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Susan Shapiro
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Are you missing the opportunity to leverage your strengths?
Are you quick to dismiss compliments from others? You rush through the positive feedback only to dwell on the negative? Do you downplay...
Susan Shapiro
Oct 6, 20203 min read
Be prepared to go non-linear!
Expand your leadership in three areas You may feel like you are drinking from a firehose as you lead your team, address organizational...
Susan Shapiro
Aug 24, 20203 min read
Back-to-back Meetings Are Killing Us – 5 Tips For Sanity
Let’s break out of the mold which structures 30 minute or 1 hour meetings. They don’t have to be that way. For instance, how about a 10...
Susan Shapiro
May 19, 20203 min read
How to Authentically Self-Promote Yourself to Your Boss at Work
You might be struggling with feeling inauthentic with your boss when it comes to self-promotion. Although it may feel uncomfortable, this...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 1, 20202 min read
When Cool Heads Prevail
Are people talking about you behind your back and saying you’re a hothead? Or, do you notice your team is on edge all the time? What does...
Susan Shapiro
Mar 10, 20203 min read
Steps to Personal Development and Growth for Leaders
Bumpy ball development journey Babies develop rapidly, just ask parents and grandparents aware of the milestones of development. We learn...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 20, 20202 min read
Having trouble focusing on priorities?
Let’s assume you have a couple of work priorities involving teams or groups of people. If you are struggling and cannot move forward on...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 12, 20203 min read
Ways to get better at focus
There is a strong chance you have learned how important it is to critically evaluate what you do at work, what to focus on, what to...
Susan Shapiro
Dec 2, 20192 min read
Dig to speed your improvement
Most leaders who want to get promoted have received feedback along the way in their career, but they don’t know what to do with it. For...
Susan Shapiro
Nov 19, 20191 min read
Russell Brand-Under the Skin
Expand your learning As a coach, I am always on the lookout for new sources of learning. It is important to stay up on current trends and...
Susan Shapiro
Nov 5, 20192 min read
The easy way to give feedback
Feedback made easy How often do you need to give feedback to someone, yet struggle with how that feedback will be received by the other...
Susan Shapiro
Mar 25, 20192 min read
Put me in coach
Growth as a leader Many leaders I coach are being groomed for the next level. Some have recently been promoted and feel over their heads....
Susan Shapiro
Jan 21, 20191 min read
Get out and walk
Inhale, walk through the forest, and enjoy nature. While we used to think it was relaxing or meditative, now research supports additional...
Susan Shapiro
Jan 8, 20192 min read
Practicality of letting go
For those of you who love problem solving, enjoy the challenge and excitement when a breakthrough is made, like to dominate...
Susan Shapiro
Oct 22, 20182 min read
Mindset and Change
The topic of keeping up with change is on the minds of my clients more than ever. The Center for Creative Leadership states that of the 5...
Susan Shapiro
Jul 9, 20183 min read
Brush with the Blues- Jeff Beck
This morning, the air was thick, it was already 88 degrees and I was in the mood for some blues to accompany me on my walk. Jeff Beck fit...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 20, 20183 min read
Stop and notice your progress
One crisp, sunny afternoon I drove on a new North Texas highway (we seem to have new ones opening every year.) I was using Waze to find...
Susan Shapiro
Feb 14, 20183 min read
Lemmings
We are grown up now and as we sit in meetings with other adults it is still happening! Some folks are followers and others lead. Those...
Susan Shapiro
Dec 5, 20174 min read
10 reasons you don’t get along with your boss
First, the solution- Muster the courage to ask, plan your conversation and seek feedback! Lack of alignment– Maybe you are not listening...
Susan Shapiro
Nov 28, 20172 min read
Investing in the future
When my parents passed away, I felt it would be appropriate to honor them by investing in a student’s future by creating a scholarship...
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