends, family, or colleagues who would describe me as an introvert. I talk (a lot). And if you were to work with me for any amount of time, you’d find that I can be loud, outgoing, gregarious, and bold. I can navigate
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As we begin to adjust to the reality that remote work and virtual connections are the new normal, we’re also being asked to adjust the way we manage time. It’s safe to say that our expectations on what it means to be productive may have become unrealistic. Have we been filling our calendars to
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This week we’re talking about crisis management. Sure, this may seem like a good time to talk about it … we’re in the middle of a crisis these days, after all. But most people would tell you that the best time to talk about crisis management is BEFORE the crisis. And I agree with them,
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