Imposter Thinking? - or Strength?
Margo Metcalfe Margo Metcalfe

Imposter Thinking? - or Strength?

Imposter thinking? No.

That voice that has called me out as an imposter is the voice of my subconscious letting me know I might have missed something in the complexity and speed of the situation. It’s the voice that drives “better”.

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Celebrate
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Celebrate

This day is a treasure chest of moments yet to happen. A day of gifts, to be opened, one after another. Each one with potential to celebrate.

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Confidence in Strengths: Strength of Confidence.
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Confidence in Strengths: Strength of Confidence.

Leadership at any level has nothing to do with trying to be something, appearing one way or another or learning how to have a convincing style. Leaders I want to follow stand naturally, comfortably confident in their strengths, know their value, are content with their quirks, and are unafraid of their limitations. Knowing their own limitations, they actively seek out the brilliance of others to bring the strengths required to achieve the objectives in front of them.

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The Advice Rack
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The Advice Rack

Why seek a used, second-hand piece of “advice” that may have been applicable to another situation with a different cast of characters for someone with a different set of strengths?

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Is there a Top Gun style Maverick on your team?
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Is there a Top Gun style Maverick on your team?

If you have the good fortune of having a maverick on your team, make the most of it. It might not last because they are often head hunted out of your team or a time might come when the fit is no longer there: And the longer you can work together, the longer you will reap the outstanding results.

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Leader-by-title or Leader-by-focus?
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Leader-by-title or Leader-by-focus?

I was asked if I had ever met someone who really wasn’t leadership material. My response, after consideration, was “I think so – yes – and it wasn’t necessarily terminal”.

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Invest in Culture? Invest in Potential!
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Invest in Culture? Invest in Potential!

How do you invest in culture? Invest in anyone who has someone reporting to them. People-leaders set up team environments, engage team members, recognize and expand potential, foster and champion collaboration and cohesion and value the contributions of each team members – or they don’t.

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If. . .
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If. . .

What if. . . every morning you woke up excited and enthused about going to work?

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What’s Normal? Change.
Margo Metcalfe Margo Metcalfe

What’s Normal? Change.

The pandemic has illuminated the critical role of Good Leadership for dynamic adaptability, cohesively leading diverse, dispersed teams into the anticipated and unknown future. Good Leaders lead to the future.

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Outstanding Leader Recognition
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Outstanding Leader Recognition

We would argue with confidence that this leader is possibly one of the, if not the, most inspiring and effective leaders ever. And this leader has been an unwaveringly successful role model for quite some time.

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Leading Potential. Building Resilience.
Margo Metcalfe Margo Metcalfe

Leading Potential. Building Resilience.

Motivating individuals to bring their best, to communicate freely in a safe environment, to try stuff and contribute boldly, are key to building adaptability and flexibility, and the resulting resilience, into a team.

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Through the Fog
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Through the Fog

“mistakes” are refiners and distillers  – helping us to figure out what we like by removing what we don’t

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Coaching made me a better people leader
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Coaching made me a better people leader

Coaching enabled a small diverse team to deliver more, better, faster. It fostered high-value and innovative contributions and facilitated pro-active and nimble adaptation to changing circumstances.

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On the Journey to Brilliance: Are you READY?
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On the Journey to Brilliance: Are you READY?

…not every attempt will succeed. You will grow and find that the strengths within you are stronger than you imagined. If you continue, in addition to Courage, you will need Determination, Grit, Will, Honesty and Humility.

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Emerging Leaders
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Emerging Leaders

Companies work hard to recruit the best subject matter and technical experts.

What about their people leaders?

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Gardening
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Gardening

Bringing together the required strengths to meet our goals, and positioning each team member to excel, encouraging each to recognize their own value in the team as well as the individual brilliance of each of their colleagues

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