You are an informed leader. You read the latest articles in Fast Company and Harvard Business Review and you stay up on the latest trends in creating a culture of productivity. There’s just one problem. They can’t all be right. Think about all of the trends in office design: private offices with windows; open office design; private work stations; collaborative spaces, unassigned work stations, glass walls, low walls, no walls, standing desks, bean bag chairs in conference rooms….the list goes on. All of...
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It’s time.
No longer can we say “I’ll get to that, next year.” It’s time. Let’s commit to focusing on right now. Focusing on the people, places, and things we are in front of here and now. Paying attention to the person across the table. Really focusing on them, on what they say and do. Really listening to understand, not to craft a comeback or out-do their story. Really listening to the person on the other end of the line, not reading...
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You are in a battle on a daily bases – a battle of priorities. Every professional struggles to balance time to create new and marketable skills with their daily responsibilities. It seems that every minute is allocated already, so how do you add a new habit creating goal? One day at a time. But that isn’t where the struggle ends. The battle you wage is in the decision you make every time you put something else before your own growth and...
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