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5 Silent Culture Killers
Let’s face it. Leading is HARD. I don’t know a single leader who would ever intentionally destroy, derail or create a dysfunctional team or compromise their culture. But I do...
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5 Powerful Team Rituals to Boost Success
What makes a team feel connected, purposeful, and unstoppable? For some, the answer lies in the predictable power of rituals. Let’s explore how rituals shape success by comparing two teams....
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Don't Sell Yourself Short
I LOVE harmony. Give me joy, harmony, peace, and love any day of the week! But over time, I’ve come to learn that there is a high-cost to side-stepping the hard conversations, difficult...
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Dealing with the Discomfort of Uncertainty
It’s election day and households across the country (and the world) are tuned in to election returns, rooting for a specific outcome! Today we may be acutely aware of a lack of...
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Confessions from a Conflict-Avoider
It’s true. I’m conflict avoidant. To be more accurate, I adapt my response to the situation, but I gravitate toward avoiding the conflict or accommodating the other person when...
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Are you like an H or like an A?
Honestly—before I really understood the dynamics of trust, I would get caught up and waste SO MUCH TIME, EFFORT and ENERGY doing the WRONG things to try to fix the problems. Looking back, it...
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Did you hear about Ann?
“Did you hear about Ann? I heard that she didn’t turn in her project, AGAIN, and made some lame excuse for why she couldn’t get it done.” THIS was the juicy...
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Pandemnesia (Pan-dem-NEE-zhuh)
I made up the word PANDEMNESIA to describe the condition of having forgotten what life was like prior to the pandemic. Every week, as I spend time with leaders and teams from different...
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Don't Tread on Me
As a leader, you WILL need to lead others through change, and you WILL inadvertently threaten their inner sense of security. Here, I’ll help you understand some of those threats and how to...
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It’s Hard to Fix What You Don’t Understand
Performance Issues As a coaching manager, you know the power of holding meaningful 1:1s with your team members. Yet, even with 1:1s, some performance issues persist. You find yourself asking WHY...
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