Stay Productive – Without Losing Your Mind

Stay Productive – Without Losing Your Mind

For many of us, there’s an innate tension between productivity and mental health. We want to get things done, but we also want to maintain some balance and some sanity. We want to stay productive without feeling constantly stressed over everything on our to-do list. That tension is real, but it’s not insurmountable. Let me […]

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Are You Taken Seriously by Your Team?

Are You Taken Seriously by Your Team?

Simple question for today: Do the people on your team take you seriously? That can be sort of a fuzzy thing to define, but you probably have a pretty good instinct for it: Your team either respects you and deems you credible or they don’t, and whatever your gut’s telling you on this issue, it’s […]

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Employee Engagement is the Edge You Need

Employee Engagement is the Edge You Need

Employee engagement isn’t just a buzzword; it’s something that can actually make your team stronger, your products better, and your business more competitive. In other words, it can have a real impact on your bottom line, and in more ways than one. Let me walk you through just a few of the ways in which […]

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How to Set an Effective Meeting Agenda

How to Set an Effective Meeting Agenda

When you invite other people to a meeting, they have every right to expect you to run that meeting efficiently. It’s the height of unprofessionalism—to say nothing of rudeness and inefficiency—for you to waste their time. To that end, one of the best things you can do when planning your meeting is to set a […]

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Great Leaders Let Go of Their Fears

Great Leaders Let Go of Their Fears

What are you afraid of? No, really. Take just a moment to take inventory of the things that cause you to tremble. You don’t have to say them out loud, but do keep them in mind—because in this post, I want to talk candidly about fear. A little bit of fear can be healthy, it’s […]

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Transformational Leaders Have to be Great Listeners

Transformational Leaders Have to be Great Listeners

One of my favorite things to talk about is transformational leadership—and the more I coach and present on this topic, the more I become convinced in the centrality of active listening. Here’s why: To be a true transformational leader—an agent of change at your company—you’ve got to constantly be open to ways things could be […]

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