Did you know troubleshooting is a skill? Because it is a skill, we can develop it. Also, it can be a lot like a game of Chutes and Ladders! You roll the dice and sometimes you get to the right place and climb a ladder, make progress, and sometimes you find yourself in an uh-oh moment, realize you’ve been wrong and slide down a Chute and have to go back to the beginning or to an earlier starting point.

The four phases of Troubleshooting are:

1. Start with what you know.
2. Move forward one square at a time.
3. If you slide, start over.
4. Get to the Finish Line!

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It's not what you think. Common misconceptions and stereotypes will tell you that all our teams want is more pay, less work, and more vacation time. But is that really what people want to find work life balance? Tune in to this episode to find out 3 ways you can find the sweet spot of work life balance for you and your teams.

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Counterculture advice to leaders and non-leaders: Go All In.

Just because corporate environments have an imperfect history or toxic track record doesn’t mean you should respond with an apathetic approach to your career. Of course you shouldn't tolerate hostile work environments, discrimination or harmful leaders. And yes, you can and should expect market-based pay in exchange for meeting work expectations and doing the job you were hired for. That is your baseline.

Heading down the lazy, winding path of least resistance and fostering ambivalence about the work that you do will not ultimately lead to satisfaction or happiness. We all want our work to matter. We need to know that showing up day after day means something. People see you and how you show up, even when you don’t feel it. I promise you.

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Have you ever had someone question you and your qualifications? Did you ever go to a private event where people look at you like you don’t belong? And the bouncer or security person walks over to let you know it’s a private event and only invited guests should be eating the caviar and drinking the champagne? It’s happened to me more than once, and I always love it when I can say, “I’m on the list. I was invited. I’m supposed to be here."

As leaders we don't need to wait for permission. We need to be unapologetic in our leadership. Tune in to this episode to find out what the Unapologetic Leader never apologizes for.

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Have you ever wondered how you go from Controller to CFO? Or Director of IT to CTO? Perhaps, VP to Chief Operating Officer?

In this episode we break down the three things you need to do to get to the next level in your career.

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Whether you need a way to get out of conversations you’re not ready to have or don’t have time to have, or you’re not done with that project your boss gave you, sometimes the best thing you can do is BUY TIME. Buying time is an authentic skill and tool that allows you to disappoint someone in your circle of influence with grace, maturity and professionalism. It saves face for you as a leader, protects your personal brand, while also giving you time to breathe so you can thoughtfully engage with people and projects in a way that works well for everyone.

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In this series on communication, the first lesson is learning that the word (pronoun) you use to start a sentence matters and determines how the conversation is going to end and most importantly, how the other person is going to feel when they walk away from you. You can choose to tear down or build up. Tune in to find out how we can leverage the four dimensions of I - YOU - WE - IT on a daily basis.

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Leadership is an art and like most artists, our craft is a life-long study of trying different techniques that evolve with our experience, our situations and our culture. What works today may not work tomorrow. But the important thing is that we have tools, resources and examples to access when we need them.

HERE TO LEAD: Mastering the Art of Leadership in Order to Execute Strategy, Advance Change and Drive Results includes four anchors along with insight, exercises, tools, guardrails, time in the seat, all the things that will transform your leadership from frustration to success, from discontent to satisfaction.

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