Let’s start with three core truths to effective leadership. Being an effective leader:Is important.Is complicated.Requires continual skill development.Yet, despite the complexities and complications of effective leadership, there are simple, easy ways to begin developing any leadership skill. Today’s suggestions are by no means a complete list of skill building methods. But these three simple approaches

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We’re diving into a topic that affects all of us, whether we’re conscious of it or not. You see, most of us are intermittent learners. Now, before you raise an eyebrow, let me explain what I mean.The Intermittent Learning TrapFrom the moment we set foot in a school, we’re programmed to learn in spurts. Think

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Consistency can be a key to improvement, growth, and results. Yet it can often leave people feeling hemmed in or constrained. Oscar Wilde famously wrote, “Consistency is the hallmark of the unimaginative.” Must we choose between consistency and creativity? Let’s examine the power of consistency. Then, I’ll give you five ways to practice this important

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When it comes to virtual meetings and communication platforms, times have sure changed. While way ahead of their time, The Jetsons cartoons of the 1960s accurately predicted virtual meetings, tele-health, online classes, and video calls. But it sure took us a long time to get here. And even though video communication technology has been around

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Leaders wear many hats, and some are more comfortable than others. But in a world where talk of mental health has become more commonplace, a new hat is emerging. Leaders are now being asked to gauge and help their team members with their mental health. Now most of us who lead aren’t doctors, nor do

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I just searched the phrase work-life balance in Google. The first thing I see is About 3,210,000,000 results. A search of our blog shows we’ve written about or mentioned it 159 times. In both of those searches, you will find plenty of lists and advice. And I get it. Thinking about how the two most

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Unless you have a love for canned meat, chances are you have a negative view of the word spam, especially when it shows up in your email inbox or ringing phone. And while we don’t want to be spammed, sometimes that is what our communication is – unwanted, disconnected, and ineffective. While that is never

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When you think of “good communication skills,” what do you think of? Odds are your mind goes to writing effectively, making excellent presentations, and being clear in your messages. Whether written or verbal, what you say is important. But what about how you listen and read? I’ve long heard that fifty-one percent of effective communication is

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Nearly all best-selling business or self-help books have a model included. In fact, it is often the model that is the basis for the book’s success. Any self-respecting (and successful) consultant uses models in their work, too. Yet, as valuable as these models, styles, and formulas can be, none are perfect. They can even get

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