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Even If It’s Uncomfortable, You Need To Talk About Diversity
While study after study demonstrates diversity drives major business benefits, the truth is most of us would rather not talk about the issues that force us to have diversity strategies in the first place. Or at least not talk directly with those we want to influence....
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Dealing with People Who Won’t Get to the Point
How often do you find yourself interrupting someone? Wishing they’d get to the point? Willing them to just stop talking! I get it. Really, I do. Time is short. Sometimes it’s hard not to finish people’s sentences to move things along. I empathized completely when a...
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Four Steps To Take Back The Upper Hand
Everyone has at least one great victim story. Circumstances, past or present, where you’ve felt mistreated or powerless in the face of misfortune. You may have been deceived or simply let down by others. Sometimes it’s the situation itself, rather than the actions of...
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Three Payoffs to Holding a Victim Mindset
Troy was busy outlining the problems he faced in his new role as Head of Commercial Operations: “My best performers are jumping ship. The weaker ones are constantly off sick. And the CEO shows zero understanding of the issues plaguing the business. All he can talk...
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5 Mistakes Companies Make With Leadership Development Activities
By now you know your company needs to invest in leadership development activities. You’ve read all those articles about how leadership development contributes to employee satisfaction and retention. Your HR department has a nice budget for conferences, consultants,...
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Your Number One Hiring Mistake …
Recently one of my clients, the CEO of a very successful business, called me about coaching the newest member of his top team. Here’s what he told me: It had been impossible not to be impressed by the guy. They’d been searching for months to...
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5 Underappreciated Leadership Qualities
We’re all familiar with “the usual” lauded top leadership qualities: focused, passionate, inspiring. Those qualities are undoubtedly important. But we’ve probably all worked for people who are passionate but never praise or thank their team or leaders who are focused...
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3 Mindset Shifts You Need To Become a Delegation Pro
I’ll bet that if there is one thing standing between you being a more effective leader, it’s delegation. How do I know? Because I’ve seen this over and over again with senior leaders I’ve worked with, from Fortune 100 companies to top tier consulting firms. Sure, we...
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Warning! Are You Setting Yourself Up For Conflict?
You know that old quote -- the only sure things in life are death and taxes? It makes a sobering point, but it’s not quite right because there are a bunch of other things we're likely to face. For the corporate leader, workplace conflict is one of those certainties....
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