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Focused on Accountability?
Accountability is a hot topic these days. In my recent experience, accountability is most always referred to in a context that means, “Why aren’t THEY taking greater ownership over their work?”  If yo...
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Wouldn’t it be great to get MORE of the RIGHT things done so you can feel a real sense of progress and achievement?
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I’m always looking for the habits, hacks and patterns that get better results an...
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Performance Issues Got You Down?
Let’s face it, managing performance issues is usually one of the most challenging aspects of any leaders’ job.
When one of your team members is not performing up to standard, it can create a kind of ...
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Cultivating Warmth and Connection
On this day of celebrating the beauty of love, I’m thinking about the warmth and connection that is at the heart of every strong team.
I’m not talking about romantic love, of course. I’m talking abou...
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A Word for the Year: Committed
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That’s my word of the year.  A word of the year helps me set a direction and follow-though on things I know are important and take time. Choosing one word can be challenging, but this year ...
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How are you measured?
How are you measured at work?
This seems like a simple question, right? Take a moment, and answer if you can. (I’ll wait.) Was that easy?  For some, the measures of success are clear.
If you are i...
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Time is Not Your Problem
I hate the feeling of spinning my wheels.
There are times when I find myself bouncing off walls, my attention split into fragments, distracted by 100 tasks and “to-dos.” This is especially true at ce...
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Finding YOUR Happy
While in grad school, I lived in a studio apartment by the beach. It was a simple place—400 square feet above a garage, with lots of light and formica counter tops. I could hear the waves and smell th...
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5 Tips for Better Teamwork
 Which of the 4 graphs above best represents your team trajectory?Â
Is it A? Holding steady- not improving but not decliningÂ
Is it B? Sometimes up, sometimes down… but rather unpredictableÂ
Is i...
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The ONE Thing that Accelerates EVERYTHING
Imagine this…
You arrive at the airport for a connecting flight. The pressure is ON. You’ve got to find the shuttle, travel to another terminal, and haul your bulky carry-on, and you have only 20 min...
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