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Inclusive Leadership – Moving through Discomfort
Inclusive Leadership Isn't Comfortable Building inclusive leadership requires getting comfortable with discomfort, taking daily small steps, and being selective with the feedback you listen to. I’ve been reluctant to write this. At the core of my hesitation was...
Productivity at Work: How to Lead Highly Productive Teams
To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus on what matters most in three areas. First, ensure your team understands their big strategic priorities. Next, give...
4 Simple Ways to Gain More Credibility at Work
To Gain More Credibility at Work, Think Others First I'm often asked to speak about ways to show up with more confidence and to build credibility at work. There are still a stupid number of places that this is way harder than it needs to be, particularly for those...
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How Do I Build More Connected Business Relationships? (With Video)
Think beyond "networking" to building deeply connected business relationships that will enhance your business and your life. This week on "Asking For a Friend" I interview Susan McPherson, author of The Lost Art of Connecting about how to build deeper trust and...
How Smart Leaders Help a Team Work Better Together: Plan Breakdowns
Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? These common relationship breakdowns don’t surprise effective...
The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership with Dr. Kaliym Islam
The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership: Confidence, Humility, Influence, and Career Success In this wisdom-packed interview, former Wall Street executive Dr. Kaliym Islam shares the many leadership moments that transformed his career. This is practical, research-based,...
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Karin Hurt
As a New Employee, How to I Ensure My Ideas at Work are Taken Seriously?
Want to make an impact in your new role? Position your ideas at work so they're more likely to be heard. "Hey Karin, "I was hired for my ideas and my extensive experience. I was told "We welcome your different perspectives, experiences, and ideas at work. That's...
How to Encourage an Employee Stop Talking Too Much (Without Squashing Their Enthusiasm)
Practical strategies to encourage enthusiastic team members from talking too much and empower collaborative conversation So what do you do when your well-meaning, enthusiastic team-member is just talking too much in meetings? It's tricky, particularly in virtual...
How Do I Build Better, More Meaningful, Work Relationships?
Strong Work Relationships Start Better Questions I'm so excited to share this week’s Asking for a Friend all about work relationships. I hosted Michael Bungay Stanier live on LinkedIn for a conversation about how to have better relationships at work and talk about...
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As a New Employee, How to I Ensure My Ideas at Work are Taken Seriously?
Want to make an impact in your new role? Position your ideas at work so they're more likely to be heard. "Hey Karin, "I was hired for my ideas and my extensive experience. I was told "We welcome your different perspectives, experiences, and ideas at work. That's...
How to Encourage an Employee Stop Talking Too Much (Without Squashing Their Enthusiasm)
Practical strategies to encourage enthusiastic team members from talking too much and empower collaborative conversation So what do you do when your well-meaning, enthusiastic team-member is just talking too much in meetings? It's tricky, particularly in virtual...
How Do I Build Better, More Meaningful, Work Relationships?
Strong Work Relationships Start Better Questions I'm so excited to share this week’s Asking for a Friend all about work relationships. I hosted Michael Bungay Stanier live on LinkedIn for a conversation about how to have better relationships at work and talk about...
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Your Greatest Leadership Opportunity with Germaine Hunter
Episode 234: Leaders and managers face an ever-expanding level of complexity and demands on their time and skills. At the same time, there's more of a need than ever before for managers to truly connect with their people - often across geography and time zones....
Ready or Reactive with Josefine Campbell
Episode 233: Is your team ready or reactive? To be ready, deal with change, and be flexible, people need energy. Meanwhile, stress, anxiety, and loss of engagement at work are major factors in modern work life and statistics are staggering in a negative direction....
Stop Reacting Start Responding with Susan Freeman
Episode #232 - When issues or conversations come up in the workplace do you respond or react? Despite having a desire to succeed, we are so accustomed to working hard to reach our goals and produce results in the workplace, that many of us sacrifice our deeper...
