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Increase Belonging Virtually
Belonging Is Essential Last week, I came across an article published by the Mayo Clinic about the importance of belonging. "The social ties that accompany a sense of belonging are a protective factor helping manage stress." It is clear that belonging is an essential...
Create Certainty By Purging
Prepare for 2021 We are in the last part of an unbelievable year. One year ago, you could never have imagined or planned for 2020. I’ve heard so many people say that 2021 can’t come soon enough. So, in preparation for 2021, you have the opportunity to significantly...
When The End Really Isn’t
Under Normal Times As a professional whose career is cyclical or seasonal, you have gotten used to the normal ebb and flow of the job. And at the end of a long, intense project or season, you have developed a routine to recover and recharge. For instance, you may take...
The Value of Good Management
Three Roles In professional service work, you wear multiple hats in order to be effective. At the very least, you are a performer, a manager and a leader. Every engagement has all three, whether you are a team of one or ten. And regardless of your title, if you are...
Status Quo Isn’t The Problem
Status Quo Insights I very much enjoyed Dustin Hostetler and Michael Wherry’s LinkedIn post on the dangers of Status Quo (SQ) so much that I have to add my 2 cents. I’ve become somewhat of a student of status quo because it is at the heart of resistance to any...
You Can’t Motivate Your People
Leaders Motivate Everyone knows that leaders have to motivate their people. So they do whatever they can to make it happen. Some yell and threaten. Some are cheerleaders. Some try to be best friends. Some use incentives and rewards. All in the hopes that their people...
Leaders Get Used To It
Leaders Create Motivation Firm leaders report that their people are exhausted and becoming unmotivated. This has been my experience also in my coaching calls the last few months. While I'm a believer in self-motivation, I'm also aware of the leader responsibility to...
Update Your Personal Owner’s Manual
Your Owner’s Manual You didn't come with an owner's manual. You learned about yourself over the years through instruction, experience and feedback, in order to make sense of it all. In effect, you have written your personal owner's manual. With it, you steer yourself...
Effective Leaders Use Push and Pull
As a leader, you have to get results. In professional service, you get results when you engage the hearts and minds of your people. Whether you are a leader of your firm, a department or a project team, if your people are struggling to function well, you need to pay...
What If It’s Not A Disruption?
Is It A Disruption? This pandemic has been labeled a huge disruption. What was normal and automatic no longer is. Whether conducting meetings, managing work or leading people, the comfortable and familiar ways just don't cut it anymore. Hence, the temptation to call...
