Career Advancement

MAY 10, 2021

Your coworker probably does each of these three things extremely well: Keeping your boss informed about her key accomplishments and their results for the organization. Keep your boss informed about what you accomplish on a weekly and monthly basis. Here are some tips for doing just that.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 6, 2016

2- Mind the MIT (Most Important Thing) Pick something extraordinary to accomplish and prioritize getting it right. Your boss may want you at the top of the stack rank, but your bosses boss wants a team of people working together to accomplish the bigger picture. I wish I learned this one sooner. A high tide rises all boats.

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International Coach Academy

MARCH 1, 2023

A Coaching Model By Lucy Todd, Career Transition, UNITED STATES The Career Offsite: “The Idea of the Personal Offsite” As a career transition coach, I believe a blended model will commonly best serve my clients. It’s my own story and my explanation of how my career transition coaching can provide value to clients.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Even if you don’t necessarily know at present how you will accomplish them. Usually people make big parties, receptions and celebrations when they accomplish great steps, but you know what– you do not have to celebrate these great victories! Applaud Yourself: Celebrate the small victories that you have along the way.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2014

When you draw your confidence from technical skills and accomplishments, it is tempting to jump in and work alongside your team. You simply need to consider a few key questions: How do you communicate your accomplishments as a leader? Career & Learning big mistakes leadership mistakes mistakes'

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

This exercise works great in one-on-one coaching, mentoring, or career development conversations. Or, in accomplishing a specific MIT (Most Important Thing) priority. It begins by inviting your team to reflect on one habit or behavior that would make a significant difference in their work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 29, 2014

How are you going to celebrate your accomplishments? Career & Learning Communication 2014 review how to reflect on the year post-mortem analysis' I want to ensure LGL continues to grow and improve to add value to your leadership journey.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 7, 2014

Only you know if you’re accomplishing who you set out to be. But then I would come to the convention and see how much everyone else was doing to build their speaking career, and I would get depressed thinking of all the things I should be doing. Trust me, you don’t know the whole story. We never can. ” I asked.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

As Aaron took stock of his career he decided to combat the stagnation. Sharing accomplishments. Aaron saw the value in sharing his accomplishments through writing. This is a great time to discuss your concerns about your career stagnation. He sees his career stagnation breaking apart.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

And, they’ve got more to accomplish in any given day than they could ever pull off. Can you help reinforce how valuable she is and give her some additional perspective on her long-term career options here?” Ask for exactly what you need. Just like you, your executive leader is doing the very best they can. ” 2.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This year, I feel particularly proud about _ (insert that accomplishment you expected them to bring up). I’m curious about your perspective on that _(project, strategy, accomplishment). “Just write up your accomplishments and I’ll sign it.” ” It’s a great idea to submit your accomplishments.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2017

I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me to be their mentor, and when I asked what they were looking to accomplish–I was met with a blank stare. I guess they were just looking for me to start espousing wisdom to help get their career to the next level. Know What You’re Looking to Accomplish.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 24, 2017

Too many managers take the goals handed to them, wring their hands for a day or so, and then pull the team together to figure out how the heck they’re going to accomplish all THAT and still “Do their day job.” 2017 was the very best year of my career. The most important thing we accomplished was __.

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International Coach Academy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

There is room in the coaching profession for expanding the approach to using the concept of flow in life, transformation, career, or leadership coaching sessions. The key to fulfillment is in how we invest our internal energy to accomplish optimal experiences. And rightly so – we all want a life worth living. Csikszentmihalyi, 1990).

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 19, 2015

Sure they’ll be some long days and sleepless nights, but there’s nothing better than the electric feeling your team experiences when they accomplished what no one (particularly them) thought could be done. I’d much rather take over a team with results in the toilet than one executing on all cylinders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 3, 2017

However, as you go through your career it changes. That realization came to light when someone recently asked me a question I had never really considered: Does engagement look different as a leader moves through his or her career? Over the course of a career, a leader’s primary focus often shifts. Judging Your Engagement.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 29, 2022

Have you ever noticed it’s not necessarily the times in your career that you worked the longest or hardest that led to better recognition? “What’s the most important thing my team needs to accomplish to really impact the business this year?” Help them become leader teachers. Differentiate Performance.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 11, 2017

When I look back on my career at Verizon at the times my teams truly knocked it out the park–the times we increased results exponentially and led the Nation in results or had a major turnaround pulling a team out of the abyss, there is one common characteristic. What do our customers really need from us–consistently?

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Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

I've spent over a decade now in the professional world, and let me tell you—there's nothing quite like the moment when you, or someone on your team, realizes they've reached a meaningful career milestone. Because when we get this right, we're not just building careers—we're building futures.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They’re doing what you asked, but are focused on counting metrics (how busy they are), vs. quality metrics, (how well they are accomplishing these tasks). The activities and habits that SHOULD work to help them accomplish their MIT (Most Important Thing), aren’t.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 23, 2015

Take time to flesh out your profile with accomplishments (including % improvement etc), not just actions or job descriptions. Career & Learning building your personal brand Developing a great LinkedIn profile making the most of LinkedIn' It doesn’t take much to make your profile pop with video. They do their homework.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 29, 2015

Antoine was an accomplished millennial retail sales professional considered “a bit rough around the edges.”. His no BS approach created a natural bond with entrepreneurs and mom and pop companies, that left some managers scratching their heads. But, heck it worked.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Be sure you know the MITs (most important things) you need to accomplish at a strategic and tactical level. With the finish line in sight, you can innovate without fear, tossing out time-saving hacks like confetti. A few powerful phrases that can help. What’s most important?” Focus is the antidote to overwhelm.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 16, 2019

List your accomplishments for the year. Take the time to review your accomplishments. Capture your accomplishments. Make an email folder to hold records of your accomplishments. Clean up your desk, put away old papers, toss dated files and generally straighten your physical area. Quantify all that you can.

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International Coach Academy

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In Martin Seligman’s early work on Positive Psychology, as discussed in his book “Learned Optimism,” his studies showed that subjects who were prone to lower scores in optimism assessment, less success, and more problems in health, relationships, and career, had a set of values and perspectives that were “personal, pervasive, and permanent.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a middle manager, frustrated in his current role, overlooks his long career of exciting challenges and developmental experiences. I am so grateful for what you’ve accomplished here.” Gratitude is missing when…. the team leader acknowledges the team’s steady progress, but fails to understand the deep personal sacrifices of her team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 20, 2015

How do I advocate for them and their careers? Does my team truly understand what we’re trying to accomplish and why? Am I able to be vulnerable with them? Am I SUPPORTING them? Who needs more support? Have I ensured they have adequate tools and resources to be effective? Am I CONNECTING with them?

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Career Advancement

MAY 1, 2017

So Nathan struggled with how to accomplish good self-promotion in the workplace without coming off in a negative way? Share your accomplishments. In order for the person who determines merit to appreciate your work, several things have to happen, including sharing of your accomplishments. They have to know about the work.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 28, 2017

You need time to get to know one another as human beings and to focus on long-term goals and career development. You schedule 10 minutes a week with your boss and come prepared to discuss the following: What’s the Most Important Thing you accomplished last week? It works like this.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2015

Army Ranger-qualified Combat Engineer Officer, I learned how to find the confidence and conviction to do what it took to accomplish the mission even when it was really hard… especially when it was really hard. A guest post from LGL tribe member, Tom Eakin, about confidence, resilience, and the courage to keep going.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 23, 2016

Or worse, acting like everything I was accomplishing was no big deal. I encouraged him in his career too. Take time to acknowledge your own success and growth– write down your personal and professional accomplishments, even the small ones. I wasn’t losing my soul at work, I was finding it. But one day it hit me.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Which are vital toward accomplishing your goals for the future? Career & Learning Communication build your own competency model competency model team activities you can do yourself' If a formal model exists, use that for additional input and invite participants to update their cards if desired. What’s missing?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 5, 2022

If you’re a new manager, eliminating these mistakes and building effective habits early will leverage your influence, build your career, reduce your frustration, and help you enjoy your work. These are practical ways you can build a strong foundation for your career. You are in the role to support your people and accomplish a mission.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

You’ll want to watch the interview, particularly if you, or someone you care about, feel called to take on a new challenge, or are particularly stuck or stagnating in your career. The first decade of my career (and all my formal education) was about leadership development and communication. The S Curve of Employee Growth.

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Career Advancement

APRIL 5, 2021

Getting to know the key executives in your company will propel your career forward. Thus, focus on working to build strong relationships with the people who hold the most influence over your career. However, getting ahead in your career means strategically prioritizing how you use your time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I (David) had one of these invisibility experiences early in my career. Then you’re going to need to find some opportunities to showcase your work and your accomplishments. I sat in a committee meeting drawing up a job description for a new senior management role. Get specific to help you determine your approach.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2016

In advance of our new book, David recently spent time with a group of accomplished managers to share their one most valuable piece of leadership advice. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement says leaders must be concerned with the results of what they are trying to accomplish. Follow John. Follow Martin. Follow Julie.

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