Category: Career Success
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Daily Deliberation: 23 August 2020
Lately, I have been very interested in the topic of failing. Most of us look at a failure as a bad thing. We become paralyzed with fear and afraid to try something new. “What if it fails?” My boss will think I am not talented or my peers will resent me. How many times did…
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Daily Deliberation: 21 August 2020
What is measured, matters. And other variations of this phrase have been quoted for years. We create slides and track stats to look for trends in performance or standards. For the most part, this is a good thing. However, some key things can’t be measured with numbers. Things like trust, respect, integrity, or service do…
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Daily Deliberation: 8 August 2020
All of you are already on the right path of being a better leader by reading our posts. It is vital to continually grow your knowledge base and consider the research and opinions of experts. Reading gives you access to the greatest minds who have ever lived. You can learn from those who have faced…
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Daily Deliberation: 7 August 2020
Ironically, I have connected with my team on a deeper level once I learned to admit I was wrong. Although I have grown in many areas and have many talents, I still make more missteps than I care to admit. However, each time I do, I try to learn from them. Most of the time,…
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Daily Deliberation: 5 August 2020
If you are not learning as a leader, you are not going to last. I remember being in a role where I thought I was the expert and stopped developing myself. It wasn’t long until I was being passed by my peers and even those on my team. I no longer had all the answers…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 August 2020
I still get angry at myself when I have to learn lessons the hard way. I love to read and learn from others and see many of their triumphs and their successes. However, so often I do not adopt the principles or practices to ensure I am not making the same mistakes. It is not…
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Daily Deliberation: 27 July 2020
How many times have we fought or stalled waiting for some organizational policy to change? We complain, argue, throw temper tantrums, and more because we are not happy with the rules, the resources we are given or the location we are placed. I have never seen this as a successful strategy for myself or others.…
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Daily Deliberation: 24 July 2020
Have you ever asked yourself how a toxic leader is able to succeed? Most likely they are getting the results that their bosses are looking for. Their leaders assume their teams must be on board because the results are good and the team is working hard to not fail. It can take years before one…
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Daily Deliberation: 23 July 2020
Whew! This is something most of us should take to heart. Often the first thing we do when something goes wrong is look who is to blame. We all go into CYA mode and precious time is lost. Of course, we need to figure out what went wrong and it often leads to a “who”;…
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