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SOFTEN-ing Improves Your Zen but Does NOT Diminish Your Authority

Leading Blog

In high-stress interactions, our walls go up, and our armor comes on and were ready to protect ourselves in any way we can. Our bodies tense up, and were on the defensive. Opening ourselves up to listen and acknowledge the other person or group during a stressful moment, helps those coming to you feel that they can trust you.

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Older Executives: Keep Your Eyes Wide Open

Rich Gee Group

Management teams are always looking at the bottom linealways. Lets do the math Im not saying this to scare youIm saying it to wake you up. Over the years, youve moved up, earned those raises and promotions, and you deserve every penny. Surprises can be turned into opportunities when youve got options lined up.

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7 Ways to Deal with Employees Who Drive You Crazy

Let's Grow Leaders

What really difficult employees (up, down and sideways) are you ignoring, or staying away from in hopes that the problem will take care of itself? ” Bottom line, no grades were given for action, just analysis. Stand-up for what’s right. Be honest with yourself. Try something. Go there, listen and hang out a while.

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Integrity First: Not An Expression…A Core Value!

General Leadership

BLUF—Bottom Line Up Front- The USAF has the expression, “Integrity First” as the first of its stated core values. “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters”. Albert Einstein.

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7 Ways to Manage a Talent Shortage

These are 7 actions you can take to help ensure your business lands the best of the best: Build an employment brand from the bottom up. Talent is going to be hard to find for a while. Optimize your recruiting efforts from the top down. Become a company known for learning & training. Become a company known for benefits.

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Culture is the Way: 5 Steps to Building a World-Class Culture

Leading Blog

Take a bottom-up approach. Culture needs to be top-down directed but then bottom-up created.” Nothing makes up for poor leadership. And changing mindsets and behaviors, especially at scale, necessitates making people feel like they are a vital part of the process rather than relying on old engagement methods.”

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The 9 Biggest Mistakes When Presenting to Executives

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s vital to show up confident and strong, One of the smartest women I know stayed up late every night the week before her presentation doing deep research and getting the presentation just right. Show up strong. Spice up your data with a strategic story , metaphors, or illuminating statisitcs with powerful comparisons.

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