Archive for September 2018
The Art of Asking Questions
Learning how to ask questions can change everything in your life. I know for me, I used questions to transform my communication style from being entirely too directive to being curious. I have found myself being called a “good listener” which I know to not be true about myself at all. If people are calling…
Read MoreA Network Takes Work
Your network is the foundation on which you build your dreams. I can say this without a flinch in my delivery. I can say with certainty that my network and the amazing teachers and leaders in it have opened my world to so much possibility. Every new job, every dream come true has been a…
Read MoreThe Team Sport of Self-Reflection
I believe self-reflection is the most important practice in leadership and in life. I call it a practice because self-reflection is the work one puts in to achieve self-awareness. Self-awareness is the goal because self-awareness is the characteristic that separates great from average. Having the skills to look within when our human instinct is to…
Read MoreLeadership is the Job
I believe leadership is something we can all accomplish no matter what titles we achieve in our careers and lives. Leadership is a career not a piece of your technical career. To be good at it, one must continue to acquire and master the skills of leadership. One of the most unfortunate occurrences I encounter…
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