Did I Do Thaaaaaaat?
Allow me to date myself a little in today's Thought Partner. If you are of a certain age, you might remember a television series, that originally aired in the United...
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1, 2, 3, Productivity Hacks for Me!
In keeping with our October theme of Falling (back) into Good Habits, today we're going to explore three productivity hacks that wildly successful people put into place to ensure they are optimizing...
Morning Frogs Can Be Delicious
As we move into FALL, our October Thought Partner Fridays will focus on various ways we can Fall (back) into Good Habits. Some of these ideas may be new to you, some...
Defining Value
IT'S PUMPKIN SPICE SEASON!!!!FREE LATTES FOR EVERYONE!!!! (Actually that's not true at all; you're not getting a free latte from me. I'm not Howard Schultz or Oprah. I just wanted your attention.)However, as...
Telepathic Communication
How SUCCESSFULLY can you read someone's mind? (Notice I wrote successfully - we often believe we can read minds, but we usually do so in error.)How SUCCESSFULLY have others been able...
In Retrospect…
About a month ago, a client of mine shared with me an HBR article on what leaders gain by being vulnerable. The article detailed benefits such as being viewed as courageous, authentic,...
What Are You Laughing At?
Humor humanizes us.Humor humanizes leaders.Humor makes us more relatable to one another. When we take opportunities and find reasons to laugh, the air is somehow lighter in the room. The mood is...
Larger Teams = More Adaptive Leadership
Congratulations! You’ve been promoted and your team has quadrupled in size! Congratulations! Your mentee has been promoted and THEIR team has quadrupled in size! All sounds good until the realization...
ScRIPt IT
Last week I posed the following question: On a scale of 1-10 (10 being "it's my favorite thing to do as a leader; I volunteer to conduct them!" and 1 being...
The View of Your Leadership Might Be Poor If…
August seems to have us getting a tad "real" with our Thought Partner Friday topics. Maybe it's the knowledge that summer is quickly ending and many of us will be getting...