Have You Dreamed of a Superpower? How About Influencing without Authority? Influence as a superpower? Why not? Who wouldn’t want the ability to shape opinions, drive decisions and contribute to reaching company goals? Influence is fundamental for leadership and is often identified as a competency goal of our coaching clients. Most of us need […]
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“We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.” —Mary McLeod Bethune As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we encourage you to read First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. This historical fiction
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By Harry Hutson ‘Hope’ is an impractical idea that turns out to be useful, especially in painful times like these. Hope is often misunderstood, underestimated, ignored and belittled, not least because it has separate, seemingly contradictory modes. You want Hope to be there in moments of despair when the best you can do is
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An Opportunity to Align Our Values, Our Practices, and the Purpose of Our WorkBy Matt Minahan and Peter Norlin So, how many OD consultants does it take to have a meeting? I figure it can be done with about 10:1 to provide a model1 to call for a vision statement1 to propose definitions1 to
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Do we need to switch on our cameras? Can we skip the warm-up? Do we really need to talk about how we feel during this meeting? Oh no, not the team game again! Why is it crucial for the team to know each other? We live in times when hybrid and remote work are standard,
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Take a moment to reflect on your ability to handle the unexpected. How have you changed course when faced with disrupted plans, disappointment and/or adversity? One’s ability to adapt in the moment, a valued leadership trait, requires flexibility, resilience and patience. As you enter 2024, work on ways to adapt and reframe the unexpected as
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