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11 tips to lead your team through restructuring

Ineffective crisis leadership of your operations and, most importantly, your human capital will cripple your organization. That is the main takeaway from my book, Resilience Ready: The Leader’s Guide to Thriving Through Unrelenting Crises. Even though unemployment is currently low, inflation is very high, and companies are signalling that dark clouds may be on the … Read more
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10 Ways to Effectively Lead in a Post-Pandemic Workplace

Even in the best of times a leader’s job is challenging. But of course this isn’t the best of times. We’re continually forced to adapt and change faster than we’ve ever had to before.  Work-from-home or return-to-office? Hybrid or not? How we manage all of this will impact our ability to retain and attract top … Read more
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4 Instincts Sabotaging Your Leadership Potential

As you move up into leadership roles, more is demanded of you.  That was true even before a global pandemic and tight labor markets impacted organizations’ ability to attract and retain top talent. Effective Leadership has never been more important or more difficult to attain.  Each day brings about new challenges. And we often find … Read more
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7 Steps You Can Take Right Now to Retain Top Talent

It’s been more than two years of unrelenting crises.  Socially, economically, and personally we have all struggled. Many of us were forced into remote work situations that left us disconnected from our peers and friends.  That lack of real connection is one of the reasons for the “Great Resignation.” In fact, according to PWC, 1 … Read more
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7 Ways You Can Grow Your Leadership Influence

How good are you at influence? Did you know that you don’t have to have a million followers on Instagram to have influence?  In today’s hyper-connected world, we tend to think of influence in terms of these very visible, persuasive, and popular personas. But having influence with those around us is usually much more important … Read more
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3 strategies to boost your inspiration

What motivates you? It’s a simple question. But the answer varies depending on the person. A lot of people might immediately say “money” or “success.” But if the pandemic and the great resignation have taught us anything, it’s that money and success are not synonymous. According to a recent article in the The Financial Post … Read more
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How to Reclaim Control When Everything Goes Sideways

In the heat of adversity, it’s hard to see beyond the immediacy of what’s going on right in front of you. While trying to mitigate potential damage, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment, in the drudgery of the work required to get through these times.  You consider yourself a realist. Just give … Read more
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4 Steps to Inspire Personal Resilience

Well, could it really be happening? More and more, clients are telling me that employees are returning to the workplace in the coming weeks. And people are expressing a variety of emotions and responses to those plans. Many employees feel like everything has been fine working from home. Some are excited to finally be around … Read more
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10 Ways Leaders Inspire Team Resilience

As you build your personal resilience skills, you are better able to support and encourage others in building theirs.  Your goal as a servant leader is not to be the resilient hero who saves your organization from doom. That won’t happen no matter how much you dream it. Instead you must become a role model … Read more
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4 steps that take your personal resilience to the next level

You have what it takes to be successful. Sometimes you just have to tell fear to step aside and tell the negative voices inside your head they are not welcome.  At times, those negative voices come from other people. Sometimes people mean well and don’t realize the damper they are putting on your dreams. Let … Read more

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