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The Essentialism of Appreciation
This is a time of year of gratitude and thankfulness, and what a time to appreciate those you work with and who work for you. While any appreciation is positive to give to another, focused...
High Velocity Questions That Move Your Forward Faster
The power of inquiry is one of the most vital skills you can grow and develop as a leader and as someone who is coaching others. According to the article What Is Inquiry-Based Learning: 7 Benefits...
Four Key Questions to Ask Yourself Before Engaging In a Tough Conversation
Engaging or preparing to engage in a tough conversation is well…tough. And it’s tough for a reason. You want to get your point across, you don’t know how the conversation is going to go and you want...
One STOP at A Time: How Saying No Gets More Things Done
Since COVID-19 began, work is seemingly on a fast paced cycle. Most people that I speak with say that they are working more hours than ever and are managing a staggering amount of priorities and...
6 Keys to Leading with Authenticity In Turbulent Times
No one could have foreseen a pandemic to be the impetus of authenticity. Last week I was on a group Zoom session and one of the people I was interviewing for an organizational assessment had his...
The Secret to Being Agile in a Virtual World: Increase Your Influencebility and Visibility
As organizations have become more matrixed, influencing and communicating your ideas have become more complicated. Especially as more people are now working virtually from home or anywhere around...
Surprise Ingredient for Making Change Work: Communicating It!
When change moves so quickly, what often doesn’t move as fast is how the change is communicated. Oftentimes, organizations may have a one-time communication strategy or even one for about 90 days,...
The COVID Burnout Factor: 7 Keys from Moving from Stress to Success
During times of mild to extreme change our focus, attention and motivation can get easily compromised and even burnout can also be at an all-time high. While you may be someone who has no issues...
One STOP at A Time: How Saying No Gets More Things Done
Since COVID-19 began, work is seemingly on a fast paced cycle. Most people that I speak with say that they are working more hours than ever and are managing a staggering amount of priorities and...
Grace of Working from Home
While working from home can feel pretty isolating, it can also be a great journey of self exploration. The other day I heard the great author Pema Chodron refer to the opportunity of self-isolation...
Speaking Is Not Communicating: Strategies for Creating Impactful Messages
Just because people are speaking, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are communicating. Messaging is the combination of art + science and there are a few simple question that if answered, you can set up your key communication points up for success especially during times of change.
Nine Strategies for Building a Great Virtual Team
I’ve found that when teams come together there are several vital steps that get overlooked to create the context and the foundation for them to be an actual unit, working in alignment.