Feb
26
In a business landscape where volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (“VUCA”) is a fact of life, we need to be nimble, flexible and adaptable. We need to be agile. The key to becoming agile is to be self-aware in order to innovate or risk becoming archaic. However, being agile is more than...
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Dec
06
A staggering 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. Employee engagement is sometimes referred to as the holy grail for today’s business leader, and for good reason. According to Gallup, a highly engaged workforce means the difference between a company that outperforms its competitors and one that fails to grow. It...
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Dec
06
I often tell my clients that a daily practice of self-reflection strengthens self-awareness and will enable them to make better choices. Leaders who work with me to shape and commit to such a practice are better able to tap into their highest potential for creativity, vitality, and success. Daily self-reflection...
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Dec
06
In a wide-ranging interview in 2016, five years after taking over from Steve Jobs, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke candidly about the challenges of running one of the world’s most iconic companies. “It’s sort of a lonely job,” he admitted. Is this evidence that the familiar phrase “It’s lonely at the top”...
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Dec
05
LinkedIn has more access than just about anyone to data about a) the skill sets of today’s top talent and b) the skill sets companies are seeking. There is a mismatch between the two that LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner calls a significant skills gap. “Somewhat surprisingly,” Weiner says in an interview with...
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Dec
05
If you were an electrician or a carpenter, you would have a toolbox full of the tools you need to do your job. You might have a favorite tool, but that would not stop you from making use of the full array of your other tools. When it comes to...
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Dec
05
While a healthy paycheck is certainly of interest to many of us, the most successful employers have come to understand that pay alone does not attract or retain a company’s most desirable and talented employees. There is now greater employee emphasis on whether the organization aligns with their personal values,...
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Dec
05
Entrepreneurs seek success at the cost of getting sucked into working 12 to 16-hour days (with the majority of the hours connected to their phone and computers). They find themselves in a daily whirlwind of back-to-back meetings and projects while sacrificing self-care. This is the quickest way to find yourself...
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Dec
12
7 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement, Happiness, and Motivation It is a Thursday afternoon and you are walking through the office to your weekly leadership team meeting. You purposefully take the long way to say hello to employees, most of whom you do not have the opportunity to interact with...
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Nov
16
Culture. It is a word we are continuously told is an integral part of a healthy company – evoking a sense of belonging and meaning. We hear the buzzwords of successful workplace cultures - strong, innovative, talented, driven, engaging, fun, results oriented. Executives are not only expected to demonstrate strong...
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