Decide to Live Intentionally
Decide to live more intentionally. The key is to decide. Decide how you want to feel. Decide what you want
June 30, 2018
Decide to live more intentionally. The key is to decide. Decide how you want to feel. Decide what you want
Listening is easy when you agree. Try listening when your emotions are screaming to argue, give advice or punish. If
The biggest shift an executive can make is to start viewing communication as a strategy rather than a soft skill.
Coaching employees to improve performance can be tricky. Even though your intentions are good, your employees may resist or get
Anger is often a sign that a boundary has been crossed. Learning how to set appropriate boundaries is difficult, but
We all resist. We resist initiating difficult conversations. We resist unwanted change. We resist making tough calls…. We resist looking
Most of us have a pretty bad relationship with time. The feeling of not having enough time, wasting time, or
It can be difficult to really stand out, but with a little planning and a new mindset, you can elevate
The purpose of performance conversations is to improve employee performance. What often stands in the way of an effective performance
The biggest productivity-killer at work is arguing with colleagues or employees. I call these conversations verbal ping pong.
There is a mega-cost when leaders avoid difficult conversations. Mega-cost is about time, money, and reputation. Most recently the investigation
It’s no secret that the 2016 presidential campaign left battle scars between friends, family, and co-workers, in what has been
Leaders who understand how to listen aren’t triggered into angry debates or caught off guard by someone else’s agenda. The
We all avoid difficult performance conversations at work, and we justify the avoidance: We don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings.
Employees often talk about ways they wish their leaders would change, from listening better to acknowledging efforts.
Leadership is
Choice is like the porridge in Goldilocks’s story of the Three Bears: Papa Bear’s porridge was way too hot, Mama
If your objective is to be right be certain. If your objective is to learn be curious. Using curiosity is
After hosting a leadership webinar recently, one of my clients asked me to explain the difference between “being” and “doing.”