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The Success Interview: Magdalena Ye?il on Inclusivity, Female Leadership and Finding Male Allies in the Workplace

Success

So, in fact, finding mentors who are male, finding allies who are male, finding people that you can confide in, people who will actually look out for you, having that has really been the differentiator for me. Context is a gift—it takes time and energy to share your thought process and how you arrived at these learnings and experiences.

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4 Solutions to Imposter Syndrome

On The Job

I've interviewed many people over the years -- including c-suite executives -- who suffer from it. Confide in someone you trust that you feel like an imposter. But that doesn't mean you should dwell on them and let them undermine your confidence and ability to move forward. This may be a friend, mentor or professional colleague.

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

Success

So, instead, we might replace it with an easier question: “How confident do I feel?” How to avoid it: When it comes to confidence, we want to have enough, but more isn’t always better. What we need is accurate confidence; we need our confidence to match our likelihood of success. Explicitly consider the other side.”

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Black History Month Interview Series: Lacretia Adamski

Executive Leadership Support Blog

Black History Month Interview Series. Now that I have a much better understanding and appreciation of wine, I’ve gained confidence in working with sommeliers for both casual and private dinners, and team-building events. She is incredibly gifted at her craft, and I always enjoy working with her.

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5 Keys to Becoming a ‘Solutionary’ from Author Ken Lindner

Success

Here are five keys to becoming a solutionary that Lindner identifies in his Achievers Exclusive interview with SUCCESS. . It’s so important to be in a position that you love, that makes you feel like you have life meaning, and takes advantage of all of your special gifts,” Linder says. Develop confidence through repetition.

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10 Modern-Day Leaders in Personal Growth

Success

Operating sans crystal ball or time machine, we can’t say with certainty, but we have a few ideas we feel pretty confident about. 1 New York Times bestselling books, which include The Gifts of Imperfection , Daring Greatly and Rising Strong. Which self-help guru will future generations talk about the way we talk about Dale Carnegie?

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Ep 152: Goals for Executive Assistants and Administrative Professionals

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this episode, I share an excerpt from my audiobook, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant , where my friend Jillian Hufnagel wrote about goal setting for executive assistants and administrative professionals. If you send business gifts to employees, clients or sales prospects, Goody is a game changer.