Self-Leadership is about showing up as your best self and making decisions from this place versus reacting in self-protective behavior! As a leader you must learn to recognize when you are in self-protection. You may or may not think about behavior as you work, but I suggest that self-protective behaviors are universal to humans, so […]
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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
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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
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With the complexity and uncertainty of business today, it is important that you encourage and develop the important “leadership attribute of innovation” in all levels of your team. Innovation is Important for Business Success! Many businesses talk about innovation, but only a few truly embrace it. Are you embracing the uncharted path of success that
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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?
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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
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It’s a Myth to Believe Motivation Alone Creates Business Success Motivation is in my DNA, passed on for generations. I respect it. I cannot imagine life without it. (Though I could chill out alot better if it wasn’t!) As a kid, meeting expectations wasn’t always easy. High performance was simply expected. And at every age,
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YOUR GOAL? Focus on Progress as a Business Leader, NOT Perfection. In your entrepreneurial business, do the pressures, projects, or people, often leave you feeling fear-ridden, stressed-out, imperfect and exhausted? Honestly, we’ve all been there, right? (Emotions of self-protection emerge: fear, failure, regret, shame, anger, anxiety, etc.) I know I have been there more times
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Every day, and in every challenging work situation, YOU have a choice in how to respond and uplevel your performance. Yes, you do—even on the days that leave you feeling exhausted and on edge, feeling like you’ve been driving for hours in a bumper car rink. On the days where other people’s words and actions
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Leadership Excellence: “Know you will make mistakes and have failure points along the way, but keep your head up, forgive yourself fast, and keep moving forward. Progress, not perfection.” (Teresa Royer) This opening quote really hits home during a long year that has had everyone wound tight—and has left humans more stressed than most of
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