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BONUS TIPS TO MAKE GREAT MEETINGS YOUR SUPER POWER

September 14, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Leadership, Management Performance

The power is within your grasp to transform the quality of meetings in your organization. Earn the reputation of being someone who convenes interesting, productive and effective meetings – starting today.

GREAT MEETINGS – MOVING FROM TALK TO ACTION

August 24, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Leadership, Management Performance

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When it comes to great meetings, the true measure of success comes with converting commitments to action. There are three steps to making that happen.

GREAT MEETINGS – 6 STEPS TO MASTER THE HOT SEAT

July 31, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Gender, Leadership, Management Performance

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The success or failure of a meeting is determined in large part by how it is facilitated. The person in the hot seat has a tremendous responsibility. Far too often, they don’t get it right.

HOW TO PLAN A GREAT MEETING

July 25, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Leadership, Management Performance

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There’s a saying that a meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost. Get ready to break out of that rut and reclaim your time and productivity!

HOW TO FAIL BETTER

July 10, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Leadership, Management Performance

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Want to master a new skill? There’s a formula for that. Here it is: Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

What To Do When It Feels Like You’re Going Through Hell

May 23, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Coaching, Leadership, Management Performance, People

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What’s the best course of action when it feels like you’re going through hell? Keep moving! This article provides insights on how you can do so.

Millennial Workers – Myths and Insights

April 25, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Leadership, Management Performance, People

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Millennials now occupy managerial positions, and they’re pretty ambivalent about that. As one female executive put it, “we feel like kids with adult jobs.”

Four Steps to Master a New Skill

May 9, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Coaching, Leadership, Management Performance, People

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Any journey of learning and development can be an emotional rollercoaster. With these four steps, you can effectively navigate that treacherous terrain.

Business Coaching – It Makes Dollars and Sense

April 10, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Coaching, Leadership, Management Performance

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Whether you’re the head of the organization, or a supervisor/manager with responsibility for a major department or a member of line staff, coaching is something that you should be thinking about.

THE MANAGER LEVEL UP: Overcome Self-Sabotage

March 22, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Coaching, Leadership, Management Performance

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“I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.” Can you relate to that statement?

THE MANAGER LEVEL UP: Three Essential Nuggets to Help Manage Your Boss

March 7, 2021
Posted by: Joan H. Underwood
Categories: Business, Coaching, Leadership, Management Performance

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One of the keys to success is establishing mutual respect in your relationship with your boss. This article outlines three nuggets to help you do just that.