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Responsible Risk Taking

by The Learning Advantage | Sep 1, 2018

Risk provokes different emotions among different people. For some, risk-taking suggests excitement, challenge, learning, even joy. For others, it implies danger, fear, loss and embarrassment. Effective leadership and learning inherently involve sticking your neck out...

Heart at Work

by The Learning Advantage | Jul 31, 2018

Many of us are working long hours under stressful conditions. For some, the inevitable result is job burnout. But others seem to flourish under these conditions. What makes one stressful job intolerable but another stimulating? For me, a job that gives me a measure of...

Because Competence Isn’t Enough: Tools for Building Confidence

by The Learning Advantage | Jul 6, 2018

In many conversations with my clients it becomes clear that their confidence lags behind their competence. What good is being talented if you don’t believe in yourself? People who lack confidence can hinder their own career success by deferring to others, withholding...

Partnering with the Boss

by The Learning Advantage | May 29, 2018

At some point in our careers, we all run into a boss that we have difficulty working with. I know my clients face this all too often. Countless articles and books have been written about “managing up” and actively promoting your work to your boss. But often the...

Why Happiness Matters

by The Learning Advantage | May 2, 2018

Juicy Work means finding happiness in your workplace. My goal is to match a client’s vision of happiness as an employee to a company’s commitment and approach to achieving it.

Leadership Presence: Align Your Body Language With Your Message

by The Learning Advantage | Mar 31, 2018

You communicate leadership not just by what you say, but how you say it—and not just with your words but with your body. Effective leaders make sure their body language and voice don’t undermine their words. Key tools for conveying leadership presence are posture, eye contact, vocal quality, and authentic connection.

Influence is More Effective than Authority

by The Learning Advantage | Feb 27, 2018

Some influence styles focus on uniting and collaborating while others focus on advocating. Discovery Learning, Inc., has developed a useful model and assessment tool that helps people determine their preferred styles and those that they under utilize. This article draws on that research.