With 2023 ahead of us, let’s turn toward getting more of what we want.
This is a perfect time to focus on how you can support yourself to get more of what you want and less of what you don’t want, so you can achieve your goals faster.
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How acquainted are you with your subconscious?
My guess is you’re more like strangers instead of BFFs. I mean, you’re a busy professional! You don’t have time to dig into the corners of your mind—especially if it’s not paying you, right?
Yeah, no.
From Episode 61 from The Complete Leader Podcast.
The second component of self-management, the ability to manage your time and priorities, is near and dear to my heart because I have had to work so hard to develop this skill. While self-control comes more naturally to me, I remember the angst I had even at a younger age when trying to organize and execute around my priorities.
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Your teams are always coming across opportunities, whether they realize it or not. The problem is that many organizations rob themselves of valuable opportunities because they often cannot recognize these chances, don’t have the capacity or capability to take advantage of them, or simply ignore them and let them pass by—wasted possibilities.
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A few years ago, one of my clients hosted a bowling outing as a morale/team building activity for her company. We laughed about the experience of bowling especially if you don’t play it often. She recommended that it’s easier to play when you use a lighter ball.
Of course, when I heard this, I thought about how often we do things the “hard way” in the workplace, when using a “lighter ball” would make life so much easier.
From Episode 60 of The Complete Leader Podcast.
Self-management might be one of the most difficult skills a leader has to develop.
The skill plays a significant role in a leader’s ability to lead themselves, especially as the challenges of leadership grow more unique and dynamic every day. But better leaders create more effective business results by multiples, and this is one skill leaders must truly master to optimize their leadership influence.
As a leader, you’ve likely heard that you need to get all the right people on your bus to make progress.
It’s one of Jim Collins’ biggest lessons from his best-seller, Good to Great. But it’s not that simple—as Collins points out, “There are really three parts of this question of the right people. The first is the right people on the bus. Second is the wrong people off the bus. But third is the right people in the right seats.”
Much of our discussion about leadership is within the context of the functional job that you do as a leader. This framework includes attributes such as sharing and acting on the company’s vision, managing a positive professional environment, and providing the support and resources that your staff needs.
There are times, though, when the organization’s vision or direction changes and you face more personal considerations. Read More
In this article, we look at five tips to launch your next innovation, using a proven framework for successful launch and scale.
I have spent a lot of time working with university and industry researchers throughout my career, and the challenge of how to scale and commercialize ideas always comes up. It is not an easy process, especially when pitching your ideas for funding or recruiting other team members. I recently spoke at the sixth annual Nairobi Innovation Week at University of Nairobi to share my framework for successful commercialization. For the students and researchers in attendance—and for any innovator—this framework will help scale ideas.
How do you deliver feedback? Some people embrace opportunities to offer positive accolades for a job well done. Others are quick to criticize what didn’t work well and focus on what needs to be done differently the next time.
Both types of feedback are necessary. You need to acknowledge the good as well as offer suggestions for improvement.