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Mid-Year Check-In: Are Your Goals for 2024 in Sight?
As 2023 drew to a close, I reminded you that “the end of the year is a prime time for reflecting on how we can […]
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Leading with Authenticity
Authentic leadership is the full expression of “me” for the benefit of “we.” —Henna Inam I recently had a conversation with one of my Gen
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Soar to New Heights in the New Year
Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will
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Manage Your Time to Grow Your Productivity
Time is what we want most, but what we spend worst. —William Penn Time management at work is a perennial concern for everyone. Projects, clients,
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How to Survive the Rush to Year’s End
It’s all fun and games till Santa checks his naughty list. —unknown If you can believe it, we’re a mere 7 weeks away from
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How to Know If You’re Ready to Lead
Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better. —Bill Bradley The pinnacle of a person’s career is a leadership role, right? Well . . . not necessarily. Many
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How to Get More Done Before the End of the Year
We all aspire to be productive—yet most of us struggle to reach that goal. Now that we’re moving into the back half of 2023 (wait—July
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Wipe the Slate Clean for 2022—Here Comes 2023!
Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress. —Charles Kettering I love using hard-copy
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Embracing Change and Taking the Road Less Traveled
On March 27 this year, I lost my mom. She was my favorite traveling companion and one of my best friends, and even though at
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Accountability in the Age of Remote Work
During the several years leading up to the pandemic, remote work had already been gradually increasing in frequency. Then the pandemic forced most office-based employees
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Using “No” to Find Your “Yes”
If you want more time, freedom, and energy, start saying no. —Anonymous No is one of the most difficult-to-use words in the English language. It’s
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Make 2021 the Year of YOU
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been. ―Rainer Maria Rilke Wow, what a year. To say that 2020
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Building Your Management Skills—Even Without Help from Your Company
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. —Ray Kroc, Grinding It Out When I first started managing employees
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Change Your Outlook, Change Your Life – Part 1
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. —Zig Ziglar Is there a “Downer Dave” or a “Negative Nancy” in your
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Dream Big: Strategize Now to Achieve Your Goals in 2017
With the frivolity (and stress) of the holidays behind us, it’s time to get back to work. But before jumping into business-as-usual routines, take a moment
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Making the Connection: Using Effective Feedback to Motivate and Engage
According to a recent survey by Leadership IQ,1 employees of all ages crave feedback now more than ever. Yet they aren’t getting it: 66% of
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30 Days/30 Ways to Accomplish Your Goals (PART 2)
Marathon runners talk about “hitting the wall”—the point in the race where the challenging task of completing a marathon suddenly seems impossible, and the runners
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30 Days/30 Ways to Accomplish Your Goals
Even if New Year’s resolutions are not your thing, January is a great time to think about what you want to accomplish over the next
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Stop Whining and Go After Your Dreams
I’ve had numerous speaking engagements over the past two weeks, and after each one several audience members told me that they wanted to do more
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New Year’s resolutions? What resolutions? Five Steps to Get Motivated Again and Achieve Your New Year’s Goals
, get I know how hard it can be to stay motivated day after day (year after year). Everyone struggles with this (including me!). But