“The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.” – Harold Geneen Recently I was having a discussion with colleagues about how to encourage others. When a person is doing a great job, it is easy […]
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Are you going through a transition right now? This time of year can be the beginning of changes with children returning to school and organizations preparing for their fall season. I recently learned about the stages that a caterpillar goes through in order to transform into a butterfly. The process reminded me of the stages
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“Don’t look at the past; Focus on the present. Notice all the things that are pleasant.” – Abigail Coffman The quote above is from my daughter. I was on a walk with her during vacation and we were quietly enjoying the beautiful nature around us. She said this quote out of the blue, and I
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It was refreshing to hear the birds singing as the sun came up this morning. It is spring time. It has been a hard winter, but now it is time for something new. The seasons teach us that change is the one constant of life. However, doing what we have always done can seem comfortable,
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays as you celebrate the many traditions of this season with your family, colleagues and friends. I bless you with the following: Stillness – Take time to be still within this season. Don’t think about anything. Just let yourself be present. Awareness – There is a beauty that come with stillness.
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Nancy is a high performing leader. She is known for getting results, and she knows how to win. Her performance review was going well, until her team member’s ratings of her were reviewed. The bottom-line feedback from others was that they did not like working with Nancy. Nancy realized that if she wanted to be
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In my last series of articles, there has been a theme of developing presence of being an at-rest transformational leader. Below is a list of elements that contribute to developing presence. Know Who You Are You cannot develop presence of transformational leadership until you know who you are. Otherwise you get distracted trying to be
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“We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives … not looking for flaws, but for potential.” – Ellen Goodman At the beginning
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“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will
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Time Management and Leadership “I’ve come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It’s honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to think about it.” – Goldie Hawn I was picking my daughter up after a sport practice. Another friend was there getting her daughter also. She was obviously in a
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