In a previous episode, I made the case for mental fitness. You can see that episode here. I hope you go back and watch it. But let me just summarize it in short right here: to be mentally fit or to think about mental fitness is to be proactive about our mental health. Just like

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Growth doesn’t occur in a linear way. We know that when we look at kids. They have noticeable growth spurts. Most plants don’t grow continuously, and certainly not at the same rate throughout their life. The same is true for us as leaders, professionals, and people. We go through seasons of growth. When we understand

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There are thousands of podcasts – and hundreds of new ones every day. Podcasts about news, sports, entertainment, history, true crime, and comedy. There are podcasts about communication and leadership. <-  Now there is a new podcast about work. A podcast that will help you understand, navigate, and succeed in a new work of work. Introducing

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I doubt there’s anyone reading this who doesn’t use at least one calendar. In fact, if you’re at all like me or members of my team, you likely have multiple calendars – calendars for work, calendars for personal, calendars for kids activities… Calendars are important and we all likely use them. So what’s the purpose

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There are many factors that impact people’s performance at work. These factors include skills, experience, physical health, mindsets and values, and their mental health, too. We all know that when we’re stressed, anxious, or worried, we can’t do our best work. Therefore, leaders should care about the mental health of their teammates. But is it

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Congratulations. You are now a supervisor. Now you’re a leader. I had the chance to work with lots of people in that situation. And the question that they ask is, what do I do first? Where do I start? How do I get on the off on the right foot to be successful? Well, today I have for you three pieces of advice to help you with that.

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Optics. The word has morphed from a scientific one (the study of sight and the behavior of light) to something more. Starting in the political realm, and through media, it has now taken on a new meaning relating to how people see an event or decision. As the word has morphed and become more important,

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The toughest – and perhaps most important – transition of our career is the transition to being a leader. Whether we are doing it for the first time or are now leading a new team. After the congratulations end and you look at the work ahead, you might be thinking “now what?” We’ve learned that

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by Kevin Eikenberry Because the pandemic, and all the changes it brought to our world have been so pervasive and caused so many emotions among us, it is easy to see why people would want to go back to “normal,” to the “good old days” of pre-pandemic work and life. That desire is understandable, probably

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