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Most employees worry that setting boundaries gives the impression that they aren’t a dedicated worker, but in reality the opposite may be true.

It may be that those who don’t set healthy boundaries are not coming to work as refreshed, engaged or productive as their cohorts, or, simply that their time is not perceived to be as valuable because as others because they are not demonstrating its value.

In any case, I do know as a leader, it’s hard to keep track of everything that each person has on their plate so it is important to learn to handle requests which would result in over-load effectively and with diplomacy.

Source: 5 Ways To Tell Your Boss No Without Actually Saying No

The conventional wisdom about 21st century skills holds that students need to master the STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math — and learn to code as well because that’s where the jobs are. It turns out that is a gross simplification of what students need to know and be able to do, and some proof for that comes from a surprising source: Google.

Source: The surprising thing Google learned about its employees — and what it means for today’s students – The Washington Post

If You Aspire to Be a Great Leader, Be Present

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Sunday, February 18th, 2018

One of the best articles about leadership I’ve read in a long time.

The authors state, “To truly engage other human beings and create meaningful connections, we need to silence our inner voices and be fully present — and being more mindful can help.” This requires discipline to stay on task and skill.

Read on for some great food for thought:

Source: If You Aspire to Be a Great Leader, Be Present

There’s very little more soul-crushing than when you don’t feel respected and valued at work. I’d venture to say that over the portfolio of our career, we all will experience, at a minimum, pockets of lack of respect.

University of Michigan Professor Jane Dutton says that an astounding 90 percent of workers polled say lack of basic respect in the workplace is a big issue.

Want More Respect at Work? Try This 1 Simple Framework | Inc.com

This post is timely. I have many clients I like to share this with:

While it is never a “bad” time to do some reflection over questions like these, the end of a year and the beginning of a new year are always an auspicious time to do so.

Please consider taking the time to ponder these questions and actually write down your answers, as that will make the process even more effective. Then, save your responses in a place you can review them over the year and look back at them at the end of 2018.

(Don’t forget to write down and appreciate all of your successes.)

Happy 2018!

Source: Ask Yourself These Seven Questions Before Setting 2018 Goals

Do you have sisu? Find out what it is and if you might need more of it in this interesting piece by my friend and fellow entrepreneur, Josh Linkner:

Source: The Quality Shared by Detroit, Finland, and the Best Entrepreneurs

“Obstacles do not block the path; they are the path.”

Successful people come from all walks of life, yet they all have one thing in common: where others see impenetrable barriers, they see challenges to embrace and obstacles to overcome.

Source: Ten Ways Ridiculously Successful People Think Differently

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of online retail giant Amazon, utilizes a technique called regret minimization framework to help him contextualize the potential effects of big decisions, which he credits as one of the keys to his success, according to Inc.

Source: How Jeff Bezos and others use regret minimization framework to make tough leadership decisions

6 Ways to Immediately Boost Your Self-Confidence

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Monday, December 4th, 2017

Here are some good ideas! I especially love Ann Cuddy’s work work on “Power Posing.”

I have seen her present in person several time and her continually evolving research is fascinating! For more from her about how our body language shapes who we are, check out her talk on my website here: https://theleadershipfocus.com/whats-new/

Source: 6 Ways to Immediately Boost Your Self-Confidence

Sometimes, executive coaching reveals that the person being coached is in the wrong role. When this becomes clear, bosses too often prematurely conclude that they have to fire the person or that the coaching was a waste.

Here is a short, but very useful article that I totally agree with. It both suggests adopting another perspective and provides a number of alternative options to approach this outcome.

Source: When Coaching Finds That an Executive Isn’t in the Right Role

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5 Ways To Tell Your Boss No Without Actually Saying No

The surprising thing Google learned about its employees — and what it means for today’s students

If You Aspire to Be a Great Leader, Be Present

Want More Respect at Work? Try This 1 Simple Framework

Ask Yourself These Seven Questions Before Setting 2018 Goals

The Quality Shared by Detroit, Finland, and the Best Entrepreneurs

Ten Ways Ridiculously Successful People Think Differently

How Jeff Bezos and others use regret minimization framework to make tough leadership decisions

6 Ways to Immediately Boost Your Self-Confidence

When Coaching Finds That an Executive Isn’t in the Right Role