Insights on Leadership Growth, Team Building, and Success

Coaching For Navigating to Success: It’s the Little Things

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. Do you remember yours from last year? Are they the same ones you made the year before? It is better to have annual goals than not have any at all, but I have found more success by focusing on daily habits versus annual goals. If you want…
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Technology Thanksgivings in China

I am thankful for so many things; this is a list of a few technology items that are especially apparent to me in this fifth week of my time in China. Skype This is by far the internet technology I am most grateful for today; I can not say enough positive things about the skype…
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Water & Adaptability in China

This is a picture of the Chinese character for water. One of the students made it for me in my journal. He said that this character holds a lot of power in China. Water is a powerful symbol because it is so adaptable. Think about all the forms that water can take and the power it…
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Lost in Translation in China

Many products here have odd translations to English. This brand of toilet paper states, “Mind Act Upon Mind”. One dish on a menu was listed as, “Angry Customer Order”. That menu had a lot of very odd and hilarious dishes; there are many more that are difficult to remember because they are so illogical. Think…
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Coaching Common Challenges in China

Things are so different here in China and yet there are so many things that we have in common. There were some common themes from my coaching sessions with the young Chinese women this week. I think we can all relate to them, so I thought I would share them along with some tips. How do you…
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The Twilight Zone

“Should I move to the U.S. or Canada?” After 24 hours of flying and airports I arrived in Beijing at 11pm although it was 8am my time (see last week’s post for the back story on my China trip). I sailed through the “health control” area where they collected my temperature via a machine (like…
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Stretching for Leadership Growth & Success

Can you picture one of those medieval machines used to stretch and torture? Periodically I picture this terrible device and although I am in no physical pain whatsoever I still feel like I am being stretched on it. The level of suffering in my mind is consistent with the level of torture I imagine. Of…
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Are You an Energetic Leader?

I read this blog post earlier this week and loved it, “Three Tips for Becoming an Energizer” by Rosabeth Moss Kanter for Harvard Business Review. She emphasizes the importance of this overlooked leadership quality and lists three characteristics of energetic leaders (see the link for more): A relentless focus on the bright side. Redefining negatives…
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Listening to Navigate to Success

How well do you listen to yourself and others? Do you fully focus on the other person when you are in a conversation and give them space to fully express themselves? Do you give yourself silence during your day to tune into your thoughts? In our fast-paced, multi-tasking world we tend to miss out on…
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Keeping Perspective for More Success with Less Stress

Last week I wrote about having strong commitment and letting go of our attachment to the outcome. Having a strong commitment can become stressful and serious, especially if the deadline is coming more quickly than you anticipated, or other unplanned events take your time away from the work required. I am working on a couple…
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