LOSING CONTROL PART 1
In early April 2020, I cut my own hair. Not a trim, by the way. That was the plan but it didn’t work out that way – I couldn’t get it quite the way I wanted so I just kept cutting.
Which nobody in my family was particularly ...
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"Peter," the email from a reader started, "Re the Masterclass video – old jeans with a hole in the knee? What are we trying to say here?"
He was referring to a video I posted describing our first-ever product, a masterclass I created to help people ...
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I think of myself as strong.
I see myself as someone who can manage a lot of stress. Who can get a tremendous amount accomplished in a day. Who can work long hours and pull through in clutch moments. Who doesn’t give up in the face of problems, but works ...
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Geoff, a client whose name I’ve changed to protect his privacy, is a successful entrepreneur. The business he started has grown impressively. He is visionary and passionately committed to his vision. He works tremendously hard.
Geoff is generally a nice ...
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Everybody loves feedback… as long as it's positive.
But most of us dislike negative feedback so much that we’ve even changed the name—it’s not negative, it’s constructive.
Still, it’s an irreplaceable, valuable gift.
We need to know when ...
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In my defense, I was tired. It had been a long day involving travel and time zone changes. But that’s the point really. When aren’t we tired? Or stressed? Or over-scheduled and busy?
So when the hotel offered me a chocolate chip cookie, I took it. And ...
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It was the second day of an intensive leadership program I lead once a year and there were 20 participants in the room. Gupta and Randi* were standing in the middle of the group, opposite each other.
“I can’t do it!” Gupta insisted as Randi stood ...
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The process our workshop leader asked us to follow was simple enough. We broke into small groups as she directed, taking turns being the “leader” while the others in the group played various roles. She was a good teacher — she described what we had to ...
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Think about something you're having a hard time getting started on, something important to you.
Maybe it’s a particular kind of work — like writing a proposal or crafting a particularly delicate email. Maybe it’s an important conversation you know ...
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There were some amazing books published recently by members of the ExecuNet community that you must get – for yourself, your colleagues, your boss. Anyone in a position of leadership would benefit from reading any of these books right away. Go get 'em! ...
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In this ExecuNet Master Class session, bestselling author
Peter Bregman unlocks the secrets of highly successful leaders – no matter your role or level in the hierarchy – and pinpoints the missing ingredient that makes all the difference: Emotional ...
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It's no secret being a leader is an ever more complex challenge these days. Navigating the corporate world is fraught with politics and forces outside your control.
This month, we'll be treated to Master Class sessions on how to lead in a manner most ...
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