The Panic Attack Barrier to SuccessBy Beverley Vaughn
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Panic means sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing really unthinking behavior. When you panic it causes alarms to go up making you aware of danger. You get anxious, worried, a feeling of dread comes over you, and you become filled with apprehensions. I love synonyms because adding them to our dialog brings greater understanding of our thoughts regarding our insights. Some synonyms fo
Four Ways To Get Back On Track With Your New Year's ResolutionsBy Caroline Ceniza-Levine
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Over 40% of goal-setters drop their new year’s resolutions before the end of January. If the motivation for your new year’s resolutions is waning, here are four ways to get back on track:Reconnect with your reasons.Reaching for a goal takes you out of your comfort zone, and this discomfort causes resistance. Andy Molinsky, professor of psychology and organizational behavior at
Simplify the ComplexBy Bob Goodyear
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In today’s world, information is more readily available to everyone than at any other time in history. A simple search on the internet can find everything from a great chocolate chip cookie recipe to the mapping of the human genome. This ability is a great thing for all of us. As speakers, many times we want to include everything we know into our presentation and
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Low Morale At The Office? Five Ways To Motivate Your TeamBy Caroline Ceniza-LevineIn a recent post, I wrote about how to motivate yourself and get back to work when you resist it (say, after a holiday break!). But what if you’re the manager in charge of getting your team back on track? I’ve seen workplaces in fast-growth mode where burnout is a real danger. On the flip side, I’ve seen workplaces in the midst of a slowdown or a restructuring where anxiety eats |
How to Ignite Your Team for 2017By Lawrence PolskyAsk any CEO their goals for the year and they will tell you their market growth and profitability targets. But ask them WHY these goals matter, and many won’t get beyond long-term growth and competitive advantage. These are important reasons to set goals but they won't set your team on fire. They won't give your team the energy to climb the hurdles they will face. Orga |
Leadership Is SituationalBy Tim StevensonIt's crucial to identify what kind of leadership is called forA FIRE COMMANDER leads his team into a house to fight what seems to be a simple kitchen fire. After trying conventional methods for a few minutes, the commander is puzzled to find they don’t work. He suddenly feels uneasy, and barks, “Everybody out! Now!”Just as the team reaches the sidewalk outside, the fi |
3 Principles for Building an Effective TeamBy Tim Stevenson
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Team development requires more than authority and answersONE OF THE most beautiful things in the world is the functioning of a self-motivated effective team. It is also one of the most challenging things in the world to develop.One bit of good news: Just is there is no “right” personality or temperament to be an effective leader, there is no “right” group personalit
The Price of ExcellenceBy Tim Stevenson
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Entropy is all around us. Leaders provide the antidote.LIKE MANY PARENTS, leaders are often on a search for the magic pill. While few verbalize it, they long for some method by which they can instruct people once and have them go on to function like wind-up toys, without further attention. It can’t happen.As we enter a new year, it is a good time to reexamine expectations. What does
Fear of Failure is Dangerous to Your Job HealthBy Jeff WolfFear of making a mistake can cripple even the most talented leader’s efforts to succeed. It stifles creativity and discourages risk-taking, while upping the stress ante and creating a tense work environment for everyone within a department or team.Imagine how many inventions and technological innovations would never have become realities if the people who came up with them had been a |
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