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Supporting Authentic, Female Leadership
As a woman in the working world, you have been implicitly conditioned to make other people feel comfortable, whether it’s by unwrapping the catering for a working lunch (since no one else seems to know how) or biting your…
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Playfulness And Productivity – A Match Made In Workplace Heaven
My philosophy – one I work hard to prove to my clients – is that work can, and should, be both joyful and productive. Productive is obviously an easy sell, but joyful? Not so much. That’s why I’ve become so captivated by…
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Get A Return On The High Cost Of Meetings
In a recent study, researchers estimated that companies could save $25,000 per employee per year by eliminating unnecessary meetings. For organizations with 5,000 employees, this could mean a yearly estimated savings of $10…
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Big meetings are back. Make them matter
Sub-zero ballrooms with massive presentation screens. An endless docket of breakouts, working sessions, and team-building events. The networking coffees, happy hours, and serendipitous run-ins. That’s right—annual meetings…
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It’s time to lay off the meetings, not the team
Over the course of 2022 and early 2023, some of the world’s best-known companies announced mass layoffs—defined as more than a third of the company or more than 500 employees being laid off in 30 days. Downsizing at this…
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A Prescription for Long-Term Team Health
If the members of your family visited a doctor only once a year and then took none of the recommended follow-up actions in between, what is the likelihood of maintaining good health? We know from the statistics about health…
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Let’s Make Fresh Start February Happen
February. The excitement of your New Year’s resolution has already faded, and the fresh promise of spring is so, so far away. The daily grind is back in full effect accompanied by gray skies and a massive list of action items.…
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To better manage others, manage yourself
“I am committed to work-life balance,” you say in a team meeting. Then you end up working with your team until 8 p.m. every night for the rest of the week revisiting budget scenarios. “Vacations are essential for restoration,”…
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Four Ways To Delegate Like A Champ
Be honest — how often during the week do you default to just doing it yourself rather than delegating to a member of your team? If you’re like many leaders, the answer is too much. The reasons that leaders struggle to delegate…
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We Can Do Better Than 'Fine"
Let’s be honest. Whether it’s how your kid’s first day of school went or a descriptor of your most recent date, “fine” is a pretty low bar. When it comes to our professional lives, “fine” is the standard. How was that Monday…
