A friend told me that she had been angling for a promotion at work. She had been there 5 years, done good work and felt she was ready. When she had as...
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We all know that it’s important to hire good leaders, but what happens when you make a poor leadership hiring decision? Consider the effects of hiri...
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In this Webinar we discussed How To Respond to the #MeToo Movement And, as A Leader How Can You Create A Safe Workplace We will discuss the 5 reasons ...
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You likely have heard of the concept called the Peter Principle: ‘People get promoted one level above the competencies and capabilities’; or, ‘m...
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I have been working with leaders for almost a very long time, and in this blog, I’ve distilled down the “secret habits” that define the best lea...
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Everybody knows bad leadership can be costly. It leads to turnover, workplace stress, and decreased cooperation which costs businesses billions eac...
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I was challenged by a regular reader of my blog. She is a middle manager struggling with a large company where the executive team drives everything th...
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There is a proverb that teaches that it is both a curse and a blessing to live in interesting times. Most of my clients are facing a change or a loomi...
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It couldn’t be said more simply than this Quora response: Knowledge is knowing a desert path is 16 kilometres long. Wisdom is building a lemonade st...
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We have all had one of those days – lots on our plate – and your Boss show up at your door without a coffee for you and says “Sorry ...
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While delivering a leadership workshop, a bright, intelligent, newly-promoted young lady asked for advice about leading people on her team who were lo...
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