December 14, 2016

3 Things You Might NOT Know About Reaching Your 2017 Goals

New Skills DO NOT lead to Improved Performance or Results What? That can’t be true! Think about it… how often have you wanted certain results or outcomes in your...

by Traci Duez

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November 21, 2016

How Climate Change Can Make the World a Better Place

… Okay, stick with me. I’m not talking about Mother Nature’s climate change here. That topic is for analysis by people who know far more than I do about the...

by Traci Duez

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November 1, 2016

Is your team singing it or winging it?

While I was walking my dog, Riley, yesterday morning along the sidewalks of our subdivision, I heard a mockingbird singing just ahead of us. She was boldly singing her large...

by Traci Duez

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October 4, 2016

Most Overlooked Leadership Skill

What type of leader do you love to follow? Some people will list traits like honesty or integrity. Others might want one that is competent and knowledgeable. There seems to be...

by Traci Duez

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September 20, 2016

How to Toot Your Own Horn Without Being a Jerk

Is it possible to “toot your own horn” without looking like “that guy”? Isn’t all self-promotion, well, too self-promoting (and annoying)? At a...

by Traci Duez

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September 6, 2016

Gain More Power & Control through W.A.I.Ting

Where did the summer go?!? What is going on? How did we miss 3 months?? Is it just me or does everyone seem to be distracted these days? Everyone is in such a hurry! I was...

by Traci Duez

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August 3, 2016

What kind of leaders ask for help? Only the…

There he sat at the end of the day with his head down on his desk. It wasn’t 5 PM, no it wasn’t 7PM. It was 11:30 PM and he was hoping to get home by midnight....

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July 14, 2016

Is Trust a skill or an emotion?

In my last article we talked about the importance of self-trust in your ability to lead others. If you don’t trust yourself, how can you expect others to trust you? Now...

by Traci Duez