Communication, Leadership, Productivity
8 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders
We’re all familiar with what an IQ is, but far fewer people are in touch with how their EQ, or emotional intelligence, impacts their success. To be effective at building relationships where people are motivated…
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The Power of Failure
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, things just don’t go as planned. You experience challenges, setbacks and outright failures. You look back at your life and begin to count the few failures, losing sight of your…
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6 Ways to Eliminate Fear From Leadership
We all make mistakes and we all fail at times. But how you respond to your mistakes and failures will go a long way towards determining your success as a leader. Fear-based leadership leads to…
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Arrogance is Leadership Kryptonite
There’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance. When leaders are confident, they have a deep belief in their ability to make a difference in the world. Confidence is an important competency in leadership, and…
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From Peer to Supervisor…Managing the Minefield
Congratulations! You’ve just been notified by your boss that you received the promotion. You’re both excited and scared. Excited because your hard work is paying off, and your salary just increased by 35 percent. Nervous…
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7 Ways to Effectively Deal with Constructive Feedback
Negative feedback is hard to accept, no matter who you are. As leaders, however, our ability to develop our skills and become strong, successful leaders depends on our ability to listen to feedback effectively and…
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What if it’s Me?
In my post Are You a Coachable Leader, I talk about how my executive coaching success rate hovers around 50%. Half of the managers I coach genuinely want to develop their leadership skills, and go…
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9 Mistakes New Managers Make
Getting promoted into a managerial role for the first time is both exciting and stressful. It’s a step up in your career, and a big one at that. The new role requires a whole new…
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Procrastination – The One Habit You Need to Quit
All of us, from time to time, have procrastinated both professional and personal tasks or projects. By definition, procrastination is the intentional and habitual postponement of a task, in favor of a less-important one. Procrastination…
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8 Habits Roadblocking Your Next Promotion
Most executives and managers we coach have a desire to be promoted and take on more responsibility in their organizations. Some successfully continue to improve and develop their leadership skills, and rise to even higher…
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