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The 7 Inherited Stories That Keep Leaders Small (And How to Rewrite Them)
I used to think my leadership challenges stemmed from personal shortcomings. That I wasnโt assertive enough. That I needed to work harder, know more, fix myself before stepping fully into my voiceโฆ
When Hope Feels Out of Reach
Hereโs what Iโm learning: We donโt build a better future by waiting until we feel hopeful. We build hope by experimenting as if the future we want is still possible.
Are You Actually at Max CapacityโOr Does It Just Feel That Way?
The exhaustion, the overwhelmโitโs often not about whatโs on your plate.
Itโs about the story youโre telling yourself about whatโs on your plate.
Complicated vs. Complex Problems: A Leaderโs Guide to Smarter Decision-Making
Many of the hardest problemsโmiscommunication, burnout, team dysfunctionโarenโt problems you fix. Theyโre challenges you navigate.
What to do when you feel overwhelmed
Learn how to use the Eisenhower Matrix in order to reduce overwhelm. Also known as the Urgent-Important Matrix, this productivity and time management tool categorizes tasks into four quadrants based on their urgency and importance.
Donโt reach for technical solutions when facing adaptive challenges
You know that optimistic feeling when you start a new self-help book or find a new tech solution you hope will solve all of your problems? ๐ That.
Taylor shows why the usual goal setting approach doesn't work
What if the typical way we approach goals is actually why you canโt seem to make progress on the goals that really matter to you?
Jacinda Ardern: "It takes strength to be an empathetic leader."
The former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern proved that the future of leadership is kindness. She showed that empathic leaders can also be strong and bold
A problem with S.M.A.R.T. goals
In this video training, I share why it is totally normal to think that SMART goals will solve the problem of getting your team into alignment and offer some things to look out for so you can be more effective.
What if we unapologetically pursued our dreams?
I am passionate about helping people create a good life, whatever that means to them. ๐ Because I believe that the world benefits from each of us becoming fully realized potentiality. โจ
My current weekly productivity system
This video offers a peek at my current productivity system and what is working to help me get a ton of work done while enjoying my summer.
The biggest capacity building leaders need to do
Bottom-line: To get more done as a team, leaders need to build their capacity to be with discomfort, uncertainty, and fear. You have to be willing to sit with the discomfort of the in-between or the uncertainty of not knowing.
Your productivity system won't actually solve for overwhelm...
In this video, I share why your productivity system isnโt going to solve the overwhelm you feel as you look at your to-do list.
Working with leadership paradigms
Bringing your awareness to your implicit belief systems can help you be a more effective manager. Learn the 9 styles of leadership and how you can work with them to uplevel at work.