Working from home, it’s easy to fill up every moment of your day doing something for everyone except yourself.
This month the topic in my Executive Mentoring Group is: More Energy. Less Stress.
This topic has come up a lot lately! Read More
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Standing out while working remotely
I am noticing something interesting in the pandemic about communicating.
There is great disparity between how various people show up to meetings on video conferences.
Before the pandemic I wrote an article about increasing your effectiveness while working remotely and included the video below. Read More
The cost difference between OK and GREAT
Remember, Great isn’t Cheap
I see leaders setting themselves up for failure and credibility loss when they don’t differentiate the cost of doing a GREAT job from the cost of doing an OK job.
Read More… Don’t commit to deliver the dream-scenario that everyone is excited about without the dream-budget!
Selling Your Ideas: Have More Influence
This month the topic in my Executive Mentoring Group is: Selling Your ideas.
In my own career, as well as in observing the careers of others, I have found that the ability to communicate your ideas well matters a lot to standing out, getting promoted, and getting access to resources. Read More
Becoming a more compelling speaker
Reflecting on my own career, it struck me what an advantage it was that I was a willing and decent speaker.
I have noticed in watching others’ careers too, that the ability to share your ideas in a compelling way is one of the key enablers for people to stand out, get promoted, get their projects supported, and to be effective leaders in general. Read More
Listening and Productivity
Feeling remote and invisible
During the pandemic, I’ve had a lot of questions from people about feeling invisible.
Even though we are working remotely, people still care deeply about advancing their careers and being recognized for their hard work. Read More
Confidence and Resilience
This month the topic in my Executive Mentoring Group is: Confidence and Resilience.
I’ll tell you, this was a key journey in my own career.
I needed to find a way to keep showing up when the environment was unwelcoming, and as I struggled with imposter syndrome. Read More
Alignment is not Valuable if You Don’t Maintain It
When teams are aligned, good things happen
When your goals are aligned with those of your stakeholders, good things happen.
The trouble is, that without actively doing something to maintain alignment, entropy creeps in, and alignment gets weak. Read More
How not to talk too much when you are nervous
The difference between politics and communicating
“I don’t do politics”
Many people over the years have told me something like, “I refuse to engage in politics”, and they give this as a reason why their career has stalled.
They consider “politics” a necessary evil to advance in one’s career, but refuse to engage asserting that their “no politics” position is on the high ground, so they are sticking with it. Read More
