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I’m away at a conference today. We’re barely an hour into the first session and I think I’ve already heard the quote of the conference (for me anyway). “Be so good, they can’t ignore you.” Have a great weekend!
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You don’t know what’s happening beneath the surface Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. You’ve likely heard that before but it bears repeating. Too often, we get caught up in our own 💩 (at work or elsewhere) and forget that others have their own 💩 to deal with, and it’s…
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Stressed Worried Overwhelmed Frustrated Unfulfilled Are you prepared to manage them? Are you prepared to lead them? How well prepared are you to lead people that feel like that through change? Chances are, that’s exactly what’s on your plate. Maybe you know exactly how to do that. Maybe you don’t. Maybe you don’t have the…
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Text me. And if you don’t have my number, you don’t know me well enough to have a problem with me. This applies in your life overall and at work. If you have a problem with someone or something someone is doing, talk to them. And if you don’t even know them, then ease the…
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Not the same thing. When you’re trying to lead change, you want alignment. Consensus may be a nice to have. Alignment is a must have. Food for thought for all of you non-change practitioners who are leading change in your organization. Keep up the good work. It matters. Have a great long weekend! I love…
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I recently finished the book Unreasonable Hospitality, by Will Guidara. I wrote about it a month or so ago (here) I highly recommend it. While his story centers on life in the restaurant business, so many lessons are valuable for any aspiring leader and change maker. Here are two: Be nicer than you think you…
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I read a post today about the annoyance of “fake” transformations. Lipstick on a pig. My experience has been that senior leaders don’t start by internalizing that we have a “change” to implement. There’s just something very important (critical) that needs to be done. “We need to improve something. Do something new. Go somewhere new.”…
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Doing the right thing will never be the wrong thing. Have a great week!
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Do you know someone who exudes so much confidence that it’s sickening? Don’t think of that person. Now, think of someone who shows (in your opinion) the ‘just right’ amount of confidence. What is it about them? Is it the way they carry themselves? Is it what they say? Is it the quality of their…
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It’s 1993. I’ve just started my “career.” I’m in my very first “post-university” job, with a smallish consulting firm based on Canada’s east coast. The company ‘adage,’ on constant replay from our founder and chairman, comes in the form of these 10 very short words. If it is to be, it is up to me.…
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