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Emotional Intelligence for Leaders: Expression & Limiting Beliefs
Lately I’ve been training so much on emotional intelligence, or EQ. Some of it by design, some of it is more organic in conversations that turn to the affect of emotions. And often the question becomes, what “to do”...
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3 Ways to Create Influence as a Leader
Successful leadership requires influence. Without it, how will you make your mark on your organization and your team? Influencing is about engaging others in your vision—helping to build a coalition of support for...
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The Johari Window: Powerful Self Discovery
Are you familiar with the Johari Window? This concept was developed in 1955 by American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham. At the core, this tool is about self discovery. This is about your authentic self,...
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The Art of Strategic Questions: 4 Elements to Empower
Asking great questions is an art. Yet how often do we pause to consider our effectiveness in this small leadership skill? In the last few episodes I’ve focused on practices in which asking great questions is...
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Delegation in Leadership: 4 Steps to Start
I went for an off-site planning meeting with one of my remote employees. With so much to discuss, I was excited. However, early on in the meeting her disposition was became uncharacteristically quiet. I grew...
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Workplace Empowerment: 5 Practices to Create an Empowering Environment
Recognizing that there are practices to empowering both ourselves and others is sometimes surprising. You mean there’s a strategy to it? Most managers say they want to empower others, but do we in practice? Do you...
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4 Ways to Improve Workplace Collaboration
Most if not all the organizations I’ve ever worked with or for, want collaboration. It’s a no brainer. And then it gets hard. And frustrating. Seemingly endless. Collaboration, easy to desire, difficult to...
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Time Management as a Leader: A Question of Priority
A common, recurring problem I hear from leaders is that they are too busy. And for so long, I completely agreed. Until I didn’t. Until I realized that being overwhelmed is an emotion, and a choice. Based on my...
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The Power of Assertive Communication: Mean what you say without being mean.
Have you ever dropped a hint that someone you worked with just didn’t get? Soft peddled feedback that wasn’t received? Or lashed out in frustration because you were just so irritated with someone’s behavior?
Yes,...
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Lean into Political Savvy: 4 Key Foundations
This month in our Intentionaleaders membership, we're tacking political savvy. Here's a sneak peek...Art Petty described 5 Unavoidable Facts of Organizational Life:
Everywhere humans gather, a political environment...
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Got Triggers? Things that Bug You at Work
Leaders who have the ability to lead under pressure garner more respect and followership. This is not to imply that a display of emotions is not valuable—it absolutely is. This is the difference between responding...
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Know Your Leadership Values: The Need for Transparency
Last year in Madison as in other communities there was great social unrest. On a main street downtown, store fronts were boarded and then eventually literally covered in murals representing individual and collective...
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