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Authentic Leaders Put Values Into Practice

September 19, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Values, Practice, Authentic, Leader, Create, Lasting, Value, Self-Aware, Vulnerability, Grace, Champion, Culture, Engagement, Relationships, Teamwork, Goals, Professionalism, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

“Rediscovering the secrets to creating lasting value.” This is the subtitle to Bill George’s book, Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value.  The statement,  “… creating lasting value” captures the heart of being an authentic leader. We need to ask the question, what does creating lasting value look like? What do I need […]

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Provide Training To Be A Great Change Leader

September 6, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

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Being a Great Change Leader is one of those paradoxes where it’s not about you and all about you. To lead a wildly successful change process you need to be able to inspire your people through your vision and to enable them to do the work that makes the vision happen. Then, your acknowledgment and […]

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Raising Your Trust Quotient: A Life of Integrity

February 20, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Culture of Trust, Trust, Relationships, Trustworthy, Integrity, Authentic, Honest, Genuine, Humility, Teamwork, Unity, Focus on People, Connection, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

I recently had a long and difficult conversation with a client who is working toward creating a Culture of Trust in their organization. Committed and excited to make this happen in 2018, they are used to creating a plan for what they want and executing it with success. With their dominant strength lying in the […]

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When Teams Lack Accountability

June 29, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

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Why Accountability? Everyone talks about it. Leaders want it. Employees are often afraid of it. What about it is so difficult and elusive? Who do you need to be as a leader to make accountability stick? What does it take to establish accountability touch points? And, for the sake of what? I am always asking […]

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4 Ways to Make Your Team Building Weekend a Success

January 14, 2013 by Diana Leave a Comment

Somewhere in the world this afternoon, a group of co-workers are strapping on safety equipment and preparing to scale the side of a cliff together. In another city, another group is engaged in a retreat designed to foster their sense of teamwork. Late at night in yet another town, six men who usually compete in […]

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5 Reasons Your Projects Aren’t Being Completed

January 11, 2013 by Diana Leave a Comment

In management and leadership, you’ll often find that you’ll be responsible for overseeing or getting a number of projects completed. Project management requires you to be responsible for all of the moving parts within the project, ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks and the project is actually completed. This is, however, much easier said […]

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3 Crucial Steps to Take in Team Motivation

December 19, 2012 by Diana Leave a Comment

Do you want a highly motivated team who don’t take time off work, don’t keep looking for other jobs and make a positive contribution to your business? If the answer is “yes,” there are three steps you need to take with each member of your team. Step 1: Spend some quality time. Not “quantity time” […]

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Smart Leaders Bring Out the Best in People

November 21, 2012 by Diana Leave a Comment

Do you work for a genius? Are your organization’s leaders really smart, and do they focus on bringing out the best in other people? Some corporations have made hiring the most intelligent individuals a core strategy on the basis that smarter people can solve problems more quickly than the competition. But that only works if […]

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Creating What You Dream About for Your Life (Part 1)

July 3, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

We all have dreams to live the life we really want. If that’s the case, why does it seem that so few people actually do? Creating the life we want seems like it should be easy, but for many reasons it isn’t. Sometimes we’re too busy working, paying bills or picking up kids to give […]

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Interovert/Extrovert: The best mix for your team.

May 18, 2012 by Diana Leave a Comment

Introverts vs. Extroverts One’s attraction to working in social groups may be culturally influenced. In the United States, for example, we tend to idealize charismatic extroverts. (Think celebrities and media-savvy CEOs.) Because extroverts usually talk the most (and often the loudest), their ideas are heard and often implemented. Extroverts tend to tackle assignments quickly. They make […]

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