In part two of our series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe, we examine the benefit of having an uncommon group of people on your personal board—junior staff members. I know… the corporate hierarchy traditionally dictates that you deal with your immediate subordinates, peers and then upward and across into your boss’ realm and into their boss’ circle of influence. You only deal with the more junior people…
Consider that written feedback seems to be more piercing than the spoken kind. We can stare at it, revisit it. It seems more permanent and carries more lasting impact. It seers into our psyche. Try not to give negative feedback the entirety of your attention especially if you have glowing and more neutral feedback to consider. Let’s do some math: ➕ Count the number of positive statements ➕…
Proximity can be an aspiration killer. When I was running my agency, I recall putting a policy in place for interns that they could not immediately be hired on to my staff until they joined another agency. Then they could boomerang if they’d like, but only after experiencing another work environment. They didn’t understand it. In fact, one of my intern’s parents called and tried to talk me…no,…
Have 10-20 years experience under your belt and are at least at the director level? Let’s talk sponsorship! In this 6-part series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe, I discuss all the components of your personal board of directors to make it effective and how to activate it. Today, I drop two tips–how to initiate getting sponsors on board, and, conversely, how to make it happen more organically.…
Shrink. When you think about it, you didn’t come up with that notion at work. It’s a part of corporate culture. In fact, the word corporate means “one body,” so it only makes sense that it has been ingrained in you that being a standout is ultimately frowned upon. Shining is a no go, right? What a direct conflict to the word leadership. Recently, my client work…
Did you know that forgiveness is a powerful tool in leadership arsenal? You discuss the merits on Sundays and sometimes even Wednesday night, but why haven’t you allowed it into your workplace? I speak with clients everyday who are taking on new roles, but expressing angst about moving forward based on something that happened to them in the past. So we work on what it takes to truly…
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Are you doing all the things? I have some powerful questions that could lead you back to sanity, even as you stretch yourself to reach your goals. Sometimes letting go needs to be an item on your to-do list. Put pen to paper and see what you can do to take back the reins on the overwhelm and exhaustion. If you want to strategize how you can live…
Are you really tuned in? Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt is about mindful listening. Not only is it important to understand and retain what someone says, it’s also a way to communicate that what they have to say is important to you. Our brains only retain about 25% of what we hear from others on average, but you can increase that number with some intention. Take out your journal and spend…
Listen mindfully. Know any one who no matter what you share, always chimes in with I, me or my and a whole story about them after you’ve shared? Or maybe they cut you off before you’ve finished? Or perhaps you know they just didn’t hear you because of their response? Maybe you have been the perpetrator, and you didn’t even know it. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day…