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If your team is like most, then everyone has a specific role. But could you be missing opportunities to improve your team and move it from good to great? Here are three things you can do to help create an environment where everyone can fulfill their potential.
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Without the generations of mothers who have come before us, we wouldn’t be who we are today. On this Mother’s Day, I’d like to pass on three lessons I’ve learned from the mothers in my life so that they may help you too.
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At some point in your career, you are going to have that big break. When that time comes, you’ll want to be ready. While there are probably 100 things you could do to prepare, there are three that will make the biggest difference.
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Are you spending so much time doing your job that you don’t have time to work on your career? Here are three things you can do to work on developing your career and your potential, even when you have no time.
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This person recognizes your talent and cheers you on to your wins. They have your back, support you through tough times and help you believe in yourself when there’s doubt. Do you have someone like this by your side?
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In my personal quest for productivity, I’ve tried many tips, tools, strategies and apps. Some have stuck but most have not. The good news is I’ve found a few that have stood the test of time. Here are three strategies that are helping me most.
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When we’re unhappy at work, we naturally think we have two options: either leave for another job or suck it up and stay. But what if you could use your voice in a constructive way to influence outcomes and change things for the better?
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It was a hard decision but I made a late-career change and I’m glad I did it. But we’re all different and there’s no single “right answer”. So here are eight things to consider when deciding to make a late-career change.
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It takes time and effort to find a sponsor and then build a trusted relationship. The key to success is what you do and say once you have a sponsor. But it only takes one misstep or negative interaction to lose their support.
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Have you ever said or done something without thinking and then regretted it? Recently, I had one of those moments. This is what I did to recover and turn something bad into something good.
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Being indecisive is a showstopper if you want to progress to senior levels in your career. Here are 4 steps to becoming more decisive so you can be a better leader and decision-maker, and live your life without regrets.
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Living a life of no regrets means making conscious decisions followed by taking action. But for many of us, it’s not so easy. That’s because there are two kinds of decision-makers in the world. Which one are you?
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It’s easy to fall into the trap of putting people in a box, to pigeon-hole and put them in a category. But when you do, it can stifle their development and hurt their confidence. Here are ways to change the situation.
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I recently faced a setback. A project I was working on was nowhere near hitting our targets and time was running out. I almost gave in to wallowing in self-pity and feeling sorry for myself, but I didn’t. Instead, I did something else and it felt satisfying.
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You can’t leave your promotion to chance. Having a plan substantially increases your chances of success because you know exactly what to do. Discover the 5 elements that make up your promotion plan and why they’re important.
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When my team returned from a live event in Phoenix, Arizona, and said, “we’re going to enter the Ferrari competition!”, I said without hesitation, “I’M IN! What do we have to do?” That’s when the “fun” began.
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If you want to be promoted, you’ve got to show you’re promotion-ready. But, what does that look like? These seven universal signs tend to show when someone is ready to be promoted. How do you measure up?
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Every promotion is a milestone in your career. So you work hard and give it your best shot. But what if your hard work isn’t enough? What if you’re not doing the right things? Worse yet, could you be making these mistakes without knowing it and killing your chances of promotion?
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