As leaders, we possess more power than we think. But we can only use it for good if we understand it and embrace it.
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Are You a Responsive Person?
4 Ways to Set Expectations for Collaborative Communication
Unresponsive people drive me crazy. I hate sending an email or Slack message to someone and then waiting days to hear anything back. (Admittedly, I have sometimes been guilty of this myself.) This is particularly maddening when you don’t hear anything at all. One of the questions I always ask when interviewing executive assistants is […]
3 Ways to Go Further, Faster
The Secret Power of Sherpas, Experts, and Coaches
What is the single most important thing you can do to make your dreams become reality? In this post I share a critically important success principle and three ways to apply it.
What It Takes to Become a Person of Influence
4 Simple Behaviors Any Leader Can Adopt
I was recently talking to a neighbor about an ordinance being considered by our city council. She didn’t like it and felt strongly that it shouldn’t pass. She went on to make the case to me, raising several valid points I had not considered before. I reminded her that the city was holding a public […]
5 Reasons Why People are Unproductive at Work
What Organizations Must Learn From the Disconnect
Take a guess: What portion of the American workforce said they were “most productive” at the office during normal work hours? According to a recent FlexJobs survey, the number could be as low as 7 percent. Many more said they get some things done at the office “because it’s not an option to leave.” Whatever […]
Don’t Want It? Get Rid of It!
3 Ways to Let Go and Find What You’ve Been Missing
I spent an afternoon last week cleaning out my closet. It was high time I did. I had shirts, pants, shoes, and hats that I had not worn in months—in some cases, years. When I thought about it after, the whole experience became a kind of a metaphor for improvement. It occurred to me that […]