Influence
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Oct 5, 2022
How to Get Your Boss to Listen to Your Ideas
Got a Great Idea But You Boss Isn’t Listening? In a recent corporate leadership development session, I was asked the following question. “How do I present an idea that I think has great benefit for my organization to my leader who doesn’t typically invite my input?” Whether you are an emerging leader trying to create influence for yourself […]
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Aug 5, 2022
How Great Leaders Handle Gossip
How to Handle Gossip in the Workplace Workplace gossip can be irreversibly harmful to teams. But when it comes time to handle gossip in the workplace, most leaders won’t deal with the issue head-on. Why? Because it can be really uncomfortable and awkward. But if you don’t manage it, who will? Listen to this episode […]
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Nov 17, 2021
How to Be Heard: Is It Passion or Rationale?
A few years back, a young woman heard me share the “earning the right to be heard” process in a communication skills course. Later she told me how she used the approach to successfully pitch an idea to her senior management team. Her idea? Eliminate her current — but unnecessary — management position, and create […]
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