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How Ted Lasso Uses Curiosity to Create Connection

Does anyone deal with difficult people in their life, maybe at work, personally or in your daily routine? Dealing with difficult people can leave us feeling frustrated and angry. It’s hard not to respond to difficult people by going right back at them. Maybe it’s time to take a note out of Ted Lasso’s playbook. … Continued

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Who Wants to be Uncomfortable? Me!

So many people are reevaluating their lives right now, personally and professionally. That’s a great thing! Taking time to reevaluate is critical for growth, because if we aren’t self-aware we can find ourselves settling and getting too comfortable. Human beings are afraid of the unknown. We’d rather stay in the known place, even if it’s … Continued

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How to Prioritize What Truly Matters

Right now we are experiencing a major shift in ways of working and in the importance of work-life balance. With The Great Resignation, we’ve seen lots of conversation around employees and leaders reassessing their priorities and reevaluating where they spend their time and energy. It’s so important for leaders to help their teams identify what … Continued

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The Secret to Retaining Top Talent

 Workers are quitting their jobs at the highest rate in 20 years, with nearly 65% of employees looking for a new job. Morale is at an all-time low, employees are burned out. Leaders right now are all talking about what is being called The Great Resignation. Employees and future leaders are looking to leave, … Continued

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How to Lead Confidently by Turning Thoughts into Action

 A lack of confidence changes the way we lead, the way we walk in a room, and the way we show up for life in general. Confidence is so important because it helps you overcome fear and anxiety; builds resilience; improves your performance; and helps you advance your career and live the life you … Continued

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How the Drive to Get Better Keeps the Best at the Top

How often do we equate success with talent? All the time. But the reality is success isn’t created by talent alone. Just like we might see immense talent squandered, we also see underdogs unexpectedly overachieve. In more than 15 years as a sports agent representing top athletes and coaches, I had a front-row seat to … Continued

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How to Develop Resilience Inside of Change

Right now, change is constant, and uncertainty has become part of our new normal. Naturally, change can create fear and can be scary for people to have to wake up and navigate new challenges every day. As leaders, and as individuals inside of teams, here’s a couple of thoughts on the kinds of things I … Continued

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Is Your Team’s Performance Problem A Mindset Problem?

The world is inside so much change right now and many leaders and organizations are looking for solutions to help their teams thrive and maximize their potential. Great leaders work to inspire their teams to perform at their highest level. And when they don’t, they might get frustrated by the lack of results. Why aren’t … Continued

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Reclaiming the Right to Success and Fulfillment

Which would you rather have? Success or fulfillment? Why does it seem that we are always being asked to choose and why is there always tension between these two things? When we do prioritize one, why do we find ourselves feeling guilty? The world perpetuates this false choice. Why can’t we pick both success AND … Continued

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How to Help Your Team Break Free from Burnout

Burnout continues to be a hot topic for leaders in organizations, leaving many leaders at a loss for a solution to boost employee morale. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations and teams have had to navigate more uncertainty than ever before. First, our teams had to navigate the early days of lockdown. We learned to work … Continued

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