Blog Posts To Lead And Enlighten
Be Accessible (but not too accessible) to Your Team
Leaders have a daily quandary: You want to be accessible to your team, but you have your own work to get done, so not TOO accessible. Most of us strive to hold an open-door policy where team members can stroll in anytime to chat or problem-solve with you. And we are...
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6 Keys to Your Career Path
No one is in charge of your career path except you. There are too many variables, and you are too unique for anyone to script a cookie-cutter path for you to follow. However, you CAN identify a target position and brainstorm an often-changing route to get there—just...
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What to Put on a Leader Report Card
If you really want to get better and refine your leadership skills, you have to get a little vulnerable and ask for feedback from your team. Develop a simple leader report card to distribute to them, and adopt a learner’s mindset when receiving the results. Thank the...
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What Expectations Your Team Needs You to Set
Your team needs clarity to be successful--and to avoid unnecessary conflict. Some of those areas are: The parameters of their role: re-look at their job description together to assure they are doing what you need that role has been designed to accomplish. This can...
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Hold Your Fire! Negative Communication Weapons
Each of us wields tremendous power with the words we speak. We can make someone’s day--or spoil it if we aren’t careful. Here are some word-weapons to keep locked away so that they don’t cause damage in your relationships: The flame-thrower: uncontrolled venting, like...
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5 Ways to Rekindle Your Enthusiasm for Volunteering
Volunteerism is one way to give back to your community to a cause for which you are passionate about supporting. Sometimes, you find yourself restless in a volunteer role--be it as a board member or a role player-- and questioning whether you should continue or...
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How Intentional Are You with Your Info Intake?
It’s been said that you become like the people you hang around and the media that you regularly intake. Because of that, it’s essential to examine your social media feeds and other inputs, so that you choose ones that are on the trajectory that you want to become—and...
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Your Big 5 Before Bed
"In conclusion..." Your day needs a grand finish, putting an exclamation point on it; AND, tomorrow needs a good set-up for success. Try these a la carte options, or mix in your own, and then keep the streak going until it becomes a new positive habit for your...
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6 Ways to Add Some Spice to Your Relationship
It's not like you are thinking of breaking up or separating, but you know your relationship has lost some luster in recent months/years and needs some rejuvenation to regain that lovin’ feeling: Get away. Get a vacation on the calendar right away. Discuss together...
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