This may seem like a strange question: Do you love your organization? Strange perhaps because you never thought about it. Or perhaps strange because you aren’t sure you would use the world love in that way. But this question can have a lot to do with your ultimate success – as a leader, as an

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We are all served by being able to ask powerful questions. They help us build relationships, gain perspectives, learn things, solve problems, and coach others, among other things. Before we can ask great questions though, we must have great questions to ask! Here is a short list of short questions from my question collection. Use

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As leaders, it’s important that we understand the three essential sources of feedback that we are thinking about in our subconscious and how they have the power to shape our success, productivity, and confidence as leaders. Here’s what I mean…Power and PositionWhen it comes to feedback, the first source that demands our attention is power

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Ask any group of people to make a list of the reasons why meetings are painful or ineffective. Undoubtedly, “They start late” will always make the list. I know this because I have asked groups this question many times. So, starting on time is one of the biggest things we could do to make meetings

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Last week, we explored why choosing excellence is crucial. It’s about being outstanding, going beyond mediocrity, and striving for greatness. Today, we’ll focus on how to attain personal excellence. It all begins with our habits—the daily choices and actions that shape our lives.Pick Your Points of Excellence: You cannot excel at everything. To become exceptionally good,

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Get people talking about challenges in their organizations and within minutes, the word “policy” will come up. We all have stories of a policy that seemed counter-intuitive or blocked us from doing what seemed to be the best course of action. And we have all been on the receiving end of “That’s against the policy”

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I get it. You want to be productive. You want to get more done. And it feels like more than a want, but an imperative – there is more to do than you think you can get to. I’m with you – I want to be more productive too. But I am going to go

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Excellence is a quality that we all desire—being outstanding or extremely good. Who wouldn’t want that in at least some aspects of their lives? You might argue that it’s a high bar to strive for in everything we do, but deep down, each of us seeks excellence in some form or another. After all, you

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