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Stop Taking Action and Increase Your Productivity
Perhaps you’re like me. You pack more into the day than it can possibly hold. The items on the to-do list stack up and the top priorities that need your undivided attention slip as you deal with unexpected emergencies that can’t wait. Frustration builds and...
Two Tips to Dance your Way to Top-Quality Work
The wedding was filled with music. The bride looked simply mesmerizing in a wedding dress similar to those found at www.winniecouture.com/stores/wedding-dresses-chicago-il/. We sat in the wooden pews listening attentively as music consumed the church. As the choir...
4 Ways to Talk about Intuition at Work
After 75 interviews with leaders, it’s clear. Leaders rely on intuition for decision-making in complex situations. Making decisions in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty is part of the job. There is neither the ability to know all the facts nor time to find enough...
Leaders Learn from Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is not a huge event in our household. With 16 years of marriage, we're past the point of grand gestures, dozens of roses or big gifts...and I like it this way. I like it because it's the small things that matter. Valentine's Day now is a time to pause...
Stuck in a Rut and Don’t Know It?
It was evening at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. I checked in after a long flight to Phoenix and, like always, I scouted out the facility for the next day. I don't think you'd be surprised to learn that the thing that grabbed my attention first was the amazing...
Hiring? Recognize and Use Feelings Wisely
It was an important hiring decision – a senior manager with a healthy budget and high-level staff. Most hiring processes will consist of an interview panel, checking references, conducting several rounds of interviews, and even potentially a police clearance to ensure...
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Top Leadership Tip: Just Care and Be Nice
Some time ago, I spoke at and facilitated an Executive Leadership Program for a notable association. The speakers were a who’s who in that industry--successful business people with a solid track record. There were sessions on responding to RFPs, auditing and...
Customer Service Week: Lessons from Helicopter Pilots
They started with two helicopters, an office crammed into the corner of the hangar filled with beat up furniture. Today, there are eight helicopters, a flight simulator, an office building outside the hangar and services offered in three locations across the country....
Communication Lessons from a Lightning Strike
We were climbing out of the Denver International Airport on an overcast day with bumps typical of Denver. I was flying from a speaking engagement in Keystone to another one in Atlanta and was engrossed in my work when…POP! Flash! The noise and bright light came from...
Tasting Scottish Whisky: What It Means to Your Team
Scotland is known for fine woolens, shortbread, the heather-covered moors and single malt Scottish whisky. I'm not a single malt whisky drinker but as a visitor to Scotland for ten days, I decided to try two per day. If I was a teenager or student I would be loving...
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