Hopefully, you’ll find our conversations as interesting as we do! 🙂 Kristina Schmitt, Jenny Barkan, ACC, and I spend a lot of time sharing ideas and building on each other’s thoughts. We thought you might like to listen in as we explore topics that impact leaders and workplaces. Look for the “Power Squad” conversations as a…
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In organizations, people are often “paddling in different directions.” They are working hard but producing few results for their effort. They are working long hours and getting nowhere. They are tired, frustrated, and de-motivated. Morale decreases. Resentment builds. Strategy provides clarity around what the organization is aiming to achieve. It provides direction, offering people a sense of where the…
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I knew I wanted to be exercising more. I walk by the rowing machine many times a day. But I didn’t have time for exercise. Or so I told myself. Exercise in my mind was a minimum of 30 minutes. That’s what “they” say, isn’t it? And I felt unmotivated to try to fit 30 minutes into…
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The “I Should Do That Bag.” We all have one. We tend to add to it frequently and without much strategy. It gets heavier and heavier, and we carry it everywhere we go. No wonder we are so exhausted. Getting out from under the mental and emotional burden of our heavy load requires being more strategic in what…
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Goals. Ugh, right? Have you given up even trying? Often we set the bar high and try to jump right over it. And end up demotivated, frustrated, and failing. Big initiatives are achieved through the completion of many small steps. Aim high, but set the bar low. “A low bar? I can get over that. I see a…
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Tired.Frustrated.Demotivated. So much time, energy, and money expended. And yet we’re still in the same spot on the lake. I’m angry at them. They’re angry at me. I’m working hard! We’re getting nowhere. It must be THEIR fault. If one of the people in the canoe changed direction, in just a few minutes there would be more progress…
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