When leadership transitions, there’s a short window of time to establish yourself as a powerful leader. The shareholder meeting is one of the best places to step up and be recognized as a leader with vision. Having coached CEO’s who landed a little flat with their presenting prowess, Dean shares how to leverage a shareholders meeting as prime time to step up and make your presence known.
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No matter who you are in your firm or where you are in your career, your ability to work effectively with other people is profoundly valuable. In today’s post, Pete suggests that the single most important thing you can do to manage how you do that is to pay attention to baggage.
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Dean uncovers another useful distinction in the workplace: the contrasting styles of “Compass People” and “Map People.” Akin to the difference between concept-driven and detail-oriented individuals, this dichotomy can lead to clashes in how we pursue shared goals. In this post, Dean delves into the distinct approaches of Compass People and Map People in plotting their course and offers insights on how to navigate these differences for optimal collaboration and success.
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Your firm exists to make a difference, but not just to you, not just to your employees, and not just to your shareholders. The biggest difference your firm exists to make is to the world it serves. In today’s post, Pete encourages you to think in this bigger, better, more powerful way.
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At SagePresence, we talk about leaders as heroes who step up to help move groups of people forward, help teams achieve goals, and help clients get to better places. Sometimes leadership communication can trigger feelings of vulnerability that can seem to get in the way of your effectiveness. In this post, Dean shares his ideas about dealing with those emotions so that you can step up with courage.
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We’ve all felt the sting of the leader who makes us feel bad about ourselves, crystalizing our feelings of shame and disappointment even though we know we worked hard. We’ve also experienced leaders who inspire us, build us, and create a working environment that makes us want to work harder and improve. In today’s post, Dean identifies how leaders can often accidentally shame their workers, and offers a means to inspire action without making anyone feel bad. Check it out, and for more information click here.
If your firm is like most others, you are underutilizing your marketing professionals, and limiting the value that your firm gets from them. In today’s post, Pete shares his thoughts about how your firm can make the most of each of these crucial team members.
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Professional service firms in general — and architectural / engineering – construction firms in particular — are unique, in that your offering is intrinsically bound up in the presence and communication style of your team members.
This creates a certain purity and consistency in your organization that’s distinct from almost any other organization.
In today’s post, Pete explores what this could mean for your firm’s goals.