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The Dangers of Micromanagement and How It Damages Teams
LinkedIn reported that 79% of employees have been micromanaged at least once in their career. Micromanaging is controlling every part, however small, of (an enterprise or activity).It typically indicates lack of...
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How to Gracefully Receive Feedback and Turn It Into Growth
It’s said that feedback is a gift, right? That we should receive it as such, as a kindness and opportunity to learn.
It’s helpful to know how to react, and that your reactions do matter. Not just for the person that...
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Leadership Lessons: An Interview with Chad Melnick, SVP Kohls
Chad Melnick, SVP Marketing Strategy and PromotionsVisionary senior executive with expertise in driving strategy and innovation across marketing, branding, merchandising, and digital transformation for a...
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Breaking the Urgency Addiction and Prioritizing What Truly Matters
I vividly remember one of the first I’ll call it self help books I read, Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and then his subsequent work, First Things First.
This was all pretty groundbreaking for me,...
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The Power of Assertiveness and Setting Boundaries in the Workplace
Last week after a training session, I had an interesting conversation with a couple of participants. The class was about negotiating work assignments, difficult for most of us—saying no or even entering into a...
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Conflict in the Workplace: Understanding the 6 Types and How to Navigate Them Effectively
I know this sounds weird, but I love teaching classes on conflict. Because it’s so freakin’ stressful and most of us don’t like dealing with it. So, we avoid it. (See EP 54 Conflict Sucks ). And there are some darn...
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Revitalize Your Meetings with the 6 Thinking Hats Strategy for Better Collaboration
How often do you have the same old meeting, the same old discussion? You know the one, negative Nelly is well, as brooding as always, because we’re still virtual half of our attendees are multitasking, you are pulling...
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Leadership Lessons: An Interview with Andy Platz, Pres/CEO Mead&Hunt
I'm excited to launch my inaugural Leadership Lessons episode, featuring Andy Platz, CEO and President of Mead & Hunt.Mead & Hunt is a national, full-service architectural and engineering firm that has been...
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Effective Leadership: Overcoming Power Confusion, Communication Gaps, and Delegation Issues
Moving from contributing to getting work done through others is a painful experience for many of us. In my work with managers over the years, here are 3 manager pitfalls that I frequently see:
Power...
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How to Find Peace at Work by Letting Go of Grudges and Embracing Forgiveness
I read some recent statistics that around 77% of employees experience physical effects of stress and 63% of employees are ready to quit their jobs due to stress. But this episode is not about those external factors...
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The Critical Role of Soft Skills in Building Strong Leadership and Teams
I have been working with organizations, employee development and leadership for over 30 years. And you know what? I have very rarely faced performance issues that have to do with pure lack of technical knowledge, or...
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Managing Workplace Drama: Causes, Impact, and Solutions
Let’s talk drama. For most of us, we’ve experienced it, we tend to know what it is…and I hear about it quite frequently from managers I work with. We’ll focus on some of the reasons why it happens, and most...
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