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The Fog at Work: What It’s Really Trying to Tell You career success happiness at work leadership personal development Apr 16, 2025

Have you ever looked up from your calendar halfway through another back-to-back day and thought: Why does this all feel... off?

I have been working with a client who describes it like this:

Not ne...

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Why Leadership Books Are Failing You (And What to Do Instead) career success leadership personal development Feb 04, 2025

The Leadership Book Problem

How many leadership books have you read? If you’re an ambitious professional, probably a lot. You’ve underlined key passages, nodded along with the insights, and maybe e...

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Reframe Your Age: Career Success Strategies for Seasoned Leaders career self-care career success executive coach leadership personal development Dec 02, 2024

This week, I learned a new phrase: self-directed ageism. It is a form of internalized prejudice in which older adults adopt negative stereotypes and beliefs about aging and apply them to themselves—...

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Gaining Perspective: The Hidden Key to Unlocking Your Leadership Potential career self-care career success imposter syndrome leadership personal development Aug 27, 2024

In the journey of leadership, we often hear about the importance of skills, experience, and networking. But there's a less-discussed factor that can be just as crucial: perspective. Recently, I had ...

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The Gift of a Thought Partner career self-care career success leadership personal development Apr 29, 2024

In the elusive hunt for a mentor, consider that a Thought Partner can be just as valuable to your personal and professional growth.

What is a Thought Partner? It goes beyond a co-worker, a manager,...

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Unveiling the Profound Journey of Leadership Self-Discovery leadership Nov 10, 2023

Doing the work at work is not the most challenging part of the job. But when we are in it, the difficult journey of growth and development is often left to on-the-job training.

What if there was a ...

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Playing Games at Work? career strategy company culture leadership personal development Mar 13, 2023

Do you feel like you are spinning wheels, rolling the dice, and moving backward as much as forward at work? When did work become more complicated than a board game, and what can you do about it? Fir...

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Building a Legacy or Writing History? career growth coach career success leadership personal development Jan 02, 2023

What Are You Building at Work? Legacy or History?

Legacies and histories are both important, but they are not the same thing. The legacy you leave at work is what defines your career, while your wo...

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Giving up Happiness for Popularity? career success leadership personal development Nov 08, 2022

It is inevitable that, when looking at the popular crowd, people will make assumptions about the politics involved. However, there is more to this group than meets the eye. There are several reasons...

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Embrace the Uncomfortable at Work career strategy career success leadership Jan 05, 2022

What are your New Year's traditions?

Resolutions? Goals? A mantra? A bucket list or checklist? What about a word or two? My thought partner and I pick three words each year that we will hold tight ...

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I Believe in JOY at Work! career success happiness at work leadership personal development Dec 13, 2021

I believe in JOY, even at work. This statement may sound a little Polyana, but I have experienced it in the corporate world and as a coach. I believe you can too. However, it is work (not the job - ...

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Time to Flex Your Leadership Muscle career strategy career success leadership Oct 04, 2021

Your company needs you right now. They are scrambling to bring on talent to the organization, and you sit at your desk waiting for them to make the hire. This new colleague is supposed to take some ...

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