How to create clarity, direction, and momentum through effective one-on-one conversations. This is where strategy meets execution — expectations get aligned, issues surface early, and positive reinforcement encourages people to reach even ambitious goals.
When the missing skill is leadership mentoring, leaders can stall even if when they and their teams are high performing. Leadership mentoring is an essential leadership skill, one that often gets short shrift in busy organizations when everyone seems to be stretched to their limit. Ironically, even in great organizations, leaders can plateau when they have built something that’s working exceptionally well. In fact, I’ve spoken to several team leaders who have passed up a chance at promotion because they…
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Many leadership challenges that appear strategic or operational actually have their roots in leadership relationships. At senior levels, leadership stops being primarily about execution and starts being about relationships. Not relationships in the social sense.Not networking.Not politics. But the quality of working relationships that determine whether influence flows, trust holds under pressure, and decisions actually move groups forward. Many capable leaders underestimate this layer—not because they don’t value people, but because earlier success rarely depended on it. Key Takeaways: Why…
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With a few small adjustments, you can inspire your team and make meetings more engaging. To make meetings more engaging, remember that you already know what you think. The meeting’s value lies in discovering what others see or know that you don’t. How to Make Meetings More Engaging No one likes boring meetings, and yet, according to research from Harvard, 71% of executives say meetings are unproductive or inefficient. According to their research, most meetings don’t encourage deep thinking on…
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Visibility at work isn’t about self-promotion; it’s about connection. Without visibility at work, even your best work can go unnoticed. Career visibility is how people know what you contribute, how you collaborate, and the value you bring to the team. Visibility at Work I can’t count the number of times I’ve gone to a work event with my husband where no one said a word to me all night except hello and goodbye. His industry is completely separate from mine,…
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Welcome! My blog offers for practical leadership resources to help you build stronger, more productive, and more resilient teams. Leadership is not innate. It’s a set of skills that, practiced daily, promote cooperative, steady focus on what matters most. Anyone can learn these skills with dedication and practice, even if you don’t hire a coach. These skills help good leaders diagnose and tamp down distractions. Using tactics that support these skills, they build a positive team culture where everyone feels…
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When leaders build trust, demonstrate confidence, and practice empathy, team alignment becomes possible. Team alignment is what happens when everyone is working to achieve common goals with the least possible amount of friction. The result: great teams that pull together to exceed expectations. There is no wasted energy protecting turf, fighting internal battles, or advancing personal agendas. Instead, everyone is working hard and enjoying group success. Key Takeaways Team alignment drives performance. Here’s what matters most: Alignment at Work is…
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