2016

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Leadership Lessons I Learned from My Daughter, the Junior Philanthropist

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It’s a lot of fun to watch children grow up as a parent, especially when they start to come into their own as a person. I have two kids and both are pretty amazing in their own ways. My 9-year old son loves sports and works hard at each of them and is very naturally gifted in the athletic arena. My daughter continues to amaze me with both her thoughtfulness and unselfishness and her willingness to sacrifice for others.

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Top 10 Reasons Your Team Building Activities are Ineffective

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“I really don’t want to share anymore,” one of my coworkers said. “Why not?” the facilitator demanded. “Because this isn’t the place,” she replied. At that point, Kara began to cry and walked off. Talk about your awkward moments. Fortunately, I wasn’t the facilitator or the one who made her cry. (Phew!).

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5 Leadership Lessons You Can Learn from a Micro-Manager

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When I was in my early twenties, within the space of about three weeks I lost my job, my grandmother passed away (her funeral was on my birthday, no less), my dog died, and I became fairly ill. It was like a country song gone bad. During that season, I worked for a guy that was a micro-manager. I was in a job that stretched me, for sure. But I was willing to work on the things that I didn’t know, and I was committed to do whatever I needed to make things work with my boss.

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Why Every Leader Should Use the DiSC Assessment with Their Team

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I first used the DiSC assessment years ago when I was working at a church in Phoenix, Arizona. Our church hosted a workshop and one of the speakers led us in this personality assessment. Since then, I have used it multiple times and with multiple teams to help me discover more about who I’m working with and how to lead and/or worth with others best.

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4 Ways to Gamify Your Goals

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Gamify. It’s the new buzzword in online circles. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s basically adapting game design elements and principles into something that isn’t necessarily game related. Do we need to be that entertained? Even normal tasks must be gamified? If you’re anything like me, some goals can seem overly daunting.

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Take Time For What Really Matters

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As we come to the close of another year, there are a lot of things that compete for our attention. Shopping for presents, attending Christmas or holiday parties, preparing for family and office gatherings. The list seems to go on and on. Though we seek to spend time with family, even the busy-ness of the season (which is supposed to be fun and relaxing) can often be filled with stress and headaches.

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Why You Need to Rethink Your Goals

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It’s crazy to believe that there are only just a few weeks left in 2016. I’m curious. How did you do with your goals this year? How did your team do with their goals? As for me, I hit some goals WAY earlier than expected and am still working towards others. For this next year, I’m doubling down. I’ve already started planning for my goals for next year, with one big exception.

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