by Julie Poland | Apr 12, 2017 | and Communication, Life as a Leader, Strategic Leadership, values
Word choices matter. Do you see business as a game or a war? Do you talk about beating competition or achieving goals? The words used by you and the people in your business support (and reveal) your company’s culture. This means that if you want to be...
by Julie Poland | Jan 26, 2017 | Influence, Strategic Leadership, values
Is it best for you to stay out of the fray? Is it wiser counsel to observe what is going on around you (or try to ignore it), or do you have a responsibility to step into the action, or at least to speak up? National politics has taken over social media. You could...
by Julie Poland | Sep 26, 2016 | Life as a Leader, Strategic Leadership
What behaviors have contributed to your success so far? In his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith says that regardless of your past achievements you likely have more work to do. You might not have achieved the success you’ve...
by Julie Poland | May 25, 2016 | Coaching, Growth and Change, Life as a Leader
If you are operating under the assumption that time management is a matter of techniques like handling paper only once, delegation, and checking off tasks on a list, you’re missing a bigger and more important aspect.. The crucial piece is your ability to...
by Julie Poland | Apr 21, 2016 | and Communication, Influence, Uncategorized
Let’s assume for a moment that you are in a hurry, you need to make just two quick copies and someone is already there in the midst of a huge copying project. You ask, “May I step in?” They scowl at you, and might even say “Wait your...
