Relationship Mapping: Because Coffee with Bob is Not a Strategy
You check your Enterprise System to get real-time inventory numbers and up-to-the-minute sales figures. But how do you track your...
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Susan Shapiro
Aug 19, 20153 min read
6 Things Leaders Can Learn From Coloring
While it might initially sound like a Kindergarten flashback, the idea actually makes a lot of sense for harried professionals. You know,...
Susan Shapiro
Aug 4, 20153 min read
Leadership Wisdom from…Keith Richards?
Well, sort of. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards famously said, “I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.”...
Susan Shapiro
Jul 28, 20153 min read
Camp Stoves, Leadership & the Power of Preparation
It was the first day of our camping trip at Zion National Park in Utah. As a former Girl Scout, I was rather proud of my...
Susan Shapiro
Jul 21, 20154 min read
Feeling Weighed Down? 10 Ways to Lighten Up
No, I’m not talking weight loss here. I’m referring to that feeling of mental and emotional sluggishness we all get from time to time...
Susan Shapiro
Jul 3, 20153 min read
Delegation: The Cure for Exhaustion
When I was in high school, I was selected to be captain of our dance line group. Beyond learning countless dance routines, that position...
Susan Shapiro
Jun 9, 20152 min read
The Power of Making a Direct Request
Colleagues and clients fully expect us to collaborate with them on reaching our shared business goals, and that process involves...
Susan Shapiro
May 12, 20152 min read
Appreciation, Diversity and Your Career
Last week, I had the honor of speaking to a chapter of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) in Plano, Texas. We got...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 28, 20152 min read
Positivity: Had Your Daily Dose?
In the workplace, negativity is like quicksand. It drags people down. It keeps them stuck in a toxic place, usually without any idea of...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 8, 20152 min read
Making Time for Happiness: The Hidden Leadership Secret
One of your employees seems unengaged or not “all in.” A friend complains that there aren’t enough hours in the day. A client struggles...
Susan Shapiro
Dec 9, 20142 min read
How to Get Quality Time With Your Manager
Does this sound familiar? You and your manager are running at a million miles per hour, you only get one chance per month for a...
Susan Shapiro
Nov 25, 20142 min read
It is Harder To Stay Stuck Than to do the Work to Get Out
© Duncan Noakes – Fotolia.com Julia Cameron wrote The Artist’s Way more than two decades ago and it is still the go-to book for creative...
Susan Shapiro
Oct 21, 20142 min read
How Deciding to Skip Dessert Can Help Your Career
© Kalim – Fotolia.com I recently read that deciding in advance what you will and won’t eat at a restaurant actually helps you stick to...
Susan Shapiro
Sep 19, 20142 min read
How One Value Added Reseller Took Accountability
This is an accountability success story of regular people just doing their jobs. They weren’t trained in Six Sigma, yet you’ll see...
Susan Shapiro
Sep 9, 20144 min read
Accountability is Everything
In the book The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability (Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig...
Susan Shapiro
Aug 19, 20142 min read
Milestones for Every Stage in Your Career Progression
© WavebreakmediaMicro – Fotolia.com In last week’s post, Why Am I Not Getting Promoted, we showed how you can add value to your...
Susan Shapiro
Jul 8, 20142 min read
How to Face Your Fear and Take Action
© alphaspirit – Fotolia.com We all make to-do lists and certain tasks remain on those lists and get carried forward to the next day. We...
Susan Shapiro
May 13, 20102 min read
Going Slow To Go Fast
Sometimes a slow pace can be downright infuriating. In our instant-solution, instant-communication society, many love to drive fast,...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 23, 20101 min read
Ever get stuck? Know someone who is stuck?
Could be stuck in the job, a relationship, stuck on a project with no clear path through? Susan Stageman, a master practitioner in...
Susan Shapiro
Jul 20, 20091 min read
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