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The Art of Strategic Goal Setting: How to go from aspiring to taking action

 When it comes to growing your career, focusing on strategic goal setting can be a game changer. Strategy isn't just a f...

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Grounding Techniques for Anxiety and Overwhelm

Staying Calm Amidst the Election Day Storm

As I woke up today and started reading posts and catching new clips, I reali...

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Why People Resist Change and How I Help Leaders Navigate It

Change resistance is something I’ve encountered in nearly every leadership role, from launching new tools to guiding com...

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3 Mistakes I've Made (And Learned From) As a Leader Navigating Complex Change

As someone who's been leading change in highly regulated industries for over 20 years, I've seen it all. From multimilli...

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Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough To Get You Noticed

 Often we think that if we just work harder and do more we will be noticed for all our efforts. While sometimes that’s t...

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The Power of Influence - How to Drive Change as a Strategic Leader

We all know that in today’s fast-moving, complex work environments that the ability to influence others is a game-change...

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How These 3 Steps Can Elevate Your Role from Task Manager to Trusted Advisor

I often get asked by emerging leaders and professionals in all kinds of roles how to transition from executing tasks to ...

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5 Common Change Leadership Mistakes (and 5 You’ve Probably Never Thought About) That Could Derail Your Next Big Initiative

Change is part of life and it can often be challenging. Whether it’s a new process at work, a shift in company goals, or...

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7 Tips on How to Craft Change Communications That Actually Work

Do you often wonder if anyone is actually listening to the communications you're sending out? I can remember times when ...

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8 tips to keep teams motivated when uncertainty causes setbacks.

When uncertainty hits, it's very common for teams to lose focus and motivation fast. As you push through delays, busines...

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Change Communications vs. Regular Communications: Why They’re NOT the Same Thing

After 20+ years of working with companies to manage change (and yes, all the drama that comes with it), I can confidentl...

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Don't Assume It's Simple: Why Change Management Needs More Than Guesswork

This may sound familiar to you... You're leading a project or an initiative and you feel pretty confident. You've done s...

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