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Coping strategies for burnout

Coping Strategies for Burnout

Oh no. It’s that time – again! Burnout O’clock. If you’re feeling overwhelmed all the time, you might be burned out. If you are procrastinating because you don’t know where to begin, you might be stuck in burnout. If your stress is so high that you’re having physical symptoms like headaches or fatigue, it’s possible…

New CliftonStrengths Top 5 Report

CliftonStrengths Top 5 vs Full 34 Report – What’s Better?

The winner for most: CliftonStrengths Top 5 Based on budget, we usually recommend the Top 5 to start. If you’re beginning to focus on strengths at work, you’ll likely want to do a facilitated kickoff event with your team. Given the investment for hiring a training company, administering the CliftonStrengths assessment, and paying for travel…

[Image] Week 9: Questions for Team Strengths - Implementing Strength Finders

12-Week Strengths Challenge

Unleash strengths on your team by having meaningful conversations over time. The challenge is free. You’ll get one email per week for the next 12 weeks with a simple question to discuss as a team. If you’re a leader, carve out 10 minutes from your staff meetings for these. Even better, have everyone on the…

Virtual Training Layer #2: Root It In Digital With Native Virtual Design

There are several experiences in the native-virtual environment that are extremely rich because technology allows us to do things that you can’t do when you’re in a traditional training room environment. Pre-Session Poll What Your Peers Say Annotations Apps On The Go (Mobile + Tool Downloads) Here’s a preview of each one: 1. Pre-Session Poll…

Layer #3: Light Up The Virtual Training Chat Box

This concept is seemingly simple, yet it’s our number one way to get the training room engaged. It helps us get to know them. It sparks conversation from the first moment. And it’s a hugely efficient learning channel because dozens of people can share insights at the same time. Unlike “talking over each other” that…

Layer #1: Set The Stage By Creating A Specific Virtual Training Environment

Although there are many more, here are 5 focus areas that give you a taste for how we create the atmosphere for learning. Peer Learning And Inspiration Time To Step Back And Reflect Unconsidered Insights Visually Rich Fun-loving Here’s each one with an example: 1. Peer Learning And Inspiration I make sure to combine the…

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Virtual Training Layer #4: Love The Lens – Being Better On Camera At Work

When you’re delivering to remote participants, the camera is imperative. If attendees can’t meet you and feel a connection to you, many will check out in the opening minutes. If you seem like just another reader-of-the-slides presenter, they’re off to check emails. Some tell us, “But c’mon, just put a photo and bio on your…

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Layer #5: Support Virtual Learners By Offering A Gush Of Support

When you’re delivering to remote participants, someone is bound to have trouble accessing your virtual event. I suggest sending all of the support-love you can muster up in your event kickoff because, unlike other customer moments, having 300 people access a new technology all at once presents a unique blitz of potential stress. Here are…

Confirmation Bias

10 Cognitive Biases That Cramp Your Creativity At Work

Confirmation Bias Short Definition Selective perception. Looking for affirmation of your beliefs, values, or hypotheses. Quick Example Soccer referee seeing fewer home team mistakes; teammate who ‘always does that.’ Creativity Cramping Example At Work You hear a rumor that your team’s highest profile project is getting cut. The next day, you see closed door…

Can I Change My Job Without Leaving? – With Jessica Rhodes

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/023-Jessica-Rhodes.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More This Episode’s Focus on Strengths Jessica Rhodes joins us to show you how to apply your top strengths. She also shares some magical ideas for uncovering the natural talents of people on your team. You’ll find this episode especially useful if…

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Influencing Through Strengths, Not Persuasion – With Andy Sokolovich

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/022-Andy-Sokolovich-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More This Episode’s Focus On Strengths Andy Sokolovich joins us to help you lead through your strengths at work. You’ll find this episode especially useful if you need to influence others at work. He does it with his talent called WOO (Winning Others Over).…

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Engage Employees Through Strengths – With Grace Laconte

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/021-Grace-Laconte.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More How To Engage Employees Through Strengths Grace Laconte joins us to help you lead through your strengths at work. You’ll find this episode especially useful if you manage a team or if you’re struggling to relate to colleagues. She also gives…

Create Customer Focus Through Strengths – With Mike Ganino

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/Mike-Ganino-020.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | MoreThis Episode’s Focus On Strengths Mike Ganino joins us to help you lead through your strengths at work. You’ll find this episode especially useful if you manage a team and you’re trying to create a better culture at work–one that your customers can feel…

How To Deliver Better Presentations At Work – With Michael Port

This Episode’s Focus On Strengths Michael Port joins us to help you lead through your strengths in all of the performances in your corporate life. You’ll find this especially useful if you give presentations, if you’re interviewing for a job, or if you’re delivering a speech in front of others. What You’ll Learn You’ll see…

Stop Selling Your Ideas - with Ian Altman

Don’t Sell Your Ideas At Work – There’s an Easier Way

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/Ian-Altman-018.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More This Episode’s Focus On Strengths Ian Altman joined me to bust the myth that you’re always selling ideas at work. In this episode, you’ll see instead how you should stop trying to persuade and convince. Stop trying to push your solution. Stop…

Do More of What Fuels You

The other day I noticed that my knee hurt when I did a crooked lunge during my workout. My first response was to try walking lunges, reverse lunges, regular lunges, and every angle possible. Without thinking about it, I was experimenting to see if I could replicate the pain. What was the best…

Influence Through Your Strengths

Ahhhh, relationships. They can make work a pain. Or they can make it beautiful. This week, pump up your relationship-quotient by focusing on not just what gets done, but how it gets done through one of your Top 5 Talent Themes. Your Goal? Watch How Your Talents Impact Your Relationships For example, do you…

Execute With Your Top Talents

So you took the StrengthsFinder assessment. Is it hiding in a desk drawer somewhere? Don’t let this performance enhancing drug slip out of your hands. That’s right, it’s like doing steroids at work, only it’s legal. This week, pump up your execution by focusing on getting things done through one of your Top 5…

Link Your Strengths To Your Performance

Pick one of your Top 5 StrengthsFinder Talent Themes and analyze it this week. In every meeting. With every task. Give it 30 itty-bitty seconds of your time to ask how this talent shows up on you. Your Goal? Watch how that Talent Theme influences your thinking and decision making. For example,…

Build Relationships At Work Through Your Strengths – With Jason Treu

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/Jason-Treu-017.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More This Episode’s Focus On Strengths Jason Treu joined me to chat about using your natural talents to build better relationships at work. He gives lots of ideas for building real connections. What You’ll Learn Jason reminds us that business is not the only thing about your…

Tie Your Personal Brand To Your Natural Talents With Ryan Rhoten

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/016-Ryan-Rhoten-Brand-New-You.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More Have You Linked Your Strengths To Your Personal Brand? Ryan Rhoten joined me to chat about using your natural talents to understand and design your Personal Brand. If you want to have a rockin’ career, you need to know what your brand is…

Stand Out With Strengths At Work – With Dorie Clark

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/Dorie-Clark-May-2015.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More This Episode’s Focus On Strengths Dorie Clark joined me to chat about using your uniqueness to stand out at work. If you want to improve your personal brand or reinvent yourself at work, this is a must-listen episode of Lead Through…

How To Find A Dream Job – With Scott Barlow

http://traffic.libsyn.com/100kcareer/014-Scott-Barlow.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | More Should I Stay? Should I Quit To Pursue A Dream Job? Ingrid says she’s pretty close to knowing what she wants to do with her career. And she even has a list of potential employers collected. These are companies where she…