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The Imposter Syndrome is an Imposter!
Let’s say you imagine yourself in a leadership role, and IMMEDIATELY your mind says back to you, “Who, YOU?” Acknowledge how much power your mind has! It gets your spoon to your mouth reliably, it keeps you in your office chair while simultaneously saying, “take a...
The Imposter Syndrome is an Imposter!
Let’s say you imagine yourself in a leadership role, and IMMEDIATELY your mind says back to you, “Who, YOU?” Acknowledge how much power your mind has! It gets your spoon to your mouth reliably, it keeps you in your office chair while simultaneously saying, “take a...
The Imposter Syndrome is an Imposter!
Let’s say you imagine yourself in a leadership role, and IMMEDIATELY your mind says back to you, “Who, YOU?” Acknowledge how much power your mind has! It gets your spoon to your mouth reliably, it keeps you in your office chair while simultaneously saying, “take a...
Leadership: Whatcha been thinkin’ ‘bout it? How you been thinkin’ ‘bout it?
I assert that great leadership requires a certain amount of certainty in order to provide clarity. See if you agree. Agreeing or not agreeing would be bringing your opinion to my writing. Feel free to respond back after you’ve read the entire blog….. In the workplace,...
The Online Gift that Keeps Giving
LinkedIn is a friendly environment within which I find my inspiration and community by keeping up with people’s activities. It keeps me feeling in touch and grateful even with COVID. I’m often amazed at the good works and contribution people find to do from their...
Failing’s Gotten a Bad Rap – Lighten up
From the time I was competing for spelling bees I’ve been afraid of failing. Who isn’t afraid of something? Being the oldest of four children, I had plenty of opportunities to fail. I failed to keep my brother from hitting my sister, and when I called our parents to...
A Chicken/Egg Leadership Recipe
Question: Which Should Come First, Being or Doing? Answer: Being. A leader’s greatest potential to contribute [to people they lead and their outcomes] is granted by followers who perceive a leader as “BEING leader.” Unlike the title “manager,” the title “Leader” is...
You Might be Breaking the Law: The Problem with Using Personality Tests for Hiring
Is your pre-screening assessment introducing bias into your hiring process? Read this excerpt from our whitepaper to find out why you should rethink using a personality test for hiring. Obviously, employers have every right to attempt to determine if applicants are...
Gaining Strategic Agility through Paradoxical Leadership
How do you lead with bold optimism while realistically recognizing and analyzing pitfalls… those you see and those you can’t lying around the next corner? How do you balance the authoritative and collaborative components of group decision making, or drive your team...
Can Millennials be Managed toward their Highest Potential?
Prompted by the convergence of two trends in the workplace — 10,000 baby boomers a day retiring between now and 2030, and 8 million Millennials entering the workplace in the coming years the question we tackled was “How are corporations managing their talent pipelines...
Begin 2021 with Stop. Start. Continue.
I have played this game with CEOs I’ve coached and it’s clearly not a game. It is an assessment of where you are now and how you might essentially reconstruct your future based on what is working and what is not working to get you to your goals. Simple and profound,...
A Vulnerability Test – 7 Ways Leaders Demonstrate Trust
Trustworthiness requires being willing and able to be vulnerable. A dictionary definition would say that vulnerability is being susceptible to physical or emotional injury. In this case, it means emotional injury — being "available" emotionally such that you care...