insights and coaching for how to be the best version of yourself as a manager and leader
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written communication
The most common types of modern workplace written communication are emails and instant or direct messages (MS Teams, Slack, Whatsapp, etc.) Most of us feel like we are professional email writers, and productivity output is reliant on reading and responding to these messages. How did anyone do work before email was invented? The rules for…
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the insecure boss + micromanager // kendra@lmk
The fact is, we aren’t going to always get along with everyone we work with, and we aren’t always going to get along with our boss. Even the most amiable person on the planet (who I am not at all claiming to be) is bound to run into some personality conflicts in the workplace.
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ambiguity in decision making
You will hear the advice that you “need to get out of your comfort zone” in order to grow. When someone gives me that unwarranted advice, I usually respond, “When I find my comfort zone, I will tell you.” For some of us, our comfort zone is rarely experienced in the workplace. Phone calls, meetings,…
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negotiating
The idea of negotiating scares a lot of people. When you think about it, you’ve been negotiating at some level throughout your entire life. As a child, you probably negotiated for a later bedtime, more dessert, or a trip to the park. As you grew up, you learned the give and take of a proper…
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