Tag: Growth
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Isn’t a coach really just a trainer?
I was recently asked by someone I met, “Isn’t a coach really just a trainer?”My response was quick – “While a coach sometimes trains on new skills or knowledge, they also facilitate, mentor and challenge teams to improve the way they work.”Looking back, I would grade myself a “C-” on that answer. I WISH…
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Be yourself
For anyone who needs to hear it today – “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo EmersonEmerson is on to something. Is it possible to spend so much time trying to meet the expectations of others that you forget the…
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Unlock The Potential Of High Performing Teams with the Three Es
The key to unlocking your team’s full potential? Balancing the 3 Es – Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Engagement. While many organizations focus solely on efficiency, measuring and optimizing for results, this approach can lead to limited long-term value.By inspecting and balancing the 3 Es, leaders can enable cross-functional teams to achieve their full potential indefinitely.Don’t limit…
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How are you showing up?
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Take a small step toward being a more agile minded leader.
One of the most important contributions that leaders can make in any transformation is to model the types of behaviors that we want teams and team members to adopt! Modeling our target behaviors sends a very clear message that we are invested in not only changing the way we approach work, but also the culture…
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Take a step forward
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Next steps on the journey…
If y’all have been paying attention, I often refer to our transformations, or any change really, as a journey. I like that word because it involves the idea of something that takes time and is full of possibilities. Something that could be exciting and full of adventure. It’s a little bit mysterious because of the…
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Courage
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Be Strong – Be Vulnerable
Somehow in the workplace we’ve equated being a good leader with being infallible… with never making a mistake or a misstep. I gotta be honest, that sounds EXHAUSTING to me! I would argue that one of the most important characteristics of being a great leader, is showing that it’s ok to make mistakes. That it’s…
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I feel you brother – Empathy doesn’t need to be a mystery.
Empathy, I think, is one of those things that is easy to define and hard to employ. You can pretty easily find a consensus on what the word means – I’ll even save you the trouble and Google it… It’s the ability to make a connection to a feeling someone else is having about a…