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June 4, 2021
Leaders don’t always realize it, but the way they interact with their employees can often make or break their team’s work experience. One study showed that 57% of employees quite their jobs because of their bosses, with an additional 32% seriously considering a job change...
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May 19, 2021
I was recently featured in Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching’s “Meet the Coach” series, where I had an opportunity to talk about leading your organization through tumultuous times, the best leadership advice I’ve ever received, and more. Check out the videos below to hear what I...
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May 12, 2021
We’ve gone through the explanation for three of the 4 A’s—altruism, affiliation, and achievement. Now, in the final installment of our “Your Legacy as a Leader” series, we’re discussing abundance, which can only be achieved when the rest of the three A’s are working together...
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April 22, 2021
One of the token signs of successful leaders is when their employees successfully advance within their careers. It shows that their leaders have taken the time to teach their employees and help them grow, fostering their skills and passing down tricks of the leadership trade...
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April 14, 2021
Achievement is the third of the 4 A’s, after altruism and affiliation. Achievement is often defined as, “a resulted gained by an effort.” When most people think of a sense of achievement, they think of tangible objects and titles, things like a new car purchased...
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April 7, 2021
Intelligent leaders have moved far beyond being the distant, unavailable bosses that brood in the corner office — our employees are demanding better than that, and we should demand more than that from ourselves, too. Leading to motivate is an integral part of being an...
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To kick off our Meet the Coach video series, we’d like to introduce you to Kristi Hope, Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching’s first female coach. In honor of Women’s History Month, Kristi talks about her own career where she was the “first woman to” many times...
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March 17, 2021
Leaders that get the most attention tend to dazzle — they are charismatic, command attention, and know how to pull a crowd in. But the leaders that get the most done and inspire the respect of their employees have something different: They have character. Often,...
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March 10, 2021
Last month we discussed the first of the 4 A’s, altruism, and the importance of being altruistic as a leader — working for the benefits of others rather than yourself. This month, we’re focusing on the second A, affiliation. This word often brings to mind...
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