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Three Ways to Manage Up (For Your Team)
You have always been a stellar employee, delivering projects with quality and speed above and beyond your manager’s expectations. Like...
Aug 23, 20216 min read
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Feedback is critical but why is it broken in companies?
In a recent workshop, I asked the participants to share how often they received feedback. Before I even finished my question, I saw the...
Aug 13, 20219 min read
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Managers and Meetings. Pitfalls and Benefits - Part 3 of Best Practices for Remote Work
Before the pandemic forced companies to send everyone to work from home, many leaders were concerned that home-office will make employees...
Aug 13, 20214 min read
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How to Fix Meetings - Part 2 of Best Practices for Remote Work
2020 was a year of disruption in so many ways (no kidding!), one of which was shock therapy in remote working, especially for those who...
Apr 14, 20215 min read
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Are You Having Fun With Your Remote Team? Part 1 of Best Practices for Remote Work
Now that many of us have settled into remote-work quarantine life routine, a couple of work trends are emerging: People seem to be...
Mar 28, 20213 min read
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Podcasts I Mostly Admire
Podcasts are a great way to learn new stuff while on the go. Some of the ones I enjoy listening to are: 1. Work Life with Adam Grant....
Feb 14, 20212 min read
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Five Books That Will Help You Lead Better in 2021
This year I set a 40-book reading challenge for myself. COVID-19 times certainly helped with freeing time for reading and I have some...
Dec 5, 20203 min read
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Five Life Lessons From a Political Prisoner
A former political prisoner shares five lessons for maintaining sanity and optimism during these turbulent times.
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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Want Top Talent? Fix Your Hiring Process
Key considerations when you are trying to interview and hire top players.
Mar 2, 20204 min read
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My Favorite Books in 2019
27 book recommendations: business, psychology, general interest and fiction.
Dec 23, 20192 min read
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What They Didn't Tell You About Performance Reviews and How to Prepare Better
Performance evaluations are not always fair. Here are some strategies to maximize your outcomes.
Dec 20, 20195 min read
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How to Give Negative Feedback That Helps Others Improve?
Performance feedback should be concrete and actionable. Many managers don't get it right. Especially when employees underperform.
Dec 8, 20195 min read
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Grit is about passion and perseverance and this is how to cultivate them
Four factors that lend themselves to enhancing grit: interest, practice, purpose, and hope.
Dec 5, 20194 min read
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The Myth Of The Corporate Superwoman We Need To Drop
I started noticing something strange about successful women in my network, working too hard to meet ever-increasing unreasonable demands.
Nov 26, 20193 min read
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How One Columbian Woman Is Breaking Cannabis Industry's Grass Ceiling
Bibiana Rojas shares the story of her transition from pursuing a traditional career path to building and selling a cannabis company
Nov 26, 20197 min read
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Maternal Bias: Brazil V. United States
Laura had had a stellar career in a Brazilian financial services company. Until she reached her thirties and got married..
Nov 26, 20194 min read
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What Makes One a Boring or an Interesting Conversation Partner?
What makes some people boring and other interesting? 7 things to consider in your next interaction.
Oct 6, 20193 min read
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Perfectionist? Don't Fall Into These Three Traps
Perfectionists put their best efforts into their work. This can be their Achilles heel. Three traps to pay attention to.
Oct 6, 20193 min read
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What Contributes to the Gender Pay Gap?
The gender pay gap is a complex economic issue that has become an even more complex political issue. 5 graphs to help you makes sense.
Aug 23, 20194 min read
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Aggressive or Leader? Managers Use Different Words to Describe Female Employees
Rachel, a seasoned executive in the natural resources industry, got promoted to an important role in her company, one of the very few women
Aug 19, 20193 min read
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