Our members in the Remarkable Leadership Learning System are focusing on the skill of Communicating with Confidence this month.  During our teleseminar last week we were talking our role as leaders to build the confidence of others. Due to an interactive session with a variety of great questions I wasn’t able to get through all

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On today’s teleseminar for members of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System, we were discussing the important skill of Communicating With Confidence. While we discussed communicating with confidence, I also shared ideas for boosting your confidence overall.  While talking about the idea of looking at past success as a way to boost our current (and future) confidence, I

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I just got off a members-only teleseminar in the Remarkable Leadership Learning System with Patti Ayars, founder of Turning Point Consulting and author of the new book The Art of Leading Transformation Change.  One of the insights she shared during the call was . . . People join a company, but leave a supervisor. I

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In my opinion, passion is one of the most attractive qualities a person can possess. When you are passionate about something, others are drawn to you; you are able to influence more effectively and lead more successfully. Beyond these interpersonal facts, there are valuable personal benefits for possessing passion in your life. When we are

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Yesterday, on the Guest conversation Call as a part of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System, my guest Timothy Johnson was asked how to deal with resistance to process improvement efforts in the form of “I don’t have time.” His answer was brief, to the point, and completely correct.  He pointed out that we all have

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Disclaimer – the title of this post contains an inherent flaw.  You see, by using the word, “non-Leader” I am implying that leadership is a role a title or is some how granted to you. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that everyone can be a leader, when they behave like

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Recent research on why leaders use executive coaching is instructive for all of us.  the research, cited here, includes the following reasons: 1.  Sharpening the leadership skills of high potential individuals 2.  Correcting leadership skill gaps 3.  Improving success rate, or reducing risk of failure of new leaders 4.  Correcting employee relations problems 5.  Providing

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Last week in my Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential newsletter I wrote about four ways to engage your team (reading the article now would be a very good idea). Today I am co-facilitating a workshop for new supervisors called Bud to Boss and we are talking about, you guessed it, engaging team members. It is a topic all leaders

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It happened last week, and captured the attention of millions.  A balloon floating across Colorado, apparently with a little boy in the basket. The drama was apparently captivating  (I didn’t know about it until the following morning) – a run away balloon, a trapped little boy, frantic parents, and news media to send it out

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