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The Hidden Meanings Behind Those Pesky Interruptions by Employees
“Hey, Boss. Do you have a minute?” How many times a week do you hear that? It can be frustrating to hear those words when you were finally getting some momentum on your own projects. What can you do to maximize your own time at work by minimizing interruptions by your...
Create Better Focus by Reframing Your Approach to Achieving Goals
Based on a 2011 McKinsey study, only 10% of executives were “very satisfied” with how they spend their time. Also, 50% of executives were not allocating their work time on activities tied to company goals. Why weren't these executives focused on the very goals they...
5 Leadership Qualities Critical to Achieving Company Goals
Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply share your latest company goals with employees and rest assured they would automatically achieve them without further ado? Most of the time that doesn’t happen, though. Yes, your leadership does come in handy. But you have to...
Converting an Abstract Vision Statement Into Concrete Reality
I once worked for an organization where, even with an inspiring mission, its inability to convert its vision for the future into concrete reality made going working lackluster and frustrating. The employees had no clear direction for how to bring the vision (and...
3 Things Leaders Must Do to Bring Company Missions To Life
Within months of the June 2016 investigation into a Tesla vehicle crash due to malfunctioning autopilot, CEO Elon Musk showed his commitment to Tesla Motors' mission to “accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy”. He broke ground on a battery plant in...
Does Your Company Have a Gaping Blind Spot Around Supervisor Training?
Approximately 60% of new supervisors or first-time managers receive no leadership training and development before they are promoted to their positions. Maybe that accounts for why employees see 50% of their supervisors as ineffective. It appears that companies don’t...
How to Turn Your Inner Critic Into Your Inner Catalyst
Chances are, your Inner Critic is one of your biggest obstacles to achieving the big things you want in life. Part of learning to trust yourself enough to achieve the big things you want in life is learning to control your thinking, including the thoughts attributed...
Leading Change Through Appreciative Inquiry
Enjoy this excerpt from a 2005 article entitled, "Unleashing a Positive Revolution in Medicine: The Power of Appreciative Inquiry", written by podcast guest, Colette Herrick: Appreciative Inquiry ("AI"), a highly participatory approach to developing human and...
How to Shift Your Leadership from Park to High Gear
Leadership is the process of inspiring others to achieve what you have in mind. And it will be one of the most challenging things you set out to do. You may have found out soon enough that you can’t do everything to achieve your business goals alone. It may be even...
5 Ways to Bolster Confidence During Chaos
Ever lose your confidence? The world is never stable. Physics teaches that everything moves toward maximum entropy (disorder or randomness). That means, there is always something churning and arising that can upset the current balance. When you finally come to the...