What Gets in the Way of Strategic Thinking? Steps You Can Take to Move Forward Last week, I wrote about a leader who needs her team to think more strategically in order to accomplish significant company goals. The truth is, executives and professionals at all levels encounter numerous obstacles daily that impede strategic thinking. Here…
How to Stop Settling for Less! What Are Your Settling For? I’ll be the first to admit, I am a creature of habit. And it’s habit-what we are accustomed to-that is the genesis of settling. This could apply in your personal life, or in your work. It could be in what you settle for from…
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone to Get Ahead Are You Ready for Tomorrow’s Challenges? Smart companies have a well-thought-out succession plan that ensures the right talent is there for promotions and that when key players move on they can fill the gap. Does your career strategy align well with the long-term plans of your current employer?…
Ideas for Lifelong Learning Resources to Inspire Your Learning Journey Karen had a long career yet ahead of her and decades to work before she could retire at age 65. She hoped to stay in her current position as a paralegal supporting an in-house legal team for a commercial real estate company until she retired.…
Are You Coachable? A Top Trait of Lifelong Learners: Coachability Can you tell if you are a coachable person? Do coachable people do better at work and in business? This month, I am writing about the value and impact of being of a lifelong learner. One of the most important traits of the lifelong learner…
Dealing with Difficult People at Work Keep Your Sanity with These Rules of the Road “Difficult” comes in many shapes and sizes. There are many reasons that you may find someone you work with difficult. Today I want to talk about the type of difficult people who may be: Lacking credibility for their role…
How to Build Influence at Work Getting What You Want by Helping Others Sally wanted a promotion or a transfer to another department, but it seemed like she had been at odds with her boss, Judy, for the past two years. Every time Sally tried to pin Judy down on why operations and finance wanted…
Setting Healthy Boundaries at Work “Not My Monkey” It happened again. This time, Suzie raised her hand at the company meeting to make a suggestion that genuinely needed the involvement of the purchasing and operations teams. Somehow, the whole project was dumped in her lap. Again. Suzie was a great problem solver. As…
Can Your Listening Skills Transform Your Leadership Ability? The First Step in Communication Mastery What are you listening for when you talk to your team? Are you looking to have your thoughts and ideas affirmed, or are you open to new ideas? Here’s the way many conversations go in the workplace. See if you recognize…
What to Do If You Fail Your 30-Day Challenge? The 30-Day Challenge is a Learning Lab Your 30-Day Challenge didn’t go as well as you expected. You failed. Here are some of the reasons that a 30-Day Challenge could go sideways: Your goal may have been too aggressive or ambitious to begin with An unexpected obstacle arose…