Transformation Tuesday
Leadership Lessons Learned On-the-Job
In 2017 and 2018 I was President of my church’s Council, the governing body of the organization. Within days of being installed as President, our minister announced that she was leaving, and instantly I was catapulted into a leadership role I was not expecting. Heading the Council was one ...
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This is what putting it all together looks like!
Mary Anne recently was onsite at Ispiri in Minnesota to work with their Sr. Leadership and Production team. In preparation, Jason put down his vision for company communications so everyone would be starting from the same place. Mary Anne was impressed by how he fit the pieces together. Way to go ...
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The Nature of Spring Cleaning
All around us there are small hints and signs of spring’s imminent arrival*. Perhaps it is nature’s way, to present us with a polite and gentle nudge, that helps us remember there is potential and possibility to renew and grow every day. Regardless of how the message arrives, NOW ...
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Decisions, Decisions.
Chances are, you’ve already made 50+ decisions from the time you’ve started your day to this moment — when you are reading your weekly email/post from us. There is no shortage of things to make decisions about. We make hundreds, sometimes thousands, of choices in our everyday lives. Some ...
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Driving Growth in 2019: A Roadmap for the Year Ahead
Top executives are bullish on 2019, but don’t know why An excerpt from AXIOS. Top executives say American companies will continue to grow in 2019, but expect the things that drive growth will slow, a new UBS survey of top corporate officers at 500 companies shows. What it ...
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Let’s Agree to Fail Faster
“Success and failure are both greatly overrated, but failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about.” —Hildegard Knef Most people agree there’s no simple, one-dimensional way to define “success” in business or life. Achieving success is even more mysterious to some than others. Is it a unique ...
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A business storm’s a’brewin. Is your business weatherproof?
Business has been good for many for a while now, and I love it. We’ve been enjoying good times. YAY! Even though we may be on the verge of a harsher business environment if the level of uncertainty continues to amp up, we are still optimistic since the seas appear manageable for ...
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How My Inner “No” Brought About New Beginnings
As 2018 ended, I reflected on my year and summed up my year as a “temper tantrum.” You see, as a self-professed Enneagram Nine, my modus operandi for too many years has been to “go along to get along,” a description so rightly stated by Dr. David Daniels. But ...
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Plan for Growth
If your team’s plan for growth doesn’t include a clear call for action, that deeply resonates with them, it’s likely to signal a need for you to hit “pause,” tune in, listen more, then turn these conversations into action items. That is, if you are willing to potentially adapt ...
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Traction + Momentum = Growth.
‘Tis the season of “begin again.” The first few weeks after the new year, conversations abound on the topic of goal setting — specifically, making resolutions. Personally, and professionally, annual goal setting can be an empowering activity. Pausing to reflect, think, clarify and commit with intention, to act and ...
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