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Leaderly Love: Getting Any? Giving Any?
A version of this article has been published at the Globe and Mail. February, the month most often attributed to the winter blahs (aka February blahs). But it is also known for something else: The month of love! Valentines day comes and goes. But may not be everyone’s...
7 Questions to Spring You Forward
REPOSTING FROM THE ARCHIVES. Note: an edited version of this post has been published by the Globe and Mail. Check it out here! A couple weeks ago I put away my winter jacket only to pull it out again a day later. Errgh and brrghh. This has been the winter that never...
How is Your Conversational Intelligence®?
Are Your Conversations Building Trust? This week I learned that more than 10,000 people have registered for my upcoming May 25th (12:30 pm ET) Webinar: “Conversations that Build Trust” (courtesy of CPA and American Express – see registration page here). And last...
Supercharge Your Listening Skills
Think of a time when you were in a conversation and you felt truly heard. What did that feel like? Chances are it felt good. You felt respected. Understood. Maybe even cared for. But these are busy times. Most of us are juggling chaotic schedules, heavy loads, and...
Ready, Set, Go – with 5 Best Practices for Success
I love a shiny new year. It holds so much promise. If you reflected on some of the 12 Questions to Look Beyond and Plan Ahead then you might be thinking about goals, opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. To be on your best game it's a good idea to have...
Look Back To Plan Ahead – 12 Year-end Reflection Questions
UPDATE: There’s a brand new set of questions for Dec 2020/Jan 2021! Get them here: Before you kick 2020 to the curb ask these 12 Questions --- Note: A version of this article was also published at the Globe and Mail as well as the Huffington Post The end of the year...
Manage the “Season of Rush” With Ease
(A seasonal favorite - reposting this article as a reminder as we enter the last few weeks of the year) A version of this article has also been published in the Globe and Mail. See it here! It’s that time of the year: finishing off work assignments for the year-end;...
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