Business and organizational change are now exponential and if an organization tries to go forward by embracing the strategies of its past, then it is setting itself up for a rapid decline towards obsolesce and obscurity. Today’s successful companies don’t…
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Preventing Dry Rot
Leadership Memo 2023-7 We have been discussing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s leadership traits for the last 3 months. If you missed them, you can read them here. However, I know that not everyone gets excited about management and leadership concepts. But…
21st-century leadership traits as shown by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Part 3)
Leadership Memo 2023-6 “I am transfixed by the example of President Zelenskyy. I have watched every one of his addresses. He is plainspoken, quietly forceful, and unstinting with the truth. I have been studying leadership and fearlessness my whole life.…
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21st-century leadership traits as shown by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Part 2)
Leadership Memo 2023-5 After more than a year, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, continues to inspire his fellow countrymen to fight on, and he continues to lead an international campaign to garner monetary and military support. An amazing feat by a…
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Healthy Ways To Respond To Conflict and Even Earn Respect (Part 2)
There are many healthy ways to respond to conflict and to earn the respect of others during times of conflict. Last week, we looked at the first thing we should do: Empathize with the feelings of others. Today, we’ll look…
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Healthy Ways To Respond To Conflict and Even Earn Respect (Part 1)
You probably don’t like conflict. Most people try to avoid it as much as possible! But conflict is inevitable in life—because no one is perfect. But if you want to build a better future and pursue your purpose, we need…
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21st-century leadership traits as shown by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Part 1)
Leadership Memo 2023-4 Since Feb 24, 2022, the world has taken notice of Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he led his people through one of the biggest land invasions in recent memory. President Zelenskyy is not a seasoned politician or…
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Successful meeting cultures: why you don’t want to break the psychological safety barrier
"ssssscrape, knock-knock-knock" Peter: “Hey Wendy, I heard from Bob what you two have been up to. That’s quite a bit of change in how we think of and run meetings, and quite a few new skills that we all need…
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Want to know how to stand out from the typical meetings? Change the way you end!
Bob: “Now that we're done with the middle - or actual heart - of the meeting, when we finish all the agenda items, it's time to end the meeting. This is where we reflect on our work, celebrate it, and…
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Do you want to liberate your meetings from staid agendas?
Me (Wendy): “Now that we’ve covered the first 10 minutes, the rest of the meeting will be following the agenda. However, there’s an art of doing that which is not just calling out each agenda item. Again, it’s back to…
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