So why is “Apricity” on my radar as we start another year? Well, the definition of Apricity is to feel the warmth of the sun on a winter day.
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So why is “Apricity” on my radar as we start another year? Well, the definition of Apricity is to feel the warmth of the sun on a winter day.
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The truth is so simple when we think about being alone at our desks. I need to tell my leader the "truth" about their idea or tell my direct report the truth about their performance. Tell a peer the "truth" about why that plan. Someone once told me, " the truth is never inappropriate." That can sound too good, so self-righteous, it's an excuse for workplaces where sharing "truth" is a daily game of paper cuts so deep you could bleed out.
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I am so excited when I meet a new client. The very process of learning about their hopes and goals thrills me. Some asked if I missed leading a large team myself, and I had to stop and think about it. I loved the years that I spent working with my teams. I am proud of the work we did together. We created some fantastic programs and had an impact on thousands of clients. Yet, I never in all that time did not have one-on-one clients I coached, and the truth be told, I am a leader who loves coaching teams. I lead through coaching, as many good leaders do.
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Angela Merkel, has been Chancellor of Germany for sixteen years, as Merkel leaves office this year, she has an enormous 62% approval rating. Her remarkable ability, doesn’t sound very remarkable, but it is, simply put, her consistency. People will choose what they know over and over again, unless their personal comfort threshold is negatively impacted.
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Angela Merkel, has been Chancellor of Germany for sixteen years, as Merkel leaves office this year, she has an enormous 62% approval rating. Her remarkable ability, doesn’t sound very remarkable, but it is, simply put, her consistency. People will choose what they know over and over again, unless their personal comfort threshold is negatively impacted.
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There are many military leaders who have written leadership books and are popular on the speaking circuit. Don't get me wrong, but despite the great leadership lessons that they have learned and the great intellects that they use to impart great knowledge, what they have to say in relation to your 'civilian populated' work life is for the most part, IRRELEVANT!
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What does the New Year mean to you? As a coach, I love this time of renewal, setting new goals and targets, and recalibrating our rhythms. The truth is this is an artificial starting line, but that is all we sometimes need to take a breather and reset. I do goal-setting differently with all my clients. While I am naturally wired for big, bold, long-range goals, I love a strategy with vision and passion. I approach my clients with a view toward what they want to grow. I focus on their planning muscles. Plus, where their profile is designed to be brilliant. We all have them, how we look at setting up a goal and then the journey to complete it.
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As leaders, our responsibilities are to create an environment in which we can make our plans come alive on an ongoing basis. The more immersed that we all are in that journey, the more likely that we will succeed… Simple.
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This week, my prestigious internal medical Doctor had referred me to a surgeon replacing a lens in my eye, Doctor Mah has done over 10,000 of these procedures and he was raving about how gifted he is .
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There is often an understanding that Coaching is only for failing leaders. This is just incorrect; most companies don't invest, or at least not for long, in failing leadership, and Coaching can only work when you are open to trusting and owning the coaching relationship.
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Over the years I have experienced 'perpetuated myths’ when reviewing clients dominant abilities, the number one misnomer is that “everyone has the same abilities as I do, they are just being lazy and stupid.” It may seem that it’s not a well thought out statement, rather, it’s a visceral response, it’s a knee-jerk reaction that isn’t based on fact. Not only are we not alike we are extremely distinctive and nuanced in our unique individual design.
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Sincere communication can have the intent of honest, pure truth, HOWEVER, the derivation of the word sincere is ‘sin’, which is the archery term to miss the mark, to miss the target. I believe that when Elon Musk intended to communicate in a way to ‘rally the team and work hard’, HOWEVER, what is said and what is heard can be wildly different.
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Angela Merkel, has been Chancellor of Germany for sixteen years, as Merkel leaves office this year, she has an enormous 62% approval rating. Her remarkable ability, doesn’t sound very remarkable, but it is, simply put, her consistency. People will choose what they know over and over again, unless their personal comfort threshold is negatively impacted.
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So it occurred to me, as I was frantically stopping the washer, to extract my iPhone from a soggy hoodie pocket, that I’m ‘off’. There is no doubt that billions of people are experiencing being in the ‘spin cycle’ right now, being ‘off’ is the new evolving normal.
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