Who Surrounds You?
There’s a great quote that simply states: “We are all the sum of the people with whom we choose to surround ourselves.” Think about all the people you surround yourself with on a consistent basis, the people you spend most of your time with. Now ask yourself: Do they...
Congratulations, You’re a Leader… Now Get Started!
It’s Graduation season, which is always one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a time for new beginnings and a renewed sense of energy and spirit. And just like those of you that have graduated in your workplace to a new role in leadership, well my friends...
Learn Your Team’s 100
Several months ago I was facilitating a discussion with a group of leaders about team performance and retention. One of them talked about her success strategy of identifying or learning people's 100. I was intrigued by how that sounded and asked her to expand on...
Are You a Great Listener?
Think about someone that you know either at work or outside the workplace that you would qualify as a Great Listener. Picture that person in your head now and ask yourself why? What is it about this person that makes them a great listener. What do they do...
Getting the Person vs. Getting Personal
Think about how we start most conversations with someone that we have never met before. “What do you do?” Now think about how we tend to judge people based on the answer to that question. How do we judge the people in our own business and lives based on what...
Leaders Grow More Leaders
I’m now entering the age where my nieces and nephews are beginning talk about their jobs and careers. Trust me when I tell you it’s difficult for me not to go straight into Executive Coaching Mode, but I know better because these young adults are more than...
3 Strategies to Recharge Your Business
I hate to break this to you but April has arrived! That means we have 3/4 of the year left to go. The good news is that's still plenty of time for you to achieve all the goals and outcomes you had planned for yourself when we started this year. So to help keep...
Are You Coachable?
In over 25 years of working with and coaching high performers, I’ve learned there are many people that possess talent and ability, that's a given. But talent doesn't always equal success. I would guess you know many talented individuals that aren't successful...
Spring Cleaning for the Mind
Refresh your Leadership Approach It's the time of year we're starting to do our spring cleaning. As I've been cleaning out my closets and decluttering my office I realized now would be as good a time as any to start decluttering some of my thought processes and my...
Leadership Lessons From March Madness
It's my favorite time of year as we're about to enter March Madness. Every basketball team in the country is preparing to make their final push and see if they have what it takes to make a run and win the championship. What do I love about March Madness?...
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