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Assuming positive intent can, at times, let us off the hook and get us in trouble.
As leaders, we can help to create the “ACE Hardware culture.”
Human nature is (often) to dwell on the bad stuff… this story is a perfect example.
Impactful actions for leaders to reduce stress in the workplace.
Continuous opportunity to pause and notice the clues that surround us each day.
A lost dog helps us see how a middle path can be the silver lining to different perspectives.
A colleague recently asked, “why should someone hire you?” It’s a fair question. Here are a few thoughts.
Small but impactful things we can do right now.
Last week on LinkedIn, I posted a list of four quick but impactful things we can do to make other people’s lives easier. Here is the list, along with some great suggestions from the community.
This year, we celebrate Labor Day in the midst of what has been termed by Anthony Klotz The Great Resignation. Per the US Department of Labor, 11.5 million people have quit their jobs as of June, and 41% are considering quitting. A study by Gallup found that 48% of people are actively searching for new opportunities. If it is currently a seller's market in real estate, it seems to be an employee's market in the workforce.
At a time when many are grappling with feelings of disconnection and isolation, surprise and delight can connect us to a shared sense of joy.
Dogmatic versus expansive thinking: which are we modeling?
According to whom? This is a question I often ask my dear clients - and, that I often ask myself.
In my course on Innovation, Agility, and Leadership I talk a lot about the fact that being innovative is a whole lot more than coming up with great ideas.
Myth: Coaching our team members at work is hard and takes a lot of time.
With consistency, across various industries and sizes of organizations, I find that patterns and challenges within our executive leadership teams present as issues elsewhere in the company.
In challenging times, are we finding ourselves on the drama triangle? If so, a few ways to identify this (and also get off the triangle).
No matter which leadership philosophies we follow, focusing only on numbers without any focus on people is a thing of the (almost distant) past.
It's easy to pick the same old black chairs that are in all the catalogs. But I wanted to put some more thought into it.
Yes, you read that title right. It says what you think it says.
Three tactical tools to use when you feel stressed out, stuck, spinning, or anxious.
Assuming positive intent can, at times, let us off the hook and get us in trouble.
Tools and frameworks to explore when we aren’t sure which path to take.
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Assuming positive intent can, at times, let us off the hook and get us in trouble.
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Tools and frameworks to explore when we aren’t sure which path to take.
Perhaps, the need to connect with each other is even more basic than food and shelter.
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A colleague recently asked, “why should someone hire you?” It’s a fair question. Here are a few thoughts.
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Gifts to our future self: things we do today, to make our lives easier tomorrow.
The potential impact of putting something new out into the world, along with tips and tools to move through it.
Oftentimes the tension we feel is a conflict between our own values, and the values of the contexts we are in.
We have a lot of people telling us what, and how, to think. Here are some things we can do to think for ourselves.
Last week on LinkedIn, I posted a list of four quick but impactful things we can do to make other people’s lives easier. Here is the list, along with some great suggestions from the community.
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My favorite sit/stand desk, under desk treadmill, and intentionally-wobbly stool, along with a few fun extras.
Eye contact, connection, leadership, and gray chairs.