The compliment sandwich is the most common way leaders have been delivering feedback in recent years. The problem is, it just isn’t working. Employees are onto the drill, and the minute you say “good job” they are...
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So many wise things have been said about leadership through the ages that they fill books. As a motivational speaker, when I hear a great thought eloquently expressed, I can’t help but jot it down in...
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I believe that your creativity does not really exist until you express it in some form. If you have great ideas and see amazing patterns, but you never put them into practice, you may be an...
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When I was a child I used to think that every New Year brought me a clean slate and I could begin again and change and grow as my whims allowed. As an adult, I still...
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Looking ahead at trends and developments within the business and personal workspace it looks like big changes are in store for 2018. In other words, what’s hot and what’s not for the coming year? Here are my...
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So many of my incredibly talented clients still struggle from issues of self-doubt that I am prompted to address that. I read once that the true creative person is the one who decides that the work...
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There is really only one secret to being extraordinary at sales. That is to look at every single product or service you sell through the customers’ eyes. Be creative. Consider every possible reason this product or service...
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So many interesting people I meet tell me that they want to write a book “someday,” and follow that with “when I can take a year off,” or “when my children are older,” or “when...
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You never know how strong you are until something horrible happens and you have to get over it. As a young woman my own life was touched by tragedy and I know how demanding grief and...
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To stay ahead, always have your next idea waiting in the wings, leadership expert Rosabeth Moss Kanter tells us. It is advice worth taking to heart. Moss Kanter, who is director of the Harvard University Advanced Leadership...
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