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Getting Them To Want Your Stuff
People who want your stuff—want your stuff. You don’t have to force the gift that is you. The right people come and the wrong ones go. Your job is to focus on the ones who stay, even after you risked the possibility of rejection on the deepest level. Reject who I was...
How to Evolve, Graciously
Last week, I talked about how to give yourself permission to struggle (evolve). In this post, I share what I think of as the most important element to our personal growth. Acknowledging the difficulty of evolution is the perfect place to begin. Recognizing the sheer...
5 Critical Elements to Innovation in Healthcare and Beyond: An Interview Jennifer Ruzek Liebermann, Director, Garfield Health Care Innovation Center at Kaiser Permanente
Jennifer R. Liebermann’s passion is not only infectious… it is literally transforming the way an entire industry thinks about health care and leadership. If you want to gain access to truth behind what it takes to create collaboration and innovation, listen to this...
How to Give Yourself Permission To Struggle (Evolve)
Having moved many times in my life, I’d grown accustomed to the (hidden) benefit of starting over—zero expectations. When you’re brand new to a community, they don’t know what to expect, and so you have a chance to try on new behaviors and beliefs. Changing the way we...
Know When To Get Out Of The Way For Growth
Neatly stacked piles of paper with research from Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford sat on the table as we began our discussion about the event we were planning. “What’s that?” I asked my soul sister and colleague, Mali Phonpadith, excited to talk about how we can pull...
Why It’s Lonely At The Top, And What To Do About It: An Interview With Richard Sheridan, Co-Founder, Menlo Innovations
Back in December, I had the great privilege of capturing Rich’s simple system for building a life, company, and career that spreads joy across the globe. For more on that interview, click here. This time around I wanted to get Rich’s perspective on why it’s lonely at...
The Simplest Way To Figure Out What You Should Do Next With Your Career
While anger, irritation, frustration, and sadness are generally undesirable, they can be quite useful in uncovering the difference we need to make. Complaining is another clue to pay attention to—the stronger and more consistent the complaint, the greater the...
How To Let Love Inspire Your Leadership: A Raw Conversation between Anese Cavanaugh and Misti Burmeister
Love is a strong word that many reserve for close friends and family. But what results can love offer in a leadership context? What does love at the office even mean? These are the questions that drove this unique conversation between two women who have worked with...
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Create A Contagious Culture: An Interview With Anese Cavanaugh
OMGosh, Anese Cavanaugh is amazing. She’s authentic, passionate, and deeply committed to helping you show up, powerfully. Whether you’re seeking to strengthen your leadership presence, increase your energy, or improve confidence throughout your team, listen to this...
Is Asking For Help A Sign Of Weakness?
In a society that treasures independence, we struggle with the notion that we should ever need help. “If I ask you, then I owe you,” ripples through our minds as we sit inside the safety of our home, wishing for freedom and complaining about our circumstances....
Why Most People Never Decide To Go For Greatness
Saying you’ll start that certification someday isn’t the same as deciding to get the certification. Without a decision, talk cheapens you. It provides entirely too much room for letting yourself off the hook. It’s easy to say you’re going to read a book a month, write...
Stepping Into Your Authenticity As a Leader: An Interview With Hans Finzel
Dr. Hans Finzel is the author of nine books, including his bestseller The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make (David C Cook) and his newest release The Power of Passion in Leadership. His books have been published in over twenty foreign languages. Hans is a mentor, speaker...
Why Women Shouldn’t Focus on Leadership: An Interview with Yvette Nash, Senior Producer, Video-Game Industry
“What’s the point of focusing on getting women into leadership roles?” Yvette asked in a conversation off line, prior to this interview. Knowing her generous, supportive nature, I was taken aback by her question. Doesn’t she know how important it is to see people like...
3 Key Factors To Success In Any Endeavor
“How did they do that?” we ask ourselves as we watch the Olympian finish the race, the teenager sell a multi-million dollar business, or the juggler throw sharp knives into the air, while balancing himself on a unicycle. How does anyone do anything of significance?...
Make Yourself Indispensible Through Powerful Connections: An Interview With Mark Scharenbroich
Fifty years from now I will still be repeating the messages I heard Mark Scharenbroich deliver from the platform in Washington, DC. Far beyond his ability to connect from the stage, Mark has worked with hundreds of leaders globally, teaching them the fundamental art...
How To Get Better Results From Your Employees
Recently, I took my car in to get new brakes and rotors. After learning it would take two hours, I grabbed my computer and walked to a local coffee shop to work. Six hours later, as they were putting the last tire back on my car, a lug nut broke, and they had to call...
How to Keep Growing
In my last blog post, I provided practical steps for resurrecting your curiosity. Inflow and Outflow are two critical elements I discussed at the end of that post. To keep the inflow of ideas surging through you, follow your curiosity. And, remember that sharing what...