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Transformational Leaders Have to be Great Listeners
One of my favorite things to talk about is transformational leadership—and the more I coach and present on this topic, the more I become convinced in the centrality of active listening. Here’s why: To...
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Great Leaders Let Go of Their Fears
What are you afraid of? No, really. Take just a moment to take inventory of the things that cause you to tremble. You don’t have to say them out loud, but do keep them in mind—because in this post, I...
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How to Set an Effective Meeting Agenda
When you invite other people to a meeting, they have every right to expect you to run that meeting efficiently. It’s the height of unprofessionalism—to say nothing of rudeness and inefficiency—for you...
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Employee Engagement is the Edge You Need
Employee engagement isn’t just a buzzword; it’s something that can actually make your team stronger, your products better, and your business more competitive. In other words, it can have a real impact...
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Maintaining Company Culture When Leadership Changes
Where does company culture come from? That’s a more complicated question than you might think. My personal belief is that culture emanates largely from the people on your team—from their shared values...
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Does Your Team Take You Seriously?
rawpixel / Pixabay Simple question for today: Do the people on your team take you seriously? That can be sort of a fuzzy thing to define, but you probably have a pretty good instinct for it: Your team...
View ArticleStay Productive – Without Losing Your Mind
For many of us, there’s an innate tension between productivity and mental health. We want to get things done, but we also want to maintain some balance and some sanity. We want to stay productive...
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Structure Your Days for Maximum Productivity
I’ve written before about the importance of having the right morning routine—but today, I want to pan back and talk about something even more basic: Simply put, the way you structure your days can have...
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Master the Art of the Pivot
As a leader, it’s important to always have a plan. At the same time, however, it’s important to realize that your plans won’t always unfold smoothly. You’ll run into problems. You’ll hit a wall. You’ll...
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How to Handle a Changing Company Culture
Even if you’ve never taken the time to articulate your company culture, you probably have some feeling of what it is. When you go to work each day, you have some general sense of what the team values,...
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How to Achieve a Culture of Connection
All of us want to connect with people—with friends, with co-workers, with clients and customers. Of course, connection isn’t something you achieve easily. It takes ongoing work and long-term...
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How Leaders Can Help Employees Weather Change
The one constant in life is change. People change, relationships change—even companies change. And as your business goes through seasons of transition, it’s important to show some stabilizing...
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How to Become a Resilient Leader
Being a transformational leader is hard. Any time you’re in a position of authority, you’re bound to get some pushback, and to experience some setbacks and obstacles. What separates the truly great...
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7 Practical Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills
You’ve probably heard the expression before that some people are just born leaders. While I do think some of us are born with an instinct for commanding attention and providing direction, that doesn’t...
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How to Include Remote Employees in Team Building Activities
There’s a lot of value in periodically bringing all of your employees together for a team building exercise. When done right, these activities can improve communication, foster cohesion, and bolster...
View ArticleThe Solutions Oriented Leader [Podcast]
What is solution-oriented? Solutions Oriented Approach All of us respond to problems in different ways. Some of us immediately start turning over that problem in our mind, perhaps looking for the...
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How to Fix a Struggling Company Culture
I’ve written countless times about the importance of company culture—how it can be a tool for recruiting, how it helps with engagement, how it improves performance, how it gives your business a...
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Don’t Let Bad Advice Ruin Your Presentation
You’ll find a lot of people out there ready to give you advice on your presentation or pitch. Sadly, you can’t always trust them. I don’t mean that in a snooty way. It’s just that when it comes to...
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How New Leaders Can Approach Team Building
Team building can be challenging under the best of circumstances. When you’re new to the job—for example, if you’ve just been promoted into the team leader role—it can be especially daunting. After...
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How Transformational Leaders Build Better Cultures
Company culture isn’t set by any one person. Rather, it’s something that emanates from the entire team. With that said, leaders invariably set the tone and establish some of the core cultural values....
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