FAST is the New SMART
January 7, 2020
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Is your annual goal setting spectacularly successful? Do SMART goals work for you and your team? Or is it possible that your SMART goals actually lessen
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The Power of Questions
December 3, 2019
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Questions are powerful because they create change. Giving people facts and information is helpful, but questions create transformation, inspire innovation and result in true change. Questions
The Power of Gratitude
November 26, 2019
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Welcome to Gratitude Week! Whether you are based in the US or somewhere else, Thanksgiving is always a good idea. But why just a day? Let’s
Leadership Tricks
October 31, 2019
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Last night we tried to sit outside for dinner in LA, and the smoke in the air was so uncomfortable that we had to move inside.
Essential Selling Skills for Effective Leaders
October 15, 2019
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When you hear the word ‘selling’, what do you think? Is it offensive or invigorating? A necessary evil or a noble profession? And what does leadership
Listen for Understanding
September 10, 2019
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(or, it’s never too late to learn something you thought you already knew!) I have a passion – more than one, actually, but the one I’m
3 Ways that Leaders Create Conflict
August 13, 2019
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Leaders don’t intentionally create conflict. However, because conflict can impair team dynamics and destructively affect the inter-workings of the team, leaders must recognize how they can
3 Thoughts on Trust Building
July 30, 2019
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Relationships are complex. So is the trust building process. Trust is based on who you are; trust is demonstrated by what you say and how you
Respect Others (even those you don’t agree with)
June 18, 2019
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What is your philosophy on respect? Do you give it freely, or do you demand that someone meet an arbitrary standard that you set? Does someone
What is Your C-IQ?
May 28, 2019
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We are in conversations every day, and our conversations define our relationships and influence our impact both personally and professionally. Did you know that research shows
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