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The Importance of Focus

May 2, 2017 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

The Importance of Focus

A Story of Focus “Hold that plank for one minute,” my trainer said. “No problem,” I thought, because I have two hands and two feet on the ground.   But then she told me to alternate bringing my knee to my chest, one at a time. I tried it once and I thought I was going to topple over, but then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Challenges, Leadership, Problem Solving, Taking Action Tagged With: focus, Goals

Inclusion and The Four Dimensions of Leadership

April 25, 2017 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

Inclusion and The Four Dimensions of Leadership

Ever feel excluded from a key meeting or social gathering? Feels pretty bad doesn’t it? It may bring back memories of what it felt like to be picked last on the playground team, or be excluded from the party. Nothing feels good about it. You may rationalize and tell yourself you had other things to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Challenges, Communication, Delegation, Featured, Leadership, Problem Solving, Team Tagged With: leadership, team-building, teams

Business Advice From the Moose With the Muffin

April 13, 2017 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

Business Advice From the Moose With the Muffin

Strange, but true. There’s an important professional lesson hiding in a popular children’s book by Laura Numeroff. If You Give a Moose a Muffin chronicles the comedy that ensues when a hungry moose comes to visit. You offer him a muffin. Then he wants jam. Then he wants another muffin. Then another. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Authenticity, Taking Action Tagged With: business, inspiration, success

3 Leadership Lessons Learned From Sea Turtles

March 23, 2017 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

3 Leadership Lessons Learned From Sea Turtles

From the moment they’re hatched, sea turtles are hurled into the world to fend for themselves until they’re ready to fulfill their purpose. They go through countless obstacles, but those obstacles actually toughen them up for the massive journey ahead of them. Like the lifecycle of sea turtles, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Challenges, Communication, Leadership, Taking Action, Team Tagged With: leader, leadership

Master the Feedback Balancing Act

January 24, 2017 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

Master the Feedback Balancing Act

Great leaders take an active role in helping their employees grow. A major part of that process? They’ve learned to master the feedback balancing act:  providing just the right combination of cold, hard truth and sincere compassion. Course correction with encouragement. Constructive criticism with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Authenticity, Challenges, Communication, Leadership, Systems Thinking, Team

It’s 2017: Move to the Front of the Line!

January 10, 2017 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

It’s 2017: Move to the Front of the Line!

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Even if you didn’t, there’s still something oddly liberating about a fresh calendar in January. A brand new year. A blank slate. Endless opportunities. A renewed sense of commitment to reaching goals. So what’s the problem? Many people can’t resist the urge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Authenticity, Career Planning, Learning Agility, Taking Action

An Up-Close Look at Remote Management

December 6, 2016 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

An Up-Close Look at Remote Management

You land a new role. Exciting? Yes! But then you realize you’ll be managing people all over the country—or even the world. Time for panic? Not yet. Many more organizations today are structured to include remote teams, so you can benefit from their experiences. The first thing to point out is that the … [Read more...]

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Is Jargon Hijacking Your Communications?

November 29, 2016 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

Is Jargon Hijacking Your Communications?

“I don’t understand.” Not the words you want to hear from your clients or your teams. And certainly not the words you want to be thinking when you’re the customer. The truth is, everyone wants to sound knowledgeable. If you have an advanced degree or specialized training in a certain field, that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Communication, Leadership

Career Development: Take the Fitness-Tracker Approach!

November 1, 2016 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

Career Development: Take the Fitness-Tracker Approach!

Fitness trackers provide us with constant, real-time data about the health and efficiency of our bodies—distance walked, calories burned, heart rate, sleep quality. But what about tracking the health of our careers? If annual performance reviews are our only source of information, we’re at a big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adding Value, Career Planning, Leadership, Learning Agility, Taking Action

Is Your Career Suffering From Tunnel Vision?

October 25, 2016 By onpointleadership Leave a Comment

Is Your Career Suffering From Tunnel Vision?

If you’ve worked hard to differentiate yourself by specializing in a certain area, you may run the risk of over-relying on your expertise. Instead of giving you an edge, that narrow perspective could be holding you back—and your career might be suffering from tunnel vision. Do any of these statements … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Authenticity, Career Planning, Challenges, Communication, Leadership, Taking Action

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