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Goal Setting
Katy Widrick

How Does Mindset Affect Your Leadership?

How does mindset affect leadership? And is it possible to develop a better mindset, if the one we have isn’t quite serving us? I was curious, so I sat down with Predictable Success founder Les McKeown to ask him! Q) In your book, DO/LEAD, you have an entire chapter on the “mindset” required for successful leadership, and it’s

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Imposter Syndrome
Katy Widrick

The Truth About Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome. It’s used so frequently in business articles, social media memes, confession-style blog posts and more that it clearly resonates with many of us. But what is it, really? And if we can define it, can we also decide how to overcome it, and what the underlying issues and concerns actually may be?

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Leadership
Katy Widrick

How to Improve Your Pattern Recognition

Table of Contents What is pattern recognition, why is it so critical to the pursuit of leadership, and how can you improve yours? Let’s dive in! What is Pattern Recognition? The full definition of pattern recognition, its various applications to leadership — in business and non-profit organizations — and examples of pattern recognition in action could easily

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Goal Setting
Katy Widrick

Making a Strategic Plan for Leadership

Table of Contents What is a strategic plan and how can it be used for personal development? Strategy is the conceptual framework that produces tactics. When we get a strategy together – or a way to do something – it helps us get a clear idea of what the tactics can be to get us

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Goal Setting
Katy Widrick

The Mythology of Heroic Leadership

Leadership is any act that gets two or more people closer to their common goals.

It doesn’t always have to be heroic, despite what we’ve been told.

So, what does this actually look like in day-to-day actions, and how does understanding our leadership styles and styles mix empower us to pursue our goals more successfully?

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Leadership
Katy Widrick

Is Quiet Quitting Affecting Your Leadership?

Post Highlights: Have you heard of “quiet quitting?” It’s a phrase that has garnered quite a bit of attention in recent months, although the concept is stepped in something much deeper and more complicated… …one that affects leaders of all kinds, and organizations in every stage. Quiet quitting is the idea that workers stay on

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Leadership
Katy Widrick

The Subtle Art of Saying No

Have you heard or read the following quote before? “No is a complete sentence.” It’s much easier said (or read) than done, but it’s also critically important if you’re trying to be not just a productive leader, but an effective one. As Les McKeown reminds us, saying yes to everything will keep you from success.

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Leadership
Katy Widrick

How Leadership Changes Your Identity

If you are concerned about what others will think of you or what you will think of yourself as you grow and learn and yes, lead, remember that simply having the self-awareness to know your boundaries and to set some goals for yourself should keep you on the right path. Imposter syndrome is mean and can be a bully. Don’t let it keep you from making a positive impact where you are, right now.

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Team Dynamic
Katy Widrick

Are You Ready for Some Football (Analogies)?

A fundamental difference between the Visionary, Operator and Processor lies in how they perceive their surroundings. Just as each has a distinct view of the team’s ultimate goal and is motivated differently to reach that goal, each also holds a different perspective of the environment within which the team works to achieve those goals. This is rather like the differences in perspective seen by a player, a coach, and an owner at a football game.

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Leadership
Katy Widrick

Anyone Can Lead. Yes, You!

Are leaders born, made, or something else? What are the most important and effective strategies for personal and professional growth — and is there a way to determine your unique strengths and weaknesses and lean *into* your leadership style for more predictable, sustainable success?

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Goal Setting
Katy Widrick

Comfort and Discomfort Zones in Leadership

There’s a saying – “the only way out is through.” And it applies to leadership, too. To get to where you want to go, you will have to challenge yourself: your beliefs about your strengths (and weaknesses), your highest value as a leader, what people think about you, and what is holding you back – or will hold you back – from the growth you’re pursuing.

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