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Solitude and Leadership

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Solitude and Leadership: Is It a Bad Thing?

My boss used to go into the office at the crack of dawn. Her car would be the only one in the parking lot and her office was the only one with the...

Celebrating Milestones at Work: How To Recognize Team Achievement

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Celebrating Milestones at Work: How To Recognize Team Achievement

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” This famous line from the 80’s movie Ferris Bueller’s...

Team Communication Tools

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3 Team Communication Tools You Need and Will Actually Use

A pet peeve of mine is and always has been too many collaboration and communication tools. More often than I care to admit, I find myself missing...

Boss vs Leader: What Does Your Team Need?

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Boss vs Leader: What Does Your Team Need?

How does your team need you, the one in the team leadership role, to show up to succeed? Is it as a boss or a leader?

How a Leadership Development Program Made Me a Better Team Leader

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How a Leadership Development Program Made Me a Better Team Leader

“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” This famous quote from Albert Einstein perfectly explains my initial transition from...

5 Steps for Improving Team Performance

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5 Steps for Improving Team Performance

Why do some teams have breakaway performance while others continually struggle? This is a question that many leaders have pondered. To gain some...

I Keep Making Mistakes At Work

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“I Keep Making Mistakes At Work”: What To Do To Break the Pattern

Why do I keep making mistakes at work? Is it normal to make mistakes at work? These are the types of questions that hundreds of people ask Google...

What Does It Mean to Take Responsibility for Your Actions At Work

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What Does It Mean to Take Responsibility for Your Actions At Work?

Today’s workplace is arguably more interconnected than ever. What you do may not only affect your own productivity, performance, and success, but...

How Can You Tell If Someone Is Coachable

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How Can You Tell If Someone Is Coachable? 8 Traits To Look For

Coaching employees is an investment. Not only in tangible things such as time, money, and resources, but in intangible things like energy,...

Giving Effective Feedback Template

[Template] Giving Effective Feedback

Whether you’re praising a peer for a job well done or guiding an employee on a project that’s faltering, feedback is how those around you learn and...

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