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Inclusive Conversations

"What is impressive is not only how Winters builds a case for the urgency and need for bold, inclusive conversations but ...

Subtle Acts of Exclusion

This practical, accessible, nonjudgmental handbook is the first to help individuals and organizations recognize and preve...

The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety

This book is the first practical, hands-on guide that shows how leaders can build psychological safety in their organizat...

Diversity Beyond Lip Service

"La’Wana Harris has opened this coach’s eyes to the power of coaching practices to create new paths for diversity and inc...

7 Rules for Positive, Productive Change

Change is difficult but essential—Esther Derby offers seven guidelines for change by attraction, an approach that draws p...

Dig Your Heels In

Sought-after speaker and consultant Joan Kuhl arms young women with the tools they need to transform male-dominated corpo...

Compassionate Counterterrorism

Islamist terrorism is not about religion, says Leena Al Olaimy, an Arab Muslim, Dalai Lama Fellow, and social entrepreneu...

Networking for People Who Hate Networking

Most books for people who would rather get a root canal than face a roomful of strangers tell readers how to fight agains...

The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up

“This is a must-read for bosses and subordinates alike, as it exposes our flaws but teaches us how we can work together t...

Bedtime Stories for Managers

In forty-two succinct, surprising essays, legendary scholar Henry Mintzberg brings management down from the clouds and on...

The Critical Few

Without a deep understanding of your company’s culture, any change effort you undertake will fail. Bestselling author Jon...

The Law of Small Things

We are living in a time when dishonesty and duplicity are becoming commonplace. Each of us can fight this cultural corrup...

The Future of Packaging

Tom Szaky sets out to do the impossible – eliminate all waste. This book paints a future of a “circular economy” that rel...

Citizen Capitalism

Top Cornell law professor Lynn Stout and her coauthors Tamara Belinfanti and Sergio Gramitto offer a visionary but practi...

The Eight Essential People Skills for Project Management

Veteran project manager and University of California professor Zachary Wong identifies the eight most common people probl...

Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

The new edition of a bestselling classic, Help Them or Grow Watch Them Grow offers advice on talent retention for the mod...

  • The Most Underrated Emotion That Can Drive Your Success

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    The Most Underrated Emotion That Can Drive Your Success

    You need curiosity to succeed at work and in life, but it is neither taught as an emotion nor encouraged as much as getting results. This post shares how to your curiosity. You are reading The Most Underrated Emotion That Can Drive Your Success, originally posted on Transformational Coaching a...

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    April 19, 2017

  • The Easiest Way to Sabotage Your Success

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    The Easiest Way to Sabotage Your Success

    Before you read this or any other article on leadership or coaching success, go for a walk. You can’t give good feedback, inspire others, facilitate new ideas, or strategize your way out of a paper bag if your brain and body aren’t functioning well. No matter how smart you are, your stressed bi...

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    April 19, 2017

  • How to Get Others to Notice You Changed

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    How to Get Others to Notice You Changed

    One of the most frustrating habits of long-time friends is how they see you as you were years ago. Unfortunately, managers and team members do the same thing, neglecting to notice you changed. Not only is this oversight frustrating, it can hinder instead of support your growth. There is a tende...

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    April 19, 2017

  • When Spending Time With People Gets in the Way

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    When Spending Time With People Gets in the Way

    Have you ever felt you had so much to get done you didn’t have time to spend with people? The emails, calls and knocks on the door make you cringe. Spending time with people gets in the way of what feels to be most important. When I teach coaching skills to leaders, I’m often asked... You are r...

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    April 19, 2017

  • Have You Ever Been On a Hero’s Journey?

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    Have You Ever Been On a Hero’s Journey?

    Whether you were pushed into an undesirable experience or you chose a path risk and uncertainty, it was only a Hero’s Journey if you can then share what you learned in a way that enlightens others. Your experience was an important journey not because you valiantly succeeded, but because you can...

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    April 19, 2017

  • Learning Leadership Skills is a Waste of Time

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    Learning Leadership Skills is a Waste of Time

    If you are questioning whether you have what it takes to be a leader, the last thing you want to do is enroll in a training class. And please don’t read another leadership book thinking that will help. Attempting to become a good leader by just learning leadership skills is a waste of time and ...

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    April 19, 2017

  • What is Psychological Safety and How You Can Psychologically Create It

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    What is Psychological Safety and How You Can Psychologically Create It

    I teach leadership for a global corporation that starts each day with a “Safety Moment.” The exercise is designed to decrease physical accidents. When I try to teach these leaders to engage in conversations that might trigger emotions and prompt opinions contrary to their own, they claim a lack...

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    April 19, 2017

  • The #1 Reason Leaders Avoid Their #1 Responsibility

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    The #1 Reason Leaders Avoid Their #1 Responsibility

    Leaders avoid conversations because talking with humans is messy. Humans are emotional. The best leaders know how to allow emotions and engage people even when they feel strongly about a situation. This post gives six tips to have more meaningful conversations. You are reading The #1 Reason Lea...

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    April 19, 2017

  • The Best Compliment You Can Get as a Leader

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    The Best Compliment You Can Get as a Leader

    How do you earn the best compliment from people you lead? By being human, not perfect. This post outlines how to build the courage to be real. You are reading The Best Compliment You Can Get as a Leader, originally posted on Transformational Coaching and Effective Leadership by Marcia Reynolds.

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    April 19, 2017

  • Do You Have Free Will? 7 Steps to Outsmart Your Brain

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    Do You Have Free Will? 7 Steps to Outsmart Your Brain

    You can have free will when you realize you are not your brain. Follow these seven steps to activate your reflective intelligence and outsmart your brain. You are reading Do You Have Free Will? 7 Steps to Outsmart Your Brain, originally posted on Transformational Coaching and Effective Leaders...

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    April 19, 2017

  • David Marshall

    David Marshall commented on Marcia Reynolds's wall:

    Marcia - I just visited your updated bio page. It looks fantastic! You are such a pro. Many thanks.

  • Johanna Vondeling

    Marcia Reynolds commented on Johanna Vondeling's blog post Suggested Action Items--Who's Game for These?

    I'm hoping Jennifer and Bill reply here but it will be a good topic for our July 10th phone call.

    October 29, 2014

  • Johanna Vondeling

    Marcia Reynolds commented on Johanna Vondeling's blog post Suggested Action Items--Who's Game for These?

    We didn't really talk about this one at the retreat... support young leaders. In part, this project could be about mentoring young leaders in developing and implementing ideas AND writing stories/books about then. Maybe that could be the focus of our leadership forum that we do first as a Go... ...Read more

    October 29, 2014

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