Every year I see people, and work teams, do their annual review by looking at all of the goals they didn’t accomplish in the year and dragging those into the new year. It feels so heavy! What if instead, year end could feel like, “Wheeeee!” I have an annual review that rocks. It makes the …

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The word passion is often used as a holy grail for leaders. The trouble is, what passes for passion is often bad behavior. Taking over, not listening, showing preference for certain employees, ignoring feelings, considering a need for support as weakness, yelling, or too much focus on short-term results. The list is long. And the statistics on …

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Last week I attended a fantastic event at Cosmetic Executive Women focused on Prestige Beauty Branding*. Something that really stood out was when the panelists were asked their views about Amazon, the retail giant they are increasingly forced to work with, whose positioning does not align with their prestige images. It got me thinking about …

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