Building an unstoppable team goes beyond gathering skilled individuals; it's about fostering a collaborative, creative, and joyful environment where everyone's unique strengths shine. Recognizing and nurturing these strengths can create an environment where excellence is not only expected but cultivated.
Read MoreYour mindset holds the key to your success. By understanding how mindsets are formed and taking deliberate steps to create a more empowering mindset, you can break free from limitations and unlock the door to limitless success.
Read MoreIt’s finally time to break free from the cycle of unattained goals and move towards achieving what you want. Stop making this common mistake. It’s what keeps Managers and Executives from meeting their personal and professional goals. Taking action on these 7 steps will free you from frustration and failure to finally moving forward and celebrating your progress as you grow.
Read MoreSelf-care is neither selfish nor self-indulgent. Taking care of yourself is essential for long-term success in your career. By prioritizing self-care, you can improve your physical and mental health, increase productivity, build better relationships, tap into your creativity and problem-solving skills, and reduce the risk of burnout.
Read MoreSuccess can seem impossible until you understand what’s between you and your success. Developing mind and time management skills can take time and will take practice. Start small and build your skills over time. With persistence and commitment, these learned behaviours can become second nature and help you succeed and achieve your goals.
Read MoreSelf-Reflection is the ability to think about your own actions and the thoughts and feelings that create them. Being able to evaluate not only what has taken place but why it has taken place. It is a thoughtful and deliberate action that allows you to use your past to effectively engage your present and future.
Read MoreLike tradition, an organization’s culture is an expression of its values. But unlike family traditions, a positive work culture cannot only be focused on ways to make employees feel good. It must also focus on staying in alignment with its purpose. And unfortunately, many companies get this wrong.
Read MoreThe pandemic saw unprecedented impact among the workforce, prompting leaders to change their approach and redefine their role. They realize the need for a more dynamic approach: the need to influence others through their character (how they are being), not only through their competence, (what they are doing).
Read MoreEmotions often get a bad rap. Because of statements like: “Stop being so emotional”, “Leave your emotions at the door”, or “Showing your emotions makes you look weak”.
It’s no surprise then that leaders believe they shouldn’t show their emotions and if they show their emotions, it’s something they need to “fix”.
Read MoreYou are always communicating – whether through your words, your silence, your actions and your inactions. You may not always be aware of how your team, peers, colleagues, and others receive or interpret these communications. This impacts your effectiveness as a leader.
Read MoreMany of the high-performing leaders I know and coach recognize that the most effective way to get the outcomes they want in their personal life, career and the workplace, is through decisive and deliberate action.
Bad A** Boss Leaders provide maximum benefit to their organization because they get things done and they engage and energize their team to do the same, thereby creating an action-oriented culture.
Read MoreBeing a Bad A** Boss Leader is simple but not easy. It requires training, coaching, and introspective work to build and maintain the necessary skillsets for the role.
A Bad A** Boss Leader leads from the comfort of herself while getting done what must be done. She is relentlessly optimistic and creates a future that delights all her stakeholders. She uses all the tools and skills in her leadership toolkit to inspire buy-in and navigate the many challenges she experiences along the way to improving productivity and profitability in her organization.
Read MoreYou may have some idea or even a dream of what you’d like your life to look like, but none of the building blocks seems to be falling into place. Overtime, life gets in the way and before you know it, you’re living a life that looks nothing like your dream. Sure, you have the title, the position and you have the trappings of success, but you don’t feel the way you thought you would. But by now, you also don’t want to lose what you have, so you’re not rocking the boat.
Read MoreMany senior managers and CEO’s experience this phenomenon. Interestingly, it plagues high performers! The reason for this is because your current life is so different from your childhood life and it’s difficult for you to believe and accept that you did it! It’s like… you haven’t caught up with YOU…
It’s called imposter syndrome.
Read MoreSome of the leaders I coach say that on any given day, they spend less than half of their time on work in their genius zone. Instead, they find themselves busy outing fire after fire, playing catch-up with over-due tasks and report feelings of burnout and other health concerns. All of which compromises their overall effectiveness and ultimately, their true potential.
Read MoreOrganizations require managers to manage systems and processes but also to develop and lead their teams. Both roles require specific skills and being able to adjust and balance between the two, is an art. Ensuring regulations are adhered to, data is accurate, and productivity is on-track are just some of the critical management components while being an inspiration to your team, seeing the potential in your people and creating the environment for them to realize it are just some of the skills needed to lead. These performance expectations often result in managers feeling overwhelmed and burnt out, especially when they haven’t received the requisite training and development or coaching.
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