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The Transformative Power of Systematizing Simple Things

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More often than not, my most successful clients have tapped into the transformative power of systematizing simple things. It’s quite often about systematically doing the simple things that transform the way a team works and that, in the process, transform the way you’re perceived as a leader. Great leadership usually isn’t.

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Ten Questions to Keep You on Track This Year

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While the process varies and is customized for each executive, there are some core questions that I almost always pose. The power comes in asking them, giving yourself space to reflect on the answers, and creating a roadmap for how you want to approach your year as a senior leader. None of these questions are particularly profound.

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The Power of Courtesy

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Maybe everyone was calm because the process of getting through security was so pleasant.    I'm convinced that a big reason for that was because of the courtesy of the people I came in contact with and that humans were considered in the design of processes and public spaces.    Yes, pleasant. 

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How to Develop a Great Strategic Leadership Offsite Agenda

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What follows is a mix of lesson on process and content. Meetings like this require a lot of participant energy and brain power. Take Big Notes, Send Little Notes – One more process point – take a lot of notes on flip chart pages that are visible to the participants. To ensure that the agenda is relevant, do the homework.

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How to Coach for SMART Goals

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Have a framework – It helps a lot to have a goal setting framework to make the process both effective and efficient. Have a process – With the right process, you can get a lot done in a relatively short amount of time. We used the SMART goals framework at the suggestion of DSS intern Caleb Vanderburg.

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Three Ways to Keep the Playing Field Level as Work Continues to Change

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Power wardrobes and other appearance-based factors have become a lot less important as casual Fridays at the office have become casual Mondays through Fridays over Zoom. In the process, it’s enabled them to contribute more because substance now matters more than style. It’s not just a question of “When do we go back to the office?”

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Bio-hacking Your Health and Wellbeing with Your Phone

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The first is knowledge is power. With those ideas in mind and the hope that it will be useful to you, I want to share the apps I’ve been using and how I’m using them: First, the power of fitness and health and wellness apps in 2021 is that through a technology called API’s they can all share information with each other.

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