Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.

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Career Advancement

OCTOBER 21, 2019

He decided to reevaluate his time-management skills. He started keeping a log of his work, and when he forced himself to specify exactly how he spent his time, the results were shocking. Is procrastination negatively affecting your own life and career in these ways? When you’re procrastinating, you’re not managing time well.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. Similarly, if even small decisions require multiple layers of approval, your team will lose energy to try new things. “How can we?”

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

I begin by reassuring them that time-management strategies like these ones can relieve a lot of their stress. Go through your to-do list with a fine-tooth comb, asking yourself if anything simply isn’t necessary or if you’re spending far too much time on it (think about email time management ). Weed out the nonessential tasks.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 1, 2023

She encourages women to treat their career like an investment portfolio with early deposits of bold moves, courageous actions, and informed risk. One thing I know for certain that I wish to impart to you: Brilliant careers are seldom built without bold moves ,” says Hunter Arscott. Instead of asking: “How do I balance?”

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 2, 2024

How much time do you usually spend coaching employees? If so, how do you manage the potential risk? How much affection or connection do members of your team feel with one another? Have any former employees of yours gone on to have particularly noteworthy careers, either within your organization or elsewhere?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 16, 2014

For May’s Frontline Festival, I asked experts around the world to share their best career advice. It’s amazing how consistent the ideas are across cultures and contexts. Holding Career Conversations. Miller of The People Equation brings us Career Conversations: Leaders, Are You Getting It Right. Jennifer V.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 4, 2014

When managers see their role as a small cog in a bigger system they do whatever they can to fit in. Your team longs for a leader who’s in the game, and teaches them how to play it. Buffer the madness, but also teach them how to sail in a storm. They trade power for conformity. Teams are empowered by power.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2024

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In addition, the book covers: The five elements of wellbeing: career, social, financial, physical, community. Why career wellbeing is the foundation of the best possible life. How net thriving teams can improve businesses, neighborhoods, and governments. Organizations demand a person’s full energy at work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

It’s natural to focus on building a great relationship with your manager. And the good news is that, unlike your manager, who is who they are (and may or may not be able to give you all the support you need), you likely have a number of peers to choose from. How to Build These Important Coworker Relationships. Your turn.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

” Weak managers don’t leverage the strengths of their teams. In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman, reports, “a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European executives whose careers derailed, the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Nash also addresses the challenges of compassion fatigue and burnout among leaders and offers strategies for managing these issues, such as setting boundaries and finding activities that recharge and renew energy. Jennifer’s bestselling book entitled Be Human, Lead Human: How to Connect People and Performance is now available.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

In A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment , I contrasted two leaders, Denise and Joel. Denise balances management and leadership very effectively. Joel is out of balance with a techno-management approach. She sees people as adults who are generally self-managing. They’re creating an energy crisis.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 26, 2023

If there’s one thing Nicole Olver, Chief People Officer at Inspire Clean Energy (Inspire), knows how to do, it is disrupting the Human Resources (HR) space. This is true in all industries, and Nicole Olver’s career has given her the opportunity to both listen to and empathize with employees in a range of contexts.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. So, the question remains: when these top executives want to optimize their performance, become more self-aware, and improve their margins even further, how can they do so?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

From the aggressive rethinking of workload management, to introducing seasonal variation, to shifting your performance toward long-term quality, Slow Productivity provides a roadmap for escaping overload and arriving instead at a more timeless approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment. But are these really our only choices?

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Modern Servant Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Top Tips for Managing Up. When it comes to managing up, there are two scenarios: when you’re on good terms with your boss and when you’re struggling with them. From my experience, most people seeking advice on managing up, are already struggling to align with their boss. Managing Your Boss in Good Times & Bad.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I believe that staying abreast of new ideas, trends, and information is essential to a high-performing career and business. Playbooks Sharpen Your Leadership Skills - learn up-to-date leadership techniques to better manage your team, your peers, and your boss. A quick read to motivate the creative energies within you!

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HR Digest

JANUARY 2, 2024

If you’re currently working multiple jobs or planning out a strategy in case things at your current job go haywire, you’re likely already engaging in career cushioning. The importance of career cushioning is hard to deny, especially considering the job uncertainty and high number of layoffs in 2023. What Is Career Cushioning?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 28, 2016

The Time Management Era It seemed simpler in the past. You had tasks to do, you then had more tasks to do, and you had to learn how to manage your time to get your tasks done.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2021

There may come a time during your career when you no longer feel satisfied with your role, whether this is due to stagnant pay, little to no room for progression or any other hurdle which you simply can’t solve. It’s not always easy to take such a step, as it’s a big commitment that can take a lot of time, energy and money to pursue.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

There were different constraints on the way people allocated their time, energy and money that did not necessarily lead to negative consequences.”. Career impact. They turned to Denmark to try and understand what impact this has on our careers. Lack of support. Frozen out.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. Every ounce of energy they spend on a project is a gift. Process: “I am so grateful for how you’re approaching this problem. I see how diligently you’re working.” Outcome: “You did it!

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Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 26, 2023

It’s time to embark on a journey how to get a glow up. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore how to get a glow up that not only boosts your self-esteem but also helps you become the best version of yourself. Here’s how to set effective glow up goals: 1.1 Here’s how to start: 2.1

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you’re just tuning in, I’ve been teaching an MBA course on Managing Difficult Employees and gave these “students” (read that, really smart working millennials with big jobs in our nation’s capital) “homework” to developing an approach to manage their difficult employee and to journal about it.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Those who lack vision or don’t know how to identify and act on their vision will struggle with wealth attainment, achievement of goals, and personal fulfillment. A powerful vision creates the will to make change happen and harnesses the energy that will be needed. Who knows, maybe one of your visions could be the next Amazon.com.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Generate and bring positive energy daily. Don’t just manage people, coach your people. Mayberry's clients include JP MorganChase, Allstate Insurance, Phillips 66, Ambit Energy, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Optum, Mack Trucks, Fifth Third Bank, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and WESCO.

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Career Advancement

MARCH 8, 2021

“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.” – Denis Waitley. You need to proactively help him develop a strategy for remaining marketable and valuable, helping him define a viable pathway for his career. Contact him to learn how to get started today.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The mindset of every consumer has dramatically changed in recent times and that is a compelling reason why it is essential that you learn how to sell in a way that is relevant for this day and age. Learning how to be a good salesperson involves having good listening and communication skills. Developing the right skills and attributes.

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Great Results Team Building

MARCH 21, 2023

Below, we discuss how to utilize Slack apps to craft a positive workplace culture properly. You will also learn how employee acknowledgment, personal growth and wellness, and a sense of social community can all bring your rmote or hybrid team closer together.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 4, 2022

How much time do you usually spend coaching employees? If so, how do you manage the potential risk? How much affection or connection do members of your team feel with one another? Have any former employees of yours gone on to have particularly noteworthy careers, either within your organization or elsewhere?

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

How can you manage to do it all—without burning out? You may find yourself pulled in various directions without understanding how to cope with the expectations of multiple people. Over a five-year span, one of my clients in the biotechnology field kept moving up through the ranks, from manager to senior manager to VP.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

How can you manage to do it all—without burning out? You may find yourself pulled in various directions without understanding how to cope with the expectations of multiple people. Over a five-year span, one of my clients in the biotechnology field kept moving up through the ranks, from manager to senior manager to VP.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

In All In: Driven by Passion, Energy, and Purpose , he shares the values and beliefs, the ups and downs of his career, and the lessons he has taken from them. I’ve extracted some of them for our mutual benefit: How you think is how you feel, how you feel is how you act, and how you act is what defines you.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You’ll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins’ new book, Burn The Boats – a business-advice and self-help book. The reason is energy leakage. This is the biggest takeaway, and the foundation of my entire book.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 15, 2020

No matter how well you’re doing and how many skills you’ve acquired, you may not be fully living up to your leadership potential. Start cultivating your empathy and devoting more of your time and energy to those around you. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. How to Lead Your Team When The Future Is Uncertain.

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