Want more honest feedback? Start getting really good at receiving it. Even when the other person does a bad job at giving it to you.
Whenever I lead a management training on feedback, I'll ask “who here wants more feedback?” Everyone raises their hand. I’ll then ask “who here frequently gives feedback?” Very few hands stay up.
I've been doing a ton of 360 reports for executives this past month and I wanted to share a bit about what they are and why they matter. TLDR: Sometimes we’re really bad at observing ourselves, and as leaders, it’s how we impact others that matters most.
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A big productivity myth is that if you work as hard as possible, you will achieve something great. Working hard is important, but not all workaholics will become high achievers. A high achiever is someone who is consistently achieving results that have a major impact vs. the workaholic who is on an endless treadmill of “to do’s” that don’t amount to much.
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Have your stress levels begun to hit a breaking point?
This week Ash talks with executive coach Tracy Podell all about how to manage stress as a top performer. Tracy has worked with majorly successful startups that have been acquired and purchased by large corporations and has a library of knowledge to share. Tune in to hear the best practices to manage yourself and your stress energy.
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It can be hard to focus at home even when we’re not in the middle of a scary, uncertain pandemic. One of the ways our brain keeps itself calm is by looking at past experiences to help us play out potential future scenarios. Since none of us has ever been through this before, we can’t do that, so there is a lot of fear and uncertainty present.
What does this have to do with work and productivity? Well,
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Simply put, the Imposter Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon wherein you find yourself doubting your accomplishments. Rather doubting you deserve those accomplishments. Your stomach churns and your mind races as you deal with your persistent fear that you’ll be exposed as a fraud.
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