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A recent Gallup Study on the State of the American Workplace stated that 70% of workers are not engaged at work.What is causing this and what can you do about it as a leader?Begin by looking for the mood and/or emotion of resignation in your work culture. Resignation shows up in individuals and orga ...
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Recently I was in the South when a snow storm hit. This storm, in many regions of the country would have been a light dusting, barely even affecting residents. But in the South, where driving in the snow and ice is not something most people have to deal with, chaos erupted. Entire towns shut down an ...
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A recent Gallup Study on the State of the American Workplace stated that 70% of workers are not engaged at work. What is causing this and what can you do about it as a leader.Begin by looking for the mood and/or emotion of resignation in your work culture. Resignation shows up in individuals and org ...
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In this ongoing series of conversations with gifted leaders I am exploring #LeadershipFlow in action. What is it? How does it help leaders navigate change and inspire others to reach for more?Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD has been a big influence on my coaching and my study of leadership, so I am ver ...
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When was the last time that you, as a leader, shared what you love about someone on your team? Now, I do not mean the standard “good job” or “thank you” kind of feedback. No, I am talking about a full-fledged, sincere, and honest opening up about what you really love and appreciate about som ...
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In our last blog we looked at Resentment, a powerful mood/emotion that is created by not accepting what is. This time, let’s look at the antidote to this toxic and unproductive emotion. Remember the scenario? It went like this: Something happened that you could not control and negatively affected ...
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We have all been there before. Something happens that you cannot control and negatively affects your big project; your boss responds with something unflattering about your leadership style and/or your ability to deliver; your whole team gets negative feedback from a senior leader about the missed de ...
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The fourth body disposition we will look at is the body of the Lover, the Amiable, the body of openness. This is one who strives to accept each person and wants the best for all. This is the body that allows individuals to open up and care about one another. In the body of the lover we see the follo ...
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There are many discourses which explore how we show up in our body.  Each has a slightly different approach but many explore the four basic body dispositions or styles, which we will examine in this and future blogs. As we start to explore how our bodies impact our leadership, a great place to begi ...
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Are you feeling frustrated with your job? Do you dread going into work? You might be standing on the slippery slope of burnout, or what leadership expert, Bob Dunham, refers to as the “Six Levels of Hell.” Here are some burnout clues you might look for and some thoughts on how to get out ...
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