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Many of us wonder how better to motivate and influence the people around us. It’s a question I am regularly asked by clients who want to lean in to their leadership, but who aren’t quite sure how to do it. It is an important question, and the answer, I believe, is that people are most […]
Recently I worked with a leader who said that he was confused about an important decision he needed to make. We discussed ways he could figure out an answer, but when I saw him next, he said he was still uncertain, and listed for me some of the pros and cons of making one choice […]
Strong cognitive skills–those that can be measured with IQ tests, for instance–are always in demand in the marketplace. However, new research by economists finds that employers are also increasingly searching for applicants with other strengths: “non-cognitive” soft skills such as teamwork, collaboration, and oral and written communication skills. This is a strong affirmation for the […]
I’m so proud and pleased to see my new book How Do You Want To Show Up out on the shelf at one of my favorite bookstores, surrounded by the books of writers I admire. I also feel immense joy and gratitude when I hear that people have been buying copies. I’m hopeful that the […]
How many times do you leave a one-on-one meeting or conversation with your boss or coworker feeling unsure about just what their motivations were, or what kind of impact you made? “What did they really think about what I had to say?” you might ask yourself. “I wish they weren’t so hard to read.” How often do you go […]
I recently attended a talk for human resource leaders that brought in Hitendra Wadhwa, a very popular professor at Columbia Business School and founder of the Institute for Personal Leadership (IPL). Wadhwa is a mathematician who has made a study of what makes a great leader. It didn’t surprise me that this scholar found that great leadership comes from […]
Reading books is good for you. Even Oprah says so. (Writing books is, too, even if while you’re doing it you’re not sure if you’ll ever finish. Ahem.) Late last summer I finished writing my first book. Among other benefits, that experience gave me even more respect for book authors than I had before. Writing […]
A recent study offered an interesting twist on what makes for effective listening. According to research, listeners who hear a speaker by phone, or with eyes closed, tend to more accurately gauge the speaker’s emotions than listeners who are also looking at the speaker by video conference or in person. According to an article in […]
We all sometimes show up in the world in a way we didn’t intend. Sometimes it’s a moment we learn from and move on, but at other times we get stuck showing up repeatedly in ways that go against who we really want to be. To fix that, we need both clearer intentions, and also […]
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