You are not alone — there is no person alive who has had to manage during such a difficult time. Every leader is struggling to sort through the maze of issues that are emerging. You have important choices to make, but right now, you may feel hampered and, in some instances, powerless. You don’t know …
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You live in a multi-functional organization – no matter the size. In a multifunctional organization, people tend to approach problems in different ways with different disciplines, and they even used different descriptors and languages. These multiple and divergent approaches to problem-solving aren’t unusual. They’re an outgrowth of growth through achievements. But they do hurt you …
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Like many young professionals, Emma is struggling to sort through the labyrinth of possible career opportunities. She has important choices to make, but right now, she’s immobilized. She doesn’t know where to start. In building a strategic growth plan, there are five essential principles everyone must first adopt. Principle #1 Challenge assumptions Challenge and question …
I am a runner. I do belong to a couple of running clubs; one meets on Saturday morning and the other on Thursday nights. On Saturday mornings, we run races and eat big breakfasts with lots of coffee. On Thursday nights, we run, eat big dinners and sample lots of beer. It was at one …
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With all demands on our time, coupled with the burdens we place on ourselves, the importance of “alone time” to contemplate is scarce… We are in desperate need of solitude to ‘think.’ Research shows that carving out time uninterrupted by others or technology, such as a smartphone, allows us the ability to problem-solve more effectively. …
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Rebecca has a difficult manager who doesn’t understand the importance of her professional development and is not very supportive of her career goals. She is certain, based on past incidents, that her manager won’t be interested or involved in her development planning. It seems like a hopeless situation, as she believes her manager is never …
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Percentage of people who can clearly articulate the primary challenge they are facing: 5% Can you clearly identify what you are trying to solve for in two sentences or less? Avoid confusion ……. simplify things with this important question! It was a sunny Tuesday morning. Sharon, the Executive Director of a non-profit pulled her car …
Last week, I received a call from Peter Klein, one of my co-authors on Think to Win. When a call starts out with: “I have some pretty bad news”, you have no idea what is coming, and all sorts of thoughts go through your mind. Peter went on: “I just found out John Manfredi passed away.” …
I was once was told by a boss that he was jealous of the positive relationships I had with the managers in our largest division. I was surprised by his comments at first, but, after some reflection, I began to understand where he was coming from. Although he had a long tenure with the company, …
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An open mind is essential for Winning and it starts with a clean slate that accepts nothing as a given. Many of our assumptions are so basic, we accept them without even realizing it. There must be a willingness, and even an eagerness, to identify, explore and reimagine all of them. In 2015, we wrote about challenging …
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