Leadership Flagship
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.~ John Quincy Adams
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by Refresh Leadership on January 26, 2018 in Emerging Leaders, Teamwork and Communication For the past 15 years or so, Millennials have been the generation on the rise and have received their fair share of analysis — and punchlines — as they staked their claims to increasingly influential roles in the workplace. Fortunately, and in spite of some fears to the…
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by Refresh Leadership on June 4, 2018 in Quick Tips According to the late author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, “success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.” You never know when you might cross paths with someone who could impact your career or become your next big client. So, it’s important to have a well-crafted “elevator pitch” ready to go when…
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By Jeanne Reynolds | May 9, 2018 What makes people successful — Talent? High IQ? Money? Luck? Genes? All those things help, but the true driver of success is grit. At least, that’s the opinion of Angela Duckworth, a psychology professor who’s been studying it for years. She defines grit as a combination of unshakeable motivation, persistence and determination.…
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By Liz Walker | April 25, 2018 As managers, it can be hard to imagine we’re the root of employee stress. But think back over your career and the types of management styles you’ve worked with. Some managers might have been empathic, nurturing and supportive. Others were inflexible, uncaring or unsure. Management style — good or bad —…
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By Gretchen Rubin October 13, 2017 A thoughtful reader asked an interesting question on Twitter: “Does Obliger-rebellion ever manifest as physical symptoms with no apparent cause?” I believe that it absolutely might do so. First — what is Obliger-rebellion? Obliger-rebellion occurs when Obligers meet, meet, meet, meet expectations, and then suddenly — they snap. They say, “This, I will…
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