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APRIL 12, 2022

Impressed by how quick and clear he was with his answers, I asked him to say more about each. With his permission, here are Seth’s recommendations for how to lead a turnaround. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

To get promoted to vice president, be intentional about creating a narrative around your work and how it tees up opportunities for future growth. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They then spent the day in conversation with President Obama’s former aide and “body man”, Reggie Love ; learning how to build their personal brands, getting career development advice from a panel of black executives, and coaching each other on setting actionable goals.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. When you practice it, you help your team level up. They develop faster and more fully. You scale your leadership. You get more good stuff done.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Both increase when you quit worrying about your goals and start demonstrating how you can help your boss achieve theirs. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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JULY 12, 2022

Back in January, I wrote a post about how leaders need to pull the thread through so their teams can see how their work fits into the longer arc of the work. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. After you have some data points gathered, send me an email and share the difference keeping a leadership scorecard is making for you.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Check out two of my more popular recent posts – How to Decide Which Meetings to Skip and How to Get Ten Hours of Your Week Back. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. Looking for ideas on where to start?

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Next Level Blog

JULY 26, 2022

I’d love for you to try it in an upcoming meeting and let me know how it works for you. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. Click here to get a free copy of the template that you can use with your team.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Peer coaching works so well, in fact, that after many years of teaching leaders in my programs and speeches how to be great peer coaches for each other, I now want to share it with as many people as possible. That’s why I’m very excited to introduce my first free, digital mini-course on How to Get and Be a Great Peer Coach.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Here’s some of my best advice on how to avoid delivering the dreaded feedback sandwich. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. You owe it to your team member, your organization and yourself to deliver straight-up meaty feedback that can be understood and acted upon.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Unfortunately, most folks don’t know how to breathe in a way that gets them out of the chronic state of fight or flight that occurs when you’re trying to get a whole lot done in a short amount of time. Here’s a tip on how to use your breathing to activate the rest and digest response that will get you out of fight or flight.

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JULY 1, 2020

It’s breathing and I teach you how to do it in the video I shot to go with this post. Ambitious people don’t know how to breathe.” She then taught me the simple process for learning how to breathe the right way that I’m sharing with you in the video. What’s the magic mental reset button? You may be thinking, “Breathing?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Then, we’ll talk about how to gracefully convey your decisions on when you’re in and when you’re out. Now, let’s talk about how to gracefully bow out of meetings you’ve determined you don’t really need to be in. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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MARCH 2, 2021

Here’s how to use it. That’s my quick take on how to own and use your agency. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. In a situation like that it’s too easy to give your agency away. Nothing good comes from giving your agency away. It’s like a muscle.

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MAY 23, 2023

If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. Share your lessons learned in a comment on LinkedIn or, if you’re reading this through my email newsletter, send me a note.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

I’ve written about the difference a few times over the years including in this post on how to increase your influence and this one on how to enroll people in your ideas rather than selling them. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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MAY 3, 2022

If you like what you’ve read here and want to go deeper on some of the things that Rishi is doing, sign up for and take my free online mini-course, How to Get and Be a Great Peer Coach. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Sometimes it comes up with a manager who wants advice on how to answer that question from an ambitious team member. Ask your advocate – If you want to do something big, it almost always helps to ask people who have been there how to do it. I’ve been in a lot of conversations about that question over the years.

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MARCH 8, 2022

If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. sharing important information that senior executives need to know. amplifying the voice and the work of her team. advocating for her team and getting them the recognition they deserve. Simply brilliant Norma!

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

One of mine is finally learning how to play guitar. Meditate – More and more people are using apps like Headspace , Calm and Insight Timer to learn how to meditate and incorporate that habit into their lives. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For guidance on how to decide which meetings you can skip , check out the post I wrote a couple of months ago.). If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. Susan was beyond excited when she heard about Caroline’s pruning process because she knew she could do it too.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Do a Reality Check – Before we leave the retreat, Diane and I talk through our Life GPS® with each other to do a reality check on alignment with what we know about each other and to talk about how we can support each other in the coming year.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Here it is verbatim: One of my questions leading into the summer is any tips/guidance for how to bounce back if your travels take your routines out of sync. How do you bounce back? If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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APRIL 25, 2023

If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. From there, you’re helping them exercise their agency to create they changes they need to get unstuck.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Your organization’s capacity to pivot and innovate will likely depend on how you act on your answers. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Check out the video in this post for my tips on how to get the most from your breathing. Practice Awareness and Intention – Those two words – awareness and intention – are how I define mindfulness. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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APRIL 3, 2019

I’ve coached a lot of people (including myself) over the years on how to show up in meetings and conversations in ways that are productive for everyone involved. By lengthening the gap, you can give yourself space to compose yourself and create a picture of how you want to respond (as opposed to react).

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2017

So, those are some real-life tested ideas on how to create space to think. And, if you’re interested in a podcast on how to lead and live at your best, stay tuned to this blog. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. More info is coming.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

In a recent conversation with David Meerman Scott , co-author of the new book, Fanocracy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans , I learned a lot about how to find and connect with your fans. In this 30-ish minute conversation, David and I talk about how to find your fans and establish real connection with them.

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MAY 15, 2019

If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. You usually don’t get if you don’t ask, so ask. If you’ve done a good job of speaking for your work, you’re more likely to get a yes.

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APRIL 9, 2018

My client provides a great example of how to diversify your happiness. Those questions are: How am I at my best? If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. Through this post, I hope she’s done the same for you.

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MAY 29, 2019

Here are three steps you need to take: Anticipate – When you have a boss, whether they’re a micromanager or not, you need to learn how to anticipate what they’re going to need and want to do their jobs. Train – Who’s going to train your boss how to not micromanage? If all of that sounds like a lot of work, that’s because it is.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Enterprise-wide leaders start with the bigger picture and reverse engineer their way back from those goals to determine how to shape and execute on their functional agenda in a way that adds the broadest value. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

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MAY 11, 2021

Answers and approaches to how to do it will vary from organization to organization, but I think a good starting point for leaders is to ask some broad questions that can drive a strategic game plan for keeping a team connected over the course of a year. The other 30% will be about connection and most of that will need to be in person.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Leverage what you have to offer – And that brings us to how to get involved. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best. Pretty much any issue worth working on has a local angle and opportunities to get involved. The most obvious answers are your money and your time.

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