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Personal and professional growth (2)

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Feedback Flow: Turning Conversations into Team Triumphs

True success hinges on mastering the art of feedback, and it’s NOT just feedback from a leader to a team member. It's from team member to leader,...

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The Power of Visualization: Transforming Goals into Reality

We all have goals that we want (and some we REALLY WANT) to accomplish. Many things prevent goal accomplishment: We don’t plan the work. The daily...

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Man on suspension bridge

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The Science Behind One-on-One Meetings: Building Bridges for Success

At this point in my career, I've attended a lot of one-on-one meetings. A. Lot. Sometimes I've been on the "leader" side of the desk, and sometimes...

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stir-fry in a dish

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Are You Treating Your Team Like They’re Crockpot Employees—When They’re Really a Stir-Fry?

Last week I was chatting with my friend Dorothy about work things. Coworkers and bosses and getting stuff done. “My boss told me one day that I’m a...

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window box with annual plants

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How to Grow Leaders

It’s the end of the growing season here where I live, and this week I was cleaning out my garden containers after a hard frost had finished off what...

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When protecting your team hurts, not helps

Protecting my team members from baloney. That’s what I used to think was one of my most important jobs as a leader. I’d do whatever I could to keep...

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A Leader’s Output: Is It Process or People?

Congratulations! You have been tagged by your boss to lead a group of people or a project. How exciting! The higher-ups have noticed your potential...

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When your coworker does that inexplicable thing

“What were they thinking?!” As a career coach, I hear that a lot when people describe to me an incident in their workplace. Someone has done...

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