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What Was Once Uncertain No Longer Is
Not That Long Ago Remember back in early March when the whole world turned upside down? Everyone described what was happening as crazy, uncertain and disruptive? There was significant anxiety as we tried to make sense of it all. We had no way to prepare, anticipate or...
You Don’t Sell Time
One Coaching Call I've conducted nearly 75 coaching calls over the last 3 weeks and there has been an overall theme of people accepting a prompt to action. I guess there is pent up energy to move forward, given the crazy delays and disruptions of 2020. Even...
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...
