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10 Principles for Leadership Presence
Think back to the last conference you attended. How many presentations do you remember? Probably not too many. As a leader or aspiring leader at any level, one of the biggest challenges you face is to inspire and motivate other people so that they can take the right...
Half Of All Meetings Are A Waste Of Time – Here’s How To Improve Them
You are probably reading this after getting out of a meeting or on your way to a meeting. As unproductive as some meetings are, perhaps you are reading it in a meeting. There are roughly 55 million meetings happening daily, and at least half of them do not accomplish...
My Boss Keeps Blowing Off Our Meetings!
Dear Boss, I have a problem at work that I’m not sure how to address. The meetings I request with colleagues are frequently canceled or rescheduled, particularly with my boss. My boss is very senior in the company and has a busy schedule. He ends up rescheduling at...
Are You a Mentor Magnet?
Today, the name of the man in Homer’s famous saga who as entrusted to watch over the young son of Odysseus as he set off to fight in the Trojan War is synonymous for a sage and faithful counselor: Mentor.Question: Do you remember the name of the young man under...
Prevent Burnout – 3 Burnout Symptoms and How to Avoid Them
Stress management and resilience training for employees are popular approaches to prevent burnout, but they are only part of the solution. Stress can seem like an inevitable consequence of a fast-paced work environment. However, when it reaches chronic levels, it can...
Becoming Your Most Charismatic Self
Peter Drucker, my favorite managerial touchstone, didn’t think much of leadership charisma. You can almost hear him grinding his teeth as he describes. In his 1992 book, Managing for the Future, being asked to run a seminar on “how one acquires charisma” by a vice...
Your One-On-One Meetings are Broken. Here’s How to Fix Them
Managers, have you started to feel like one-on-ones with your reports are an enormous waste of time? If you answered yes, chances are that they feel the same way. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Done right, one-on-ones can be one of the most valuable and...
Construction and Robotics Building a Foundation: Expert
Construction is waiting for the rise of robotics, but mechanical helpers are already here. Procore director of business development for the marketplace Kris Lengieza addressed an audience of construction professionals recently at Procore Technologies latest...
The Construction Players of the Future
Digital technologies have transformed industries, from automotive to transportation to banking. Even agriculture. which has historically been slow to transform, has taken a huge leap toward digitalization.1 For a long time, the engineering and construction (E&C)...