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Attract The Best Talent With This Key Question
It’s true—most hiring managers look at work history and education to decide if someone is worth interviewing. It makes sense, though. After all, they want to ensure the person has the right skills and experiences to align with their needs. But what about those special...
How To Increase Your Return On Investment
What happens when things don’t go as planned—with a project, new hire, or even a vacation? How do you shift quickly and allow the plan to unfold for you, rather than use up time and energy frustrated with unexpected challenges. Also, how do you get your team to shift...
How Wise Leaders Keep Their Team Engaged
We know that people who care about their work are more productive, recruit other great people, stay with the company longer, and speak positively about their experience with the company. Yet, few leaders have mastered the skills necessary to keep their team engaged...
3 Ways to Get People of Diverse Backgrounds to Help Each Other
Ever find yourself frustrated and annoyed with the lack of diversity within the higher ranks of your organization? You’ve done the research and know that diversity enhances creativity and innovation, yet you haven’t been able to move the ball forward with respect to...
Can Giving Honest Feedback Alleviate Sexism?
For every one of us who believes in equality for all, please forgive me for a moment. While I know this is not the case in all situations, I wonder… is it possible that in some situations we unknowingly sabotage opportunities for advancement by asking the question—“Is...
A Simple Strategy To Get BIG Results… In anything you want to accomplish
Ever think to yourself—“If I just had some extra hours in the day I’d… …Lose the 15 pounds I need to fit into the shorts I love, …Read the book that’s been staring at me from my coffee table for entirely too long, …Go back to school and get the degree I’ve always...
16 Confidence-Building Habits You Need to Incorporate Into Your Daily Routine
“At ease with herself, the Master puts everyone else at ease.” –Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching Perfectionism and fear of failure have pushed me to sabotage remarkable opportunities in my career. The problem was that I didn’t catch my fear until after I successfully...
The 35 Qualities You’ll See in People That Exude Confidence
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E.E. Cummings Fear of failure is one of the things that held me back from doing work I truly care about. Failing to get it perfect,...
The Real Magic Needed To Provoke Greatness in Your Team: An Interview with Lee Cockerell, former Executive Vice President (Retired & Inspired) Walt Disney World® Resort
Want employees who care greatly about creating remarkable results? Listen to this interview! Lee Cockerell is one of the most down-to-earth and transparent leaders I’ve been privileged to interview. Far beyond management and leadership, Lee got to the heart of what’s...
How To Hire The Best Employees
Ever wonder what some companies and leaders are doing that leads to a continual influx of top-notch candidates? If you do, you’re not alone. Even the very best leaders are consistently seeking to improve in the area of recruitment, retention and engagement. There are...
Get Your Team to Stop Arguing and Start Collaborating
Ever find yourself spending gobs of time playing mediator between teams, wishing they would find a way to work together? If they just understood each other, you wouldn’t have to spend so much time and energy helping each side understand the other. You’re ready to free...
How To Find The Right Person For The Job
Ever find yourself scratching your head in disbelief just months after hiring the person you thought was the perfect fit? “They were eager, skilled, and even came highly recommended,” you thought to yourself, “Why are (or aren’t) they doing____?” you lament,...
The Purpose of Pain—Using Rage To Heal… TEDxTalk
In June of 2016 I received a call from Helen, the woman responsible for TEDxUMD 2017. A mutual friend recommended me as a speaker, and Helen wanted to know if I would be interested in delivering a TEDxTalk on February 18, 2017. “Absolutely,” I responded, “Delivering a...
A Simple Practice To Stand Out As A Leader
Like all skills, qualities and attributes, being seen as the person capable of getting the job done can be as simple as counting the number of times you hear the question, “Do you work here?”—Or, even better—“Are you the manager?” when you’re just another customer....
A Simple Strategy to Get What You Want Out of Your Career
“Why don’t they put more time and attention to that client? If they don’t, they might lose them.” “Can’t they see I would be excellent in that position? Why don’t they consider me?” “Don’t they understand that if they’d just have more team building activities...
Who’s Borrowing Your Strength?
Think of the person on your team whose actions or inactions are garnering them negative publicity. You know the person—the one your colleagues and leadership team keeps worrying and complaining about. In your mind, you hear yourself thinking— “If they’d just be quiet...
Yes, You Can Relax and Challenge Yourself En Route to Success
Ever find yourself in the middle of a project, a workout, or maybe even a master’s degree, concentrating on getting through the experience so you can finally get to the finish line, thinking you can relax and enjoy after you’re done? You put your head down, minimize...
Developing a Healthy Sense of Self-Worth is Imperative to Success
Running beneath the surface of our conscious awareness is a set of beliefs—sort of an autopilot of assumptions and expectations. The role models we’re exposed to as children, along with the stories we consistently hear, instruct our belief system and set us up to...