Wall of Resistance

When I am giving feedback to someone, and they just won’t listen because they are in denial or are viewing the feedback as an attack, I will change the “problem” we are speaking about by making their current behavior the problem. So, even though the feedback I started giving may have related to showing up… Continue Reading Wall of Resistance

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Be a Meeting Maestro

If you seek to lead better meetings, follow these tips to becoming a meeting maestro: Set clear objectives Create an agenda Invite relevant participants Start and end on time Facilitate participation Stay focused Encourage productive conflict Use technology wisely Take minutes and assign action items Follow up For more information on holding productive meetings, check… Continue Reading Be a Meeting Maestro

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Calendarizing Works

If you’re a fan of my approach called calendarizing, an essential first step is determining what percentage of time each week you can allocate to larger, more time-consumptive activities/projects that cannot be completed in between meetings, answering emails and carrying out other important components of our job. If you determine that you can dedicate 50%… Continue Reading Calendarizing Works

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My Favorite Reads in 2022

As a regular subscriber to The Fit Leader blog, you know that I am an avid reader, and often make references to books in my posts. As we near the end of 2022, I’m happy to share my favorite reads for the year.   Lifelines for Leaders by David Chinsky The Art of Gathering: How… Continue Reading My Favorite Reads in 2022

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Bits of Wisdom

Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired magazine turned 70 this year, and to commemorate this milestone he compiled 103 bits of wisdom he wished he had known when he was younger.  Here are some of my favorites. • Don’t ever work for someone you don’t want to become. • Anything you say before the… Continue Reading Bits of Wisdom

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