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The Meeting that Matters

The most important meeting on your calendar probably isn't the executive team meeting, the board meeting, or the quarterly business review.

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Unsaid Expectations

The fastest way to damage trust on a team is surprisingly quiet: leaving expectations unsaid. When we assume people “should just know,” we create the...

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The IKEA Effect: People Care About What They Help Build

When Betty Crocker first introduced boxed cake mixes in the 1950s, the products were marketed as ultimately easy. Just add water! But sales were slow...

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Trust Your Wings

At BecomeMore, one of our core values is to Level Up, continuously.

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Why Treating Everyone The Same Hurts Performance

Treating everyone the same at work sounds kind, fair, and conflict-free, but it often produces the opposite results. In this conversation, we use a...

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Communicate the Pivot

Last year, one of my strategic projects took a pivot. And when I say pivot, I mean it split into two entirely different projects—each heading toward...

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Dance in the Moment: Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist

“This could not be going any worse.”

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The Simple Habits That Keep You Employed

The fastest way to improve career stability often has nothing to do with learning another software tool or stacking more credentials. We keep seeing...

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The Leadership Lesson I Learned from Dandelions

I recently spent the afternoon of my birthday pulling dandelions from my lawn. I know it sounds like an unglamorous way to spend your birthday, but I...

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What It Looks Like When You’re Agile With Change

Years ago, when a big change at my then-company was about to throw our lives into disarray, my husband announced succinctly: “We fear change!”

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