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Have you ever been part of a brainstorming session? If so, you know that it tends not to involve an equal input from each participant. In fact, depending on the size of the group, in my experience, only 40-50% of the participants in a group brainstorming session are actively participating. Does this mean that those […]
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Throughout my career, I have been put in several different challenging leadership positions. In my first leadership role, I was the only female store manager out of over 90 stores. I was one female in an environment at that time dominated by men. I was also Director of a HBC store, leading a team of
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How engaged are you at work? As a leader, do you keep employee satisfaction top of mind? Do you have a plan in place to decrease employee turnover and improve employee engagement? If you do not, don’t be fooled into thinking that you don’t have a problem. The statistics are startling and the trend is
Grab a Coffee or Tea and take the next few minutes to catch up on some great reads. There is a lot of great information available on the blogosphere that can help direct you towards your goals. Let’s hope that these posts get you to Dream It! Do It! And Inspire! Here are Some Leadership
We live in a competitive world. Athletes compete for the win, politicians compete to be elected, and companies compete for their share of the buyer’s wallet. Even in our day-to-day, we are competing all the time. Who brings in the highest numbers, who signs the biggest contract? The reality is that our results and our
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I have heard employees complain about it more times than I can remember. I’ve seen the disappointment in their faces when reality is far from the image they had on their minds. When they look forward to meeting the executive only to feel at the end of the encounter as though they no longer understand
For all who have made a hiring mistake in the past, put your hands up. I have made some embarrassing ones and in every case I reflect back to the hiring process. Should I have seen something that would have given me a hint that this person would be a “bad hire”? In the majority
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Imagine the following scenario: There is someone in your work that would benefit greatly from an effective communication course. He talks mostly to hear himself think. When you are communicating with him, his eyes wander and you know he is truly not listening to what you are saying. You find that you have to repeat
Effective Communication Was Never His Strength – And Now He’s Your Boss Read More »
Throughout my career, I have seen dozens of different New Managers as they try to succeed in their new role. If you are a new manager, congratulations. You have exhibited competencies that have given you success and got you to where you are now. Now that you are here, where do you start? As a
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Have you ever been micro-managed when you had the competencies to perform the task at hand? How did it make you feel? The effects of micromanagement to a company culture can be disastrous. You have heard it said that people don’t leave bad companies, they leave bad bosses. There is so much emphasis from executives
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Hopefully, you have had the experience of having a good boss. Most of us know what it is like to have a bad boss. I have experienced both and both can be unforgettable. Having a Bad Boss can be an extreme demotivator. There are countless examples that I can give of supervisors who I felt
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How do you balance a full-time job and blog on a consistent basis? I have been blogging at Lead Grow Develop for only a short time but had a Parenting blog for a while. Often, it can be challenging and sometimes even discouraging. There are strategies I use to be able to balance not only
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Are some people just natural-born presenters, or is it a skill that you have to carefully mold with experience? If my son is any indication, some people just naturally have what it takes. During my last blog post about personal development, I mentioned that not only am I an introvert but was also extremely socially
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If you make sure that you are focusing on the little things, you won’t have to rely on big things to get you out of trouble. Most of the times, it is the little things that make the difference. During a recent cruise, I had mentioned to one of the crew members that my kids
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Are you passionate about becoming an effective leader but not sure where you stand in the leadership effectiveness scale? Do you truly understand what type of leader you want to be? Here is a leadership exercise to help you find out. In my last post, I mentioned that the one important key in becoming an
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