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Jun 10, 2018
1 min

Leadership Distinction #5

This is the final leadership characteristic that my client wrote down. Belief #5. The leader has it all together. This belief is heavily ...

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Allison Garner

Jun 10, 2018
1 min

Leadership Distinction #4

As my client grapples with his underlying beliefs regarding leadership characteristics, he pondered this next one. Belief #4. The leader ...

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Allison Garner

Jun 10, 2018
1 min

Leadership Distinction #3

As my client's organization adds more team members, he is bumping up against his own struggles with leadership. Belief #3. The leader mus...

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Allison Garner

Jun 10, 2018
1 min

Leadership Distinction #2

My client whose organization is growing made a list of what he considered to be leadership characteristics. Belief #2. The leader must be...

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Allison Garner

Jun 10, 2018
1 min

Leadership Distinction #1

My client is the leader of a small team. His business is growing, and he is adding more team members to his organization. As a result, he...

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Allison Garner

May 28, 2018
1 min

When to Say THE Thing

Giving others difficult feedback is always a challenge. I call it saying THE THING. Ever wonder why some people seem to get away saying s...

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How Do I Invite Exactly What I Don't Want?

Allison Garner

May 27, 2018
1 min

How Do I Invite Exactly What I Don't Want?

We are designed to see patterns. When I become intentional about the patterns I am seeking, I see them everywhere, especially behavioral ...

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Allison Garner

May 27, 2018
1 min

Self-Deception

We are masters at deceiving ourselves. Sometimes I get really mad at how easy it is to deceive myself. I have a colleague, Jim, who has b...

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Allison Garner

May 27, 2018
1 min

Acting vs. Being

I'm in the middle of reading "Leadership and Self-Deception", and I've had another a-ha. In this fast paced world, we are eager to learn ...

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Allison Garner

May 23, 2018
1 min

Fear Myth

I was having lunch with a longtime friend who is looking to shift her career. She's been toying with the idea of leaving her "day job" fo...

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Allison Garner

May 16, 2018
1 min

Definition of a Leader

I am struck by all the contradictions and counter intuitive ideas that I am discovering in my leadership coaching and consulting work. I ...

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Allison Garner

May 14, 2018
1 min

Are You A Boss, Manager, or Leader?

During the course of my 20+ years of professional life, I have come to learn that there are three main categories of people who may be at...

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Allison Garner

May 5, 2018
1 min

Handling Difficult People

A colleague of mine was sharing how she struggled during a meeting because the people on the leadership team were so defensive. She has a...

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Allison Garner

May 5, 2018
1 min

Not It!

If you work in an organization where the person who is in charge of the decisions does not want to be the leader ("not it!"), then you mi...

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Allison Garner

Apr 30, 2018
1 min

Emotional Muscle

I have spent the past 3 years developing my emotional muscle. Like a physical muscle, I have to stress it, make micro tears in it, and th...

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Allison Garner

Apr 30, 2018
1 min

Change Hurts

Our family is going through massive change right now. As a person who is deeply involved with personal development and growth, I am keenl...

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Allison Garner

Apr 26, 2018
1 min

It's OK to be Messy?

I got the wonderful opportunity this morning to have a promotional video made of me for the International Coaching Federation (ICF), wher...

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Allison Garner

Apr 24, 2018
1 min

One Chance

A colleague of mine really wants to have a powerful conversation with a high level government official. She finally got the courage to re...

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Allison Garner

Apr 14, 2018
1 min

Am I Meant For More?

I remember back when I was a full time engineer. It was a fine way to make a living. I had become one of the few people in the world who ...

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Allison Garner

Apr 14, 2018
1 min

Doing THE Thing

I was having a conversation last week with a man in his 20's and another man in his 50's. The older man was sharing about how he went fro...

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