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Remember Your ABC's Next Time You Feel Frustrated During A Hard Conversation
Consider that anything and everything we want in leadership and in life is available through being in relationship and engaging in conversations. An essential skill to master is learning how to engage in accountability conversations that actually impact and transform behaviors and performance in the people we lead. I am including just the first 3 basic steps to master when engaging in accountability conversations. Think of it like learning how to play the piano, ride a bike
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Remember Your ABC's Next Time You Feel Frustrated During A Hard Conversation
Consider that anything and everything we want in leadership and in life is available through being in relationship and engaging in conversations. An essential skill to master is learning how to engage in accountability conversations that actually impact and transform behaviors and performance in the people we lead. I am including just the first 3 basic steps to master when engaging in accountability conversations. Think of it like learning how to play the piano, ride a bike
leslie4872
May 283 min read
Stop Managing. Start Leading.
How to become the kind of leader people actually want to follow. AS A YOUNG GIRL, I was fascinated with why some people had amazing lives and why others failed. Nearly 10 years ago when I began coaching entrepreneurs and business owners, I became intrigued by what distinguished a good business from an extraordinary business. In both growing my own business and coaching my clients, I’ve learned the secret lies in transforming yourself from manager to leader. Your business is e
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May 187 min read
Vision: The Secret to Passion, Productivity + Profits
GROWING UP, I was always deeply inspired by stories about people coming together to accomplish something far greater than what they could as individuals. Whether it was a small group helping a person in crisis, neighbors helping neighbors or a business interacting with its customers, all intended to make an impact. Years later, after becoming a certified business coach and consultant, I added talk-show radio host to my resume with a weekly two-hour business show. During
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May 133 min read
Why Leadership Feels so Lonely
“It’s lonely at the top,” an owner shared with me recently. “You can talk to your spouse, but you have to be thoughtful about how much you share. And when their eyes start glazing over (which doesn’t take long), that’s a sign it’s time to stop. And besides, it’s not the same as being able to talk to someone who understands what you’re going through.” He went on to share the challenge of not knowing if you’re making the right decisions, like whether to fire someone or keep
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May 63 min read
What to Say When A Team Member Doesn't Follow Through
Many of the owners and leaders I’ve been talking to lately are feeling pretty frustrated. Not because they don’t care. But because these accountability conversations just aren’t landing the way they want them to. They are sharing things like: “How do I hold people accountable without damaging the relationship?”“How do I get follow-through without sounding like a scolding teacher?” If you’ve ever thought that… you’re definitely not alone. And there’s actually a reason it kee
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Apr 302 min read
A Real Life Moment That Reminded Me Of What Actually Works
Recently, life has been giving me the opportunity to practice having accountability conversations in spades (insert self-conscious laughter and uncomfortable shifting in my seat ; ) I’m genuinely excited to connect with you today, heart to heart, as a person committed to transforming yourself as a leader—so you can have conversations that make a difference with the people you lead, at work and in life. So, let me tell you about my most recent accountability conversation.
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Apr 83 min read
What You Are Allowing Might Be the Issue
The boundary you may be avoiding matters most... Engage in A Difference-Making Conversation A Small, Intentional Practice to Shift How You Lead Today. Notice one area at work (or at home) where you feel resentful or frustrated. That frustration is often a signal. What are you allowing that needs a clear boundary? Who do you need to talk to? What request would you be willing to consider making today? Here’s to YOU making a difference with the people you lead, both at w
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Apr 11 min read
The Fish Stinks From the Head
If something isn’t working in your business (or life, for that matter) look at yourself first. That’s easy to agree with and harder to do. Most of us go straight to blaming the team. I remember a time I was frustrated with my husband during a home flooring project. I had asked for help and he said no. My immediate reaction was to blame and criticize him in my mind. Then I caught myself and asked, “What’s my part in this?” The answer was immediate. I wasn’t making it
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Mar 302 min read
A Simple Leadership Question That Made A Difference For Me...
From time to time, I try to intentionally step away from my daily schedule and busy pace and allow myself a little honest reflection. Recently, I asked myself, “Am I living my life like a daring adventure?Or am I playing it safe, keeping myself small and contained?” I’ve found that life offers me clear breadcrumbs of clues that I can’t ignore. When I am playing it safe, I don’t feel as energized, and experience an ever-so-slight undercurrent of dissatisfaction. After a
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Mar 122 min read
The Question That Changed My Leadership: How to Influence Your Team As A Leader
The Early Challenges of Leadership In the startup stages of my leadership and teamwork development business, I was consumed with thoughts of making money. There were many times I experienced panic and fear about not being able to pay the bills. My primary focus was on my family and myself, basically on my own personal survival in the world. I often felt overwhelmed and exhausted. Every marketing and business task seemed like it required a monumental effort just to see it thro
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Mar 53 min read
How to Motivate Your Team: Leadership Practices That Work
Leadership isn’t just about intention—it’s about what we actually do every day . It’s easy to say we want to motivate our team , but there’s a big difference between who we WANT to be as leaders and who we are BEING , and how we show up in each interaction. Take a Leadership Inventory to Motivate Your Team One of the simplest ways to motivate your team and increase their engagement is to take a leadership inventory . Ask yourself: · What was my attitude yesterday when
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Feb 262 min read
Resentment As a Leadership Signal
Every day situations arise in our leadership with our team that cause us to feel frustrated, upset and sometimes downright resentful. But here’s the deal: as long as we’re in resentment, we’re not able to be fully present and available for building and growing our business — and most importantly, impacting the people we serve. Resentment directly impacts our creativity, our energy, and our ability to serve at our highest level. Resentment isn’t the problem.It ’s a s
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Feb 171 min read
Accountability Starts With You: Employee Accountability In the Workplace
I’ve worked with many business owners who say, “I hate holding people accountable.” But when we dig in, what they’re really saying is: “I’m afraid of upsetting others. I’m afraid they’ll get mad at me—and it will damage our relationship.” In terms of employee accountability in the workplace, here’s the irony: the longer you avoid accountability, the more damage it creates. Many leaders and small business owners feel uncomfortable holding employees and team members accountab
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Feb 53 min read
Why You Can’t Make Employees Care — What Really Works Instead
Many small business leaders wonder how to get employees to care . My employees just don’t have that much excitement. They’re doing the work, but they don’t take pride in it. I want them to feel excited to come to work—to feel like it’s more than just a place to collect a paycheck. The young general manager I was coaching finished with a heavy sigh. He’s not alone. Many of the owners and leaders I work with share this same frustration. And truthfully, this challenge isn’t limi
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Jan 223 min read
My Big Communication Mistake (and what I learned from it)
I was fuming inside with anger and frustration towards my husband . In my mind I was absolutely in the right - and he, (of course ; ),...
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Sep 24, 20253 min read
The 1 Leadership Skill You're Likely Skipping
I recently received the inspiration to write a brief note to you, a couple of times a month, about a Lead, Live & Love Richly™ principle...
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Sep 4, 20253 min read
One Idea: On NOT Listening
Here's to you listening and making a difference today. Always remember, who you are as a leader and your unique leadership is a gift ...
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Aug 13, 20251 min read
How to Cause Breakthrough Results as a Leader - At Work and in Life
Every leader or leadership team that I’ve ever coached has within them a strong seed of desire to bring something new into existence...
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Jul 31, 20258 min read
Don't Let Life Pass You By
I sank down on the soft green grass growing on the edge of the pond, and immediately felt my entire body relax . A wave of tension passed...
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Jun 26, 20252 min read
Here's to YOU having a hard conversation this week!
Consider This Shift In Perspective: What if engaging in difficult conversations is an opportunity for ME to grow and for OTHERS to grow?...
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Jun 12, 20251 min read
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