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Find Your Why Journey Update #1
I recently sent out a Wednesday Wisdom about a traumatic time I've experienced in my personal life and business.
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Tell, Don't Sell: How to get what you want at work
I had a great conversation with an IT leader in Australia this week. She was doing good work, but she was feeling increasingly frustrated by people...
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Get your meetings under control: 6 questions to help you banish back-to-backs
Everyone is having too many meetings. In many teams, people click from one conversation to another, becoming paradoxically more bored and overwhelmed...
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Truth is, I'm rash.
On Friday night, I went to a comedy gig in a large arena. I lasted less than 20 minutes before walking out in disgust and frustration, as the...
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Outrageous Conversations: How to convert controversy into connection
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this article. Your thoughts, links, resources and ideas were invaluable in pulling this piece together. I've...
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Disagreement Needs Dignity
I had a positive social media experience this week (...I know right?!). Someone with a large public following had posted an open question about a...
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It's OK to Upset People
I've always struggled to set boundaries. I've been a mother since I was 16 years old, I've been living independently since I was 13 and I spent much...
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Throw Your Raft In the Ocean
In an old Buddhist parable, a man is trapped on one side of a rushing river. On this side of the river, there is great danger and uncertainty; on the...
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Facilitate Meaning Through Experience
I've been lucky to spend some time with Optimal Workshop recently. One of the coolest things about their office is the large library they have in...
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5 Things You Should Know About Clarity
1. Clarity is the product of confusion. You don't understand what really matters until you've been distracted by the things that don't. You don't...
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How to trust people to do a good job: your delegation toolkit
In this article: Why delegation is hard Bring the energy Remove the niggles Boost clarity
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15 signs of a strategist
In this article Your 4 minute strategy MBA We are all strategists 15 tell-tale signs of a strategist
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4 ways to move fast without breaking things
Hi, I'm Alicia McKay, a serial fast-moving thing-breaker. It's one of my best qualities - I execute ideas quickly and fix them as I go. I'm often on...
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How to Define Leadership In The Real World
Leadership is all the rage, but if you're sick of swimming in buzzwords, you might find yourself asking what it really means. Read on for a real...
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The Problem with Authentic Leadership
Authenticity is all the rage right now. Companies all over the world are proudly proclaiming how inclusive they are: "bring your whole self to work!"...
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Use your personal compass to make tricky choices
The average person makes 17,000 decisions a day. Most of those are easy, like what to have for breakfast or what time to leave for work, but some are...
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Fast decisions in uncertain times
When our future is uncertain and our workload is high, we need leaders who can make big decisions fast. As we start the COVID leadership autopsies...
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How to be a strategist: 3 things to do today
I've been thinking again about how to answer the dreaded BBQ question - you know, the one: "So, what do you do for work?"
End Like You Mean to Continue
Welcome to another Wednesday Wisdom. Every week, I share with you what I'm thinking about life, work, and leadership. This week we're talking about...
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It's Just Work: How to put work into perspective
On Sunday night, I went to check my calendar for the week. I knew I had a bit on, but I wasn't too worried. Until I got to Thursday. At that point,...
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Endings: Letting go of the good
Last week, I wrote about beginnings, so it seems fitting to talk about endings this week. Unless you're an immortal with unlimited time, energy,...