Congratulations on Your Promotion! (Now What?)

By Brenda Hampel, Founder and Partner of Connect the Dots Consulting and CWCC Member The transition from high performing “doer” to effective “leader” can be a challenging process! Congratulations on Your Promotion!  (Now What?) Marissa was a high-performer, used to being the “go-to” person for solving problems, exceeding performance expectations, and effectively leading key projects.. …

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Communicate Tough Messages with Compassion

By Amy L Shoemaker, President and Owner of Amy L Shoemaker Partnerships, LLC and CWCC Member Over 85% of Leaders dread communicating tough messages.  They want to help their employee be successful, but don’t want to hurt their feelings or risk demotivating them.  How do you communicate tough messages with compassion? Two Purposes of a Coaching…

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Let It Go and Truly Believe that You are Enough

By Jenn DeWall, Owner of Jenn DeWall Life & Career Coaching and CWCC Member Book Review:  I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t): Making the Journey from “What will People Think?” To “I Am Enough” by Brene Brown We’ve all read the books that are considered “page turners”.  We’re so engrossed in the…

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Collaborate to Get Buy-in

By Brenda Hampel, Founder and Partner of Connect the Dots Consulting and CWCC Member Getting the commitment you need from coworkers can be achieved by taking a more collaborative approach. Collaborate to Gain Buy-in from Peers Susan, is a senior analyst in the healthcare industry, was sure that a strong and assertive argument for her…

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