Throughout the years, I have had dozens upon dozens of difficult conversations. From laying people off, to discussing attendance issues, to conversations on performance. None of these conversations were easy. There were conversations that ended up going smoothly and those that left me feeling like I missed the ball. The best ones were those where […]
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When you have your whole day planned ahead of you, what is the one thing that can deter you from your original plan? Hint, it is the subject of this post. Emails are one of those things that can unexpectedly add a wrench to your work plans. I am all for sharing best practices and
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There is one thing that is a big universal equalizer. The ONE thing that we all have exactly the same of, whether rich or poor and no matter in which culture or religion. This big equalizer is time. We all have the same 24 hours in a day. What differentiates a successful person from an
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Being a leader is not an easy task. To truly excel, one must adopt a mindset similar to that of a polymath, continuously learning and expanding across various fields to inspire and motivate others. This relentless pursuit of knowledge can be as frustrating as it is rewarding. Every now and then, even leaders need an
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My day last Thursday started off by finding out that the company I worked for cut 10% of its head office employees, including 3 of my colleagues who lost their jobs. After the shock, came a variety of emotions. There was a feeling of loss for my colleagues who throughout the years had become my
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Ever since my children were old enough to understand, I have been drilling them on the importance of “Never Giving Up”. It is a value that I hope becomes instilled in them throughout their lifetime. This however, is not that type of post. This post is about those things you need to give up. There
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How many so-called resolutions have you made that you actually accomplished? How many goals have you set and seen to the finish line? According to Statistic Brain Research Institute, only 8% of people are actually ever successful in achieving their resolution. If you are part of the 8%, you should be extremely proud. If you
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I was recently having a development session with one of my employees. We were reviewing her performance and upcoming goals for the quarter. I began asking her questions related to her numbers, her team and her plans for her store. These questions, she was able to answer very easily. When it came time to reviewing
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You have an idea for a project or a goal. In fact, you believe it to be one of the best ideas you’ve ever had. It gets you excited even to think about accomplishing it. You want to achieve this so bad, you can almost feel what it would be like to succeed. Now what
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I had it all planned out. I had 4 days off during the holiday break and I was going to get so much productive work done. Except, I didn’t. Today is my last day of my break. I go back to work tomorrow and I did not even get 10% done of what I wanted
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New Year’s Resolutions are a popular trend this time of year. I challenge you to first find time to reflect on the year you just had. Take note of the important lessons that you learned throughout the year. What will you do differently this year? If you could accomplish 5 things this year, what would
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Does the start of a new year, inspire you to want and accomplish more? Do you feel like with the start of a new year, you can have a blank slate on all your previous goals that were not accomplished? A recent hashtag Twitter trend #NewYearsResolutionIn5Words, got me thinking about how important it is to
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There are many words for it; Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Personal Growth. No matter what you may call it, the desire for it is universal. That is why this time of year, so many of us make New Year’s resolutions. It is the start of a New Year, a chance to strive for those goals you
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Christmas and Holiday Seasons are the time of year when the pressure to be perfect intensifies. If you walk the malls in December, especially 1 week before Christmas, what do you see? In retail, we often hear that customers are most grumpy during the holiday season. Why is that? We plan the perfect Christmas meal. We
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When you look back at the past year, are you happy with the type of leader you were? Is there an area where you feel that if you were able to improve on, it would drastically improve your leadership effectiveness? The first step in improving any skill is to know where you are before you
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