Skip Prichard

JUNE 13, 2022

No one likes conflict, especially in the workplace, but avoiding it can lead to bigger issues that, if left unresolved, can negatively impact your team and your business. The way a leader “sees” and perceives conflict shapes their decision-making. Conflict to Courage. However, conflict isn’t the problem; mismanagement is.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JUNE 5, 2014

Have you ever become discouraged by someone’s thoughtless comment about your abilities, performance, or appearance? One unfortunate side-effect of allowing these comments to penetrate your consciousness is that you can start believing that these words are true and say something about your value as a human being.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2017

There’s no point taking the time to create a website for your business if you don’t also take the time to ensure that the site is easy for your visitors to find their way around. Unfortunately, so many businesses, of all shapes and sizes, get it wrong. Photo courtesy of Pixabay. Check Out the Competition. Pare it Down.

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Women in the LEAD

JUNE 25, 2010

GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed? Over the years, I've witnessed and experienced how this positive belief works. This means the choices we make and the way we approach shaping our future, even from the worst of circumstances, can be greatly influenced by our thoughts.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 22, 2015

We are able to put an image to the feelings we’ve all felt as we enter our first day of school, move across the country, or lose a best friend. Get happy when you see one more person enter your church. Then reality set in when they pulled up to the new house. That’s where the brilliance of Inside Out shines.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 23, 2011

Rather than simply telling her to just tough it out, my wife and I tried to encourage her to notice the progress she’d made, pointing out how the coach had given her one of the key positions in some of the formations in order to help the others stay on time. So asking employees why they care is not the right question.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 3, 2015

As a writer, there’s a natural tendency to examine events to see how they can shape our understanding of things and generate ideas that can be shared with others. Some other posts you may enjoy: What Will Your Leadership Legacy Be?

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The negatives can seem so troubling that a person can lose sight of the positives and become unsure of himself. Even though they’re offered with a kind spirit, statements like this have no basis in reality. Another way people fail to encourage is when they sugar-coat reality by saying, “This isn’t so bad.&#

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 12, 2021

Leadership is shifting as we grapple with technology changes, shifting market realities, new business models, and unpredictable outside forces. First is the Field of Self, which is basically your presence: how you create a field around yourself that other people experience. What does your body do? and ‘What am I thinking?’

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

In business, your personal brand needs to leave a lasting impression or you risk being ignored. This can be the result of your voice, off-the-wall persona, whacky facial hair, or any other number of unique things. The only way to establish yourself as a leader is to identify your core values and the impression you want to leave.

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Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

One theory posits that happiness is like Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Isn't it funny how the world comes up with these clever imposters that just don't satisfy (really), when the ultimately satisfying reality is so much better? There are many interesting theories. We only think it is.  LIFE is worth getting Fired Up!!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2014

We all recognize that organizations need strong leaders—people who can shape a vision of what is possible, enroll others in supporting that vision, and put strategies and structures in place to make that vision a reality. As with many common-sense distinctions, this image is somewhat valid. Leaders do modify how people act.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Tatsiana Volskaya/Getty Images. In the new workplace reality, individual professionals almost have to take a detective-like approach, investigating and vetting opportunities. Third, don’t wait to hear about open positions. Instead, identify your own ideal opportunities. Second, it’s important to seek out help.

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The Idolbuster

AUGUST 5, 2014

My experience ended up being so overwhelmingly positive, I was immediately hooked on the sport (and yes, I beat him!!). Your life just isn’t your own. Your job becomes your priority, and everything else takes a back seat. Yes I had worked my ass off for years to get to the position in my company that I was.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

pbombaert/Getty Images. This aspiration is embodied by a famous Steve Jobs statement : “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. In particular four traits: positive affect , proactivity , conscientiousness, and extroversion.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

cnsphotography/Getty Images. Every leader wants to avoid major strategic mistakes, but, in a complex world, it’s hard to anticipate all the forces that might impact your goal. It’s vital to find weaknesses in your strategies before you implement them — and developing a rigorous process to do so.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 10, 2010

Posted on June 10, 2010 by LeaderTalker | 3 Comments Confucious said “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Jumping around in your twenties is a great way to figure out what you want to be when you grow up, but what do you do in mid-career when you’re still on the quest for that dream job?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Ricardo Lima/Getty Images. You and Your Team Series. How to Lose Your Best Employees. Psychologists have long recognized that people often overestimate the role of personality and underestimate the power of the situation in shaping human behavior. Whitney Johnson. Dawn Klinghoffer et al.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

Others tried to work through their setbacks but struggled to adapt to their new realities. The idea that you have to “work through” your feelings after a setback might seem self-indulgent to some but it may be the most productive route forward. Three overall patterns emerged.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2016

If you’ve formed strong relationships with people and if the company has invested in your development, then leaving can feel like betrayal. Over the past few months, I’ve felt this too – worrying about how the firm would do without me, and whether I was putting long-time colleagues into a difficult position by leaving.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2016

To attract top remote talent, start by rethinking your approach to job descriptions. I actually recommend making your job descriptions less descriptive. ” Or we might tempt them with something like “You’re looking for projects that you’ll be proud to share with your friends and family.”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. Another is that it happens to you in ways that are beyond your control. Another is that it happens to you in ways that are beyond your control. Ultimately, Accenture’s Disruptability Index positioned 20 industry sectors — and 98 segments within those sectors — against those two axes.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Your own company or an external evaluator (such as AAA or Forbes Five Star) may set these standards. It told us that we needed to work on winning back a greater proportion of business travelers as leisure guests, and positioned us to increase that by 6% over the following six months. This can be a reality check for us.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

Harry Haysom/Getty Images. The contradiction between the traditional image of the successful man and the reality of men’s lives creates a conundrum: How do men make sense of who they are in relation to their work, given their wives’ careers? ” Breadwinners.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

VANDAL Photography/Getty Images. If the hum of your career has become so deafening that you struggle to hear those other parts of your life, you’re not alone. First, you must take command of your own story. Reflect on your complexity. Do your multiple identities make you feel vulnerable?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Lee Powers/Getty Images. It’s no accident that a brand such as Audi invites you to “update your status” by buying its cars. Or that Aston Martin will bring “value to your life.” The second ad was a call to maintain their social status: Keep your status with status.

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