The senior exec was excited to be offered the opportunity to lead a high-profile new line of business for the organization. She was told days before the announcement that she would not be getting a promotion or new title yet, but perhaps, if the venture were successful, she would become the executive leader of this new division. For now, however,…
If you have ever felt that you are fooling the people at work and that they may finally figure out you are not as good as they think you are, you most likely have experienced imposter syndrome. The good news is that you are not alone. The bad news is that you are not alone.One study estimated that 7 in…
There is no end to the list of excuses we can make for why we don’t read more. Almost everyone agrees that reading is better for your personal development than not reading, yet it is a struggle for many of us to make that time every day to invest in our future and our success. Consider the following plan to…
I didn’t understand this when I was in my first job out of college. I didn’t grasp it fully until I became a leader of people. What was this great learning? If you focus solely on results, you will be chasing the scoreboard with no accurate understanding of your success until it’s too late to do anything about it. You…
Do the people on your team know they have a future with your organization, or are they wondering where this all leads? For years I wondered if I had a future in the organization where I worked. My boss rarely spoke about career paths or promotional opportunities. Then I moved to another division and reported to a different senior leader….
Is your team as productive as you would like them to be? Are the people on your team more productive because of your presence? What if you are not present? Does their level of productivity remain the same or better? Microsoft surveyed 20,000 people in 11 countries and found that 87% of employees report being productive at work. Yet only…
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