In uncertain times, people look to empathic and decisive leaders to help them navigate everyday life. Be that leader for your people, family, and community.
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Stop grasping for confidence. Make courage your goal instead.
When you do something for the first time, it’s natural to experience some trepidation, some uncertainty. Think about the first time you did anything - take your first steps, learn a new language, play a sport, hold a baby, etc. It’s brand new, it’s clumsy, and it always…
Speaking Up When You Don’t Feel Confident
How many times have you been in a meeting with your colleagues and thought “If I say this, I’m going to sound like an idiot” when, in reality, you have something vital to contribute…
How to develop empathy for someone who irritates you
Simply put, empathic people care about others. They show interest in others. The most basic and powerful way to show true empathy is to listen - really listen - to someone…. Empathy is a choice that you must make - so make the intentional choice to try these exercises every time you feel irritation coming on.
What to Talk About: Mastering the Art of Networking, Small Talk, and Elevator Talk
Mastering the art of small talk is a useful skill that will serve you well in life. As with any skill, practice is important. Seek out situations that…
Women in Leadership Conference: Recap & Core Values Exercise
If we know our values, and can articulate them to our partners in an honest dialogue, our chances of alignment, cooperation, mutual respect, and success increase significantly.
Apply corporate goal-setting tactics to your personal goals for 2019
Make your 2019 goal-setting more effective with this template download.
How to truly unplug over holiday break
I hate to be the one to tell you, but you’re not a hero for answering your email over break.
The Power of Partnerships: Workshop Recap
As self-awareness is a foundational element of effective leadership, the CliftonStrengths assessment was also valuable to the students as they think about how …
Leadership & paradox: Tug-of-war or creative freedom?
Are you a leader faced with organizational change? I invite you to take part in my research study, sponsored by Northwestern University.
Communication: modalities and a moratorium on reply-all's
If an employee misses a day on the company Slack due to customer obligations or vacation, there should not be a penalty. The employee will not - and should not- have to go…
Communication: It's not you, it's them.
We so often just want to hurry up and be heard, we forget to reflect and analyze who is the listener, the “consumer” of the message.
Relator: my inner caretaker
In my career, I’ve always loved being part of smaller businesses in which I know everyone’s name, in which I work in small teams, and in which I can develop meaningful relationships and accomplish goals with people I care deeply about.
Command: my inner rebel
Those with Command as a Top 5 Strength bring decisiveness and emotional clarity. They have the ability to bring to light what is often avoided or unstated. They do not shy away from confrontation…
Shine brighter with CliftonStrengths
It’s a cognitive shift - instead of obsessing over our weaknesses and how to fix them, it focuses on how we’re each uniquely talented and how we can capitalize on these strengths in new ways.
Change begins with an ending
The solitude that nature brought over 2017 gave me the space to immerse myself in my own thoughts - both the fearful thoughts and the positive thoughts. It was, in a word, laborious.
What people get wrong about Transformational Leadership
The focus is leading toward a greater good, an optimistic future. Transformational leaders encourage independent thought and moral reflection - not incremental improvements to organization’s quarterly results.
A working definition of leadership
Whereas line-managers typically solve problems related their specific area of expertise, a leader can “zoom in and zoom out” of a problem, a micro and macro approach of sorts. With this approach and skill set, a leader exhibits unique problem-solving and decision-making capabilities. It is important to note...
14.5 Acronyms you need to know
Acronyms can make communications more efficient, helping us express our thoughts in a much more concise and accelerated manner. However, there are times when it can slow down cognition, consistently leaving listeners a few steps behind in...