Success Secrets with Laurie Althaus
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What Does Burnout Look Like?
People Keep Telling Me I am Stressed, but I Don’t See It My client, Jane, who is in a new management position told me recently: “People keep telling me I am stressed out, I don’t see it”. Everyone around her saw her as a “ticking time bomb”, ready to explode. She...
Is Mark’s Stress Your Stress?
Mark called and explained, “I have this great new job. It was everything I thought I wanted in my career and now it is totally stressing me out. The office environment is chaotic with the work load and constant interruptions. No matter how much I accomplish, there is...
The Only LEADERSHIP Skills Needed
In a recent search to define how many leadership skills there are to choose from, I located a list of 101 to check off to be a great leader. OUCH! Seems a bit overwhelming. While some are checking there list off to become the best leader, I have narrowed my focus to 5...
My Greatest Mentor
I was asked recently who my greatest teachers and mentors have been in business. My mind goes directly to a time in my entrepreneurial life when I was overwhelmed, flying by the seat of my pants and afraid, because I really did not know what I was doing! I have...
Learning from The Past – Live for Today
For many of us, past mistakes haunt us – failed business ventures, marriages, childhood hurts, relationships gone wrong, and so on. We allow past experiences to determine the outcome of our current and future results. The stories from the past continue to rewind in...
Truthful & Bold – My Theme for the year
As I move into 2018 with anticipation, curiosity and resolve I find myself planning how the year will ideally fall out. I abandoned New Year’s Resolutions years ago and have replaced it with My Intention and a Theme of The Year. Intention comes from a deeper place...
FOR ACC Boundaries, Empathy, and Compassion
In this video, Brene talks about the importance of boundaries and how we are often confused or skewed in thinking around compassion and empathy. Two client sessions this week touched on this topic. The desire or calling to help others was leading them to frustration...
Satisfying Customers – A Recipe for Business Failure
I wanted to share this article written by my ActionCOACH friend, Dave Beam. It reminds me of what some of my established clients struggle with as they attempt to convey the importance of relationship building with their teams. There are two types of customers we want...