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Nine Ways to Be an Energizing Online Leader

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Energizers leave people feeling engaged, motivated and connected. Practicing good posture will increase your own energy and, in turn, make it easier to project that energy to others. Tone of voice – The surest way to drain the energy out of a room – physical or virtual – is to speak in a flat monotone.

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Stop Feeding Your Trolls

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It’s almost always a waste of time to try to figure out what motivates them or how you can help them see the light. Your energy is better spent on neutralizing their impact. Attacking and complaining, for trolls, are not means to an end; they’re ends in themselves. In other words, trolls are gonna troll.

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Leading in the Time Frames of Mind

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Tip off phrases include, “I wish that…,” “I miss…,” and “I’m sorry that…” Thinking back to the past can be a source of energy and motivation when we’re reflecting on peak experiences or how to apply lessons learned. There’s a big difference though between reflecting and ruminating. When we ruminate, we stew.

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What Could a Life GPS® Do for You in 2017?

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Because of the sleep I had more energy. With better nutrition I had more energy in the evening. With that energy – I used to have a desk PILED with paper, about a foot high. I took a before photo to motivate me and photos along the way. I also took photos for motivation. This is what it led to….

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Leaders Can Change the Weather - Next Level Blog

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If you’re interested in becoming a more effective leadership meteorologist, here are a few things to pay attention to: Your Energy Level:   Just like the sun, your energy probably has the biggest impact on the weather. Have you even been aware that you’ve been creating the weather? Is it low, medium or high? Pun sort of intended.)

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How to Perform When the Room Doesn't Work

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Be as specific as you can be with yourself about the optimal levels of energy and engagement in the room. Own the Energy:   Don’t let your pre-meeting fire drill shift your energy. Her observation was that my energy was high when the audience’s energy was high and lower when theirs was lower. Own the energy.

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How to Drive Change with a Leadership Point of View

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s ecomagination campaign to promote energy efficient products.    Seeing that clean energy was going to be a growth market, Immelt launched ecomagination in 2005.  .  As Tichy argues in his book, Leadership Engine , effective leaders have a teachable point of view that they share as a platform for action.