In the leadership workshops  I teach, decision making always comes up.  In the consulting and coaching I do, I see the habits and approaches of leaders around decision making.   While some people are quite proficient at decision making, more are proficient at not making a decision. Indecision. I see it everywhere, and it is hurting

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Every day, someone gets promoted to be “the boss.”  Often, they get promoted from within a team to lead a team of former peers and friends.  This is a situation fraught with challenge and offering great opportunity. I’m not alone in recognizing the challenges.  My friend, Mike Figliuolo, conducted an unscientific poll here asking about awkward

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Leaders often lament to me about how busy they are.  And one of the things that many say doesn’t get done is taking the time to build relationships with their team members. I know you are busy. I know you have a lot on your plate.  But finding connections and building relationships with your team

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You’ve been busy, you’ve been stressed, and you’ve felt pressure. Maybe even today. Today’s quotation tells you what to do when you are next in that situation. I totally love and agree with this quotation from Dr. Joyce Brothers. So let’s get on with some Questions and Action Steps Questions to Ponder – How often

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This week, I led a teleseminar called The Productive Leader (you can learn more and order a recording of it here) .  As I said at the start of the call, it doesn’t seem to matter what the topic of the training or conversation, time management always comes up.  People want to manage their time

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It is an awesome time of year, especially if you are a basketball fan. First come the Conference Tournaments and then the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments. You don’t even have to be a fan to end up watching a game or two. And if you are a fan, be careful that your productivity doesn’t

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Sorry if the title sounds like an insurance commercial – I promise that isn’t what this post is about. Today’s quotation is from a famous leader – one of my favorites – and a guy who is getting more popular than ever. A book about his life (well, his death), is a recent bestseller. That

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For the past 6 years, we’ve offered a variety of public workshops across the country in conjunction with our media partner, Briefings Media Group (perhaps you’ve even attended one). And today I’m excited to announce our acquisition of these workshops as the newest way that we are striving to better serve your learning needs. I

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I’m willing to wager that everyone who ever reads these words would like to be more productive and get more done.  I’d extend that wager and say that all of you would also say you have a lot to do already. Did you know there is a one word sentence that can help you? Furthermore,

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