Advice for transforming leadership, culture, Curiosity, and communication from Beth Wonson
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Ten years ago, whenever I felt certain that something had to change, I was quite certain it was someone else who needed to change and not me. This was true in my friendships, my work relationships, and how I viewed the world. I held the expectation that everyone would be better off if they were more like me. But now, through a lot of self-work and with more self-awareness, I know that whatever emotional energy comes up in me is simply there for me to continue to learn about myself. Listen in or read on for more…
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As You Walk Your Authentic Path
In this episode, Beth shares reflections on her journey and her definition of success, and she offers four tips that may help you as you walk your authentic path.
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Do You Need a Bigger Flashlight?
When we encounter a challenge, problem, or puzzle, throwing heaps of resources at it can seem like the best or only solution. But before you invest a lot of time, money, and effort, get a bigger flashlight and take another look at the problem. A better solution may be smaller, easier, or closer than you thought.Listen in for 4 questions you can count on to gain a new view, plus a simple question that allowed my client to give her business what it most needed while getting what she most wanted.
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Are You Using an Old Bridge to Cross a New Moat?
Today, I was faced with a business challenge. It wasn’t different from problems I’ve solved in the past, but my business has changed; it’s grown, expanded, and developed, as have the goals of the organization. When faced with this challenge, I realized that I keep trying to use the familiar tools that have served me in the past to get to places I have not gone before.It felt like I was trying to cross a moat to a brand new castle, but instead of using a new bridge, I was using the same old one, and that old bridge wasn’t…
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Plug the Leaks … and Fast!
We put so much effort and attention into counting dollars, tracking expenses, investing in the newest technology, and charting our strategic pathway to the future – and those are all valuable activities. But it is the rare leader who connects a dollar value to every minute spent in putting off direct feedback and clearing up petty conflicts, confused communication, and ongoing office drama.Listen in or read on for more on where time (and therefore money) gets wasted and what you can do about it.
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How Have You Trained Others to Treat You?
There was a time when I was really mad at an organization for the way (I perceived) they took advantage of me. I was angry and resentful, but what I’ve realized since is they were treating me exactly as I had trained them to – I worked all kinds of hours, I prioritized their goals over mine, and I chose to be involved in every bit of office drama and chaos. But when I decided to stop doing those things, they still had the expectations of me that I trained them to have, and I felt like a victim.Are there…
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Uncovering Their Expectations
Have you ever been in a conversation or a meeting where you walk away thinking a decision was made – only to find out others thought it was merely a discussion? It happens all the time, and it is one of the key ways we waste time and manifest drama and chaos. Listen in to find out how you can make sure that never happens to you again.
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Open the Invitation
Many years ago, the National Indian Youth Leadership Project’s Mac Hall taught me an incredible lesson about bringing programs into the world. He said, “We only go where we are invited,” meaning we could provide information, but we wait to be asked. We didn’t assume we knew what was best for a community. Instead, we trusted that, when the time was right, their invitation would come.Listen in (or read on) for more about my time on the Acoma Pueblo and working with Mac, and also my invitation for you.
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The Week Behind and the Week Ahead
Do you ever get last-minute emails from your boss on Friday? The ones that drop in just as you are heading out the door? Or even worse – messages that you read on Sunday morning, and they mess up your whole day? Well, here is a great “manage up” strategy to prevent those last-minute communications.
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Roaring Fires in the Night Sky
We went camping a few weekends ago, and I’m pretty good at building campfires, but it’s close to impossible to build a good fire with bad wood.Fortunately, our sad, smoky little fire was rescued by two pairs of gentlemen on two separate occasions. With their tattoos and camos, they appeared to be the opposite of us. But it turned out we had at least one thing in common, and answering the question it raised connected all of us, despite all.Listen in to hear how our paths crossed and what I found there.
Leveling up Leadership and Culture Through Healthy and Candid Communication
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