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Cutting Corners Can Be Productive
Shortcuts don’t have to be taboo in the workplace. Learning shortcuts can help you work more effectively and avoid duplicating processes. Shortcuts can also help you prioritize projects and create more autonomy. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how cutting corners can lead to productivity for yourself and your teams. Topics include […]
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Courage Is the Ability to Take on Fear
An important takeaway from this Edge is that you can’t plan to be courageous, but you can choose it. Courage can be learned. People with courage can summon it from within to act in situations of stress, conflict, or ambiguity. Courage can make the difference between talk and action. Courage has nothing to do with […]
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Master the Discipline of Listening
As important as it is to speak well in order to motivate, it is also important to listen well in order to learn. It is easy to cultivate a habit of interrupting people in conversation or finishing their sentences, but it may derail someone who is trying to introduce new facts or a better idea. […]
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Rediscovering Your Enthusiasm
Day in and day out, it seems like you work on the same projects or perform the same tasks. With this repetitive routine, the passion for your career may burn out. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to rediscover your enthusiasm in the workplace. Topics include staying ahead by glowing, creating […]
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Find Your Balance
This issue of Executive Edge gives you permission to take some time to get to know yourself a bit better in order to live a more balanced life. There is advice on finding what is truly at the center of your life right now, developing a positive spirit within, tackling some motivation for long-term happiness, […]
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Communicate with Clarity
Sometimes messages, advice or instruction gets lost or bogged down in details that do not inspire the action that is needed. People may simply not understand what you are trying to say. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to communicate more clearly so what you say is exactly what is heard. […]
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Craft Ideas That Earn Buy-In
It’s not enough to come up with a great idea, you have to know how to convince others to understand, commit and act on your idea. In this issue of Executive Edge, there is advice on how to build a framework for buy-in, set up your idea-selling strategy, get people’s attention and how to connect […]
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Choose to Learn, Choose to Grow
Everyone has the capacity to learn and grow, but it takes commitment to a growth mindset and the willingness to develop your skills and abilities through consistent practice that will make the appreciable difference in your life. This Executive Edge brings a call to action to encourage you to learn and grow in order to […]
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Confront Adversity and Learn From It
Adversity is inevitable, but if you can face it head-on and vow to learn from it, you will emerge a stronger person. This is the focus of this Executive Edge. Consider turning adversity to your advantage. Stay focused on the goal that needs to be accomplished. Face adversity with a positive frame of mind. Ignore […]
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Talk in Ways That Will Be Heard
Each time we speak, we strive to inform, influence or inspire others. To be able to say anything to anyone at any time, this Executive Edge suggests how to say the right thing at the right time, say what you mean, get people beyond resistance, and engage in high-stakes exchanges. To gain confidence and respect […]
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How to Make Better Decisions
Every day, as leaders and managers, we face multiple decisions. At times it can be overwhelming, unless you have developed a pattern for making good decisions. In this issue of Executive Edge, we look at how to improve decision-making so that processes within your organization run more smoothly and effectively. Topics include having a strategy, […]
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Strategies for Critical Conversations
When you’re trying to persuade someone to do, or not to do, something, it’s best to have the conversation face-to-face. It’s better than a phone call and far better than an email. This Executive Edge explores strategies for persuasion and also for being persuadable. Topics cover the process of persuasion, changing your mind, negotiation barriers, […]
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