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Susan Shapiro
- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
Be prepared to go non-linear!
Expand your leadership in three areas You may feel like you are drinking from a firehose as you lead your team, address organizational...
Susan Shapiro
- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
Back-to-back Meetings Are Killing Us – 5 Tips For Sanity
Let’s break out of the mold which structures 30 minute or 1 hour meetings. They don’t have to be that way. For instance, how about a 10...
Susan Shapiro
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
How to Authentically Self-Promote Yourself to Your Boss at Work
You might be struggling with feeling inauthentic with your boss when it comes to self-promotion. Although it may feel uncomfortable, this...
Susan Shapiro
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
When Cool Heads Prevail
Are people talking about you behind your back and saying you’re a hothead? Or, do you notice your team is on edge all the time? What does...
Susan Shapiro
- Mar 10, 2020
- 3 min
Steps to Personal Development and Growth for Leaders
Bumpy ball development journey Babies develop rapidly, just ask parents and grandparents aware of the milestones of development. We learn...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 20, 2020
- 2 min
Having trouble focusing on priorities?
Let’s assume you have a couple of work priorities involving teams or groups of people. If you are struggling and cannot move forward on...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 12, 2020
- 3 min
Ways to get better at focus
There is a strong chance you have learned how important it is to critically evaluate what you do at work, what to focus on, what to...
Susan Shapiro
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
Dig to speed your improvement
Most leaders who want to get promoted have received feedback along the way in their career, but they don’t know what to do with it. For...
Susan Shapiro
- Nov 19, 2019
- 1 min
Russell Brand-Under the Skin
Expand your learning As a coach, I am always on the lookout for new sources of learning. It is important to stay up on current trends and...
Susan Shapiro
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
The easy way to give feedback
Feedback made easy How often do you need to give feedback to someone, yet struggle with how that feedback will be received by the other...
Susan Shapiro
- Mar 25, 2019
- 2 min
Put me in coach
Growth as a leader Many leaders I coach are being groomed for the next level. Some have recently been promoted and feel over their heads....
Susan Shapiro
- Jan 21, 2019
- 1 min
Get out and walk
Inhale, walk through the forest, and enjoy nature. While we used to think it was relaxing or meditative, now research supports additional...
Susan Shapiro
- Jan 8, 2019
- 2 min
Practicality of letting go
For those of you who love problem solving, enjoy the challenge and excitement when a breakthrough is made, like to dominate...
Susan Shapiro
- Oct 22, 2018
- 2 min
Mindset and Change
The topic of keeping up with change is on the minds of my clients more than ever. The Center for Creative Leadership states that of the 5...
Susan Shapiro
- Jul 9, 2018
- 3 min
Brush with the Blues- Jeff Beck
This morning, the air was thick, it was already 88 degrees and I was in the mood for some blues to accompany me on my walk. Jeff Beck fit...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 20, 2018
- 3 min
Stop and notice your progress
One crisp, sunny afternoon I drove on a new North Texas highway (we seem to have new ones opening every year.) I was using Waze to find...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 14, 2018
- 3 min
Lemmings
We are grown up now and as we sit in meetings with other adults it is still happening! Some folks are followers and others lead. Those...
Susan Shapiro
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
10 reasons you don’t get along with your boss
First, the solution- Muster the courage to ask, plan your conversation and seek feedback! Lack of alignment– Maybe you are not listening...
Susan Shapiro
- Nov 28, 2017
- 2 min
Investing in the future
When my parents passed away, I felt it would be appropriate to honor them by investing in a student’s future by creating a scholarship...
