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Navigating Uncertainty with Confidence

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) They say that the only things that are certain are death and taxes. How about we add uncertainty to that list? While life is full of uncertainties, large and small, in the world of work, there seem to

Closing the Gap Between Potential and Performance

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) The gap between potential and performance exists for everyone. Some significantly close this gap – those are people we often look up to and admire. Others seem to have gaps that are so large that we see tragedy

Three Barriers to Great Coaching

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) Chances are, if you are reading this, you would like to be a better coach. And further, chances are, if you are reading this, you are probably already an above average coach – because those are whom want

10 Tips for Supporting Good Mental Health on Remote and Hybrid Teams

As a leader, you need to be aware of the mood, stressors, and overall mental health of your team. Talking about these things is fine, but most organizations only pay lip service to the topic. As a Long-Distance Leader, you can help set some rules, but the most powerful thing you can do is model

Two Types of Goals Make For Great Teamwork

Teamwork, in its purest form, is simply a group of people working together towards achieving a common goal. Like most things that sound simple, there’s a lot to unpack. This is particularly true when the team isn’t co-located. How do you help everyone understand and stay focused on the goal? It helps if you realize

Getting Honest Feedback as a Long-Distance Leader

As a leader, you know that giving feedback is critical to your team, whether they are remote or in-office. Positive feedback, corrective feedback, atta-boy/girls are all critical. We also know that it’s harder to do effectively when you are in a different physical space than your team. Imagine how much more difficult it is to

Become a Better Coach, One Letter at a Time

There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and occasionally I have written keys to help you become a better coach using those letters. In the past, I covered the first 15 letters. Here are those posts: A-C D-F G-I J-L M-O Today, I’m giving your three more keys to coaching success, using the next three letters

Learning After the Learning – Closing the Knowing- Doing Gap

You’ve been there. The workshop or learning experience ends – and it was wonderful. You have some new ideas and skills and have some motivation and interest in applying them and are ready to go. Even if the workshop was average, you likely leave with an idea you would like to try when you get

Five Leadership Lessons from NFL Football Teams

NFL football is a big business. It is more popular than ever and creates many of the most watched shows in the United States each year. And each of those games provides leadership lessons, if we look for them. If you are a football fan, you are going love this post. But even if you

Are Your Explanations Really Excuses?

In one sense, explanations and excuses seem like the same thing. They are both ways to address questions or concerns about actions and outcomes. They are used to create understanding about why something happened. So, what’s the difference and why does it matter?The DifferenceThe key difference lies in the intent and the acceptance of responsibility.

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