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Know Your Leadership Style: Grow And Influence

April 11, 2024

Leadership Styles: Which personality feels most authentically like you? You are unique! As a business leader, acknowledging your innate gifts and abilities helps you to make the most of them. Always, at Leading Edge Teams, we encourage diving deep into the importance of cultivating a leader's mindset, no matter your role in the company. Identifying […]

Sound Business Decisions Today Shape Future Success

March 22, 2024

When you make decisions, do you take time to consider their impact on next month or next year? Decisions should contribute to actions that lead to strong results in your strategic business plan. In turn, your strategic plan should materialize your mission and vision. Do you consider the pros and cons each decision has on […]

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Unlock Your Leadership Potential: The 4 Levels of Self-Leadership

March 14, 2024

How do you feel about your own leadership performance within your company? How effectively do you lead your team to help them achieve strong business results? I encourage you to pay attention, because your immediate response is likely an honest one. It’s evidence about how you really see yourself in your leadership role—you know whether […]

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Six Steps To Take Your Delegation Skills To The Next Level

March 8, 2024

You can’t do it all, so delegate! Sounds simple enough, but answer this question: Do you fall into the trap of delegating tasks without defining what successful completion looks like? Delegating tasks alone is self-limiting. Without giving complete details about the outcome you’re going for, as the delegator, you don’t get the benefit of teammates' […]

How to Put Mindful Leadership into Action

February 29, 2024

Right now, you might be asking… Just how do I put mindful leadership into action?Let’s take a look at how mindfulness fits into your life, and into your work. First understand, mindfulness is a personal practice of quiet centering, it is for you and about you. With that in mind, I encourage you to identify […]

How Mindfulness Strengthens You As A Business Leader

February 16, 2024

Why is Mindfulness Essential to You as an Entrepreneur? How Does Mindfulness Strengthen You as a Business Leader? Welcome! As a business coach, I have the privilege of working with people who seek to fulfill their passion, provide teaching or training, or meet a need in service to others through their entrepreneurial companies. Entrepreneurs are […]

Beyond Goals: Unlocking True Success by Defining Who You Want to Be

February 9, 2024

How do you turn your business vision and annual goals into a reality? It's Annie and I’m glad you stopped by. It’s a new year, and clients are asking how to best define what they want to accomplish this year. What is the most effective way to set their yearly leadership and business goals? […]

Take a Deep Dive into Business Problems to Find Solutions

February 2, 2024

Hey, everyone, it’s Annie again! Do one or more of these business problems hit a nerve? Ignoring changes in the external business environment Vague business purpose Unclear branding Not meeting the needs of your target audience Ineffective, long-term business plan Lack of technology learning and upgrades Little investment in employee skill development Ongoing need for […]

Communicate Well… Stop Talking, Start Hearing! Leading Edge Teams

Stop Talking, Start Hearing: Unlock Better Communication

January 26, 2024

To “Stop Talking and Start Hearing” is an important message for all of us, not just for others. Do you sometimes feel that you need to improve your communication skills at work (verbal and nonverbal)? Or… are you a person who feels improving communication skills is just for the other person? Let’s talk! Communication is […]

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Break Free from the Ordinary: Harness Your Team's Creative Power

January 16, 2024

WELCOME! I have a question for you: Do you see the importance of meeting with your team for creative breakout sessions on a regular basis? If not, I want you to know that generating new business opportunities and solutions to problems are right in front of you—and easier to bring to light than you may […]

Damage Control: Managing Your Own Reactions for Team Success

December 21, 2023

Are emotional reactions interfering with collaboration and effective leadership within your company? Hi everyone, Annie here. I know from decades of experience that the “people part” of business is too often ignored. My team and I focus on it, which is what sets us apart from many business consultants and coaches. If you already know […]

Renegotiating Expectations in a New Reality

December 18, 2023

Do your current business expectations make you cringe? Expectations! It’s a word with profound meaning to all of us, professionally and personally. Do you feel stuck in some of your current expectations? Does thinking about them even make you cringe? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately myself. For sure, expectations have a big […]

Business Cultures Thrive on Appreciation

December 11, 2023

Do you desire a productive team that's engaged, shows up enthusiastic, and challenges itself? Of course you do. We want it for you, too. The way to get this from your team might be simpler than you think. We know the ideal scenario for every entrepreneur and business owner is to have a team of […]

Mastering Project Charters for Efficient Resource Management

December 4, 2023

Do your projects often go off track, requiring last-minute changes? Do you define what your projects need to be successful? Does everyone know? Hey, it’s Annie! To save you from learning the hard way, I want to share something that took me more than 10 years to learn as a young business leader. Interestingly enough, […]

Navigating Traumatic Business Events Through Difficult Times

November 20, 2023

Hi, it’s Annie! I’m glad you’re reading this blog on how to “Survive and Thrive after a Traumatic Business Event” since they are, unfortunately, super common right now. With the economy turning down, inflation is up, and it seems like one thing after another. It’s a turbulent time, but you can survive it. Change & […]