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Leaders, Entrepreneur or Both? 17 lessons learned to become an effective...
The Gaines Group is thrilled to have so many great friends in the local community that are industry leaders in their respective fields. In an effort to share some of our fortune with those that follow...
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Announcing the 2013 Authentic Leadership Summit: Leading Engaged Employees
Early Bird Registration Now Available! The 2013 Authentic Leadership Summit has been announced for September 30, 2013, at the Boar’s Head in Charlottesville. The Summit is presented again this year by...
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Windows, Mirrors and Leadership
8 questions to ask yourself when looking in the mirror by Michelle Braden, CEO MSBCoach As a leader, do you use a window/mirror approach? This is a meaningful question for authentic and effective...
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Do you even need a vacation policy
guest post by Erin Osterhaus, Managing Editor at Software Advice A small but growing number of companies have done away with “fixed-number-of-days” vacation policies, instead giving employees–with the...
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To Follow Up or To Follow Through
by Michelle Braden, CEO MSBCoach Earlier this week, I was facilitating a High Performance Team retreat for a group of executive leaders. During one of the breakout discussions, I heard someone make the...
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How to Lose an Employee in 10 Days
10 ways to make sure your new hire will want to run away by Michelle Braden, CEO MSBCoach Have you ever seen the hilarious movie, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”? It is a comedy based on all the “crazy”...
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Promoting Women’s Leadership On the World Stage
At the March monthly breakfast in Lisbon, Portugal, the European Women’s Professional Network, in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce, will have Virginia’s own Michelle Braden as...
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I Want You to Make Me Happy
11 questions to ask yourself when identifying what makes you happy Michelle Braden, CEO MSBCoach Feb. 17, 2013 I doubt that anyone would so bluntly make the statement, “I want you to make me happy”....
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Effective Leadership + Engaged Employees = Brand Advocates
I’d like to welcome Michelle Braden to my blog. Some may know Michelle as the President/Emerging and Executive Leadership Coach of MSBCoach in Charlottesville, Virginia. Michelle has served in...
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Bumper Stickers and Leadership
Michelle Braden, CEO MSBCoach Feb. 10, 2013 I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that made me think, “how ignorant”…. The bumper sticker said, “I’m against the next war too”. I am sure your first instinct...
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Feeling Guilty?
Pam Clark March 2013 That’s a good thing ….. if you are an authentic leader… About a year ago, Schaumberg and Flynn from the Stanford Graduate School of Business revealed that leaders can lead better...
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Reconciliation and Leadership?
Today, April 2, 2013 is National Reconciliation Day. You may be wondering what National Reconciliation Day has to do with Leadership. To “reconcile” means to settle or resolve, or to further...
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Is Learning Enough?
by Rick Albee I wish I had a nickel for every time in my career that someone pointed to “more training” as the solution to either overcome a performance shortfall or to develop professionally. I might...
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Register today for the 2013 Authentic Leadership Summit and check out the...
On September 30th, we are excited to have countless regional and international business leaders converge in Charlottesville, Virginia to network and learn new ways to ignite employee engagement and...
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Leadership Alignment: Do AS I Say, Not As I Do
5 questions to see if you are in leadership alignment Michelle Braden, CEO MSBCoach April 14, 2013 “Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony”, Mahatma Gandhi. This...
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Low Battery… Low Fuel
12 steps to better manage your energy Michelle Braden, CEO MSBCoach April 14, 2013 We have all seen the messages that pop up on our dying phones – “low battery”, “20% battery life left”, “10% battery...
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I am a Leader … but who am I?
Pam Clark, Coach and Trainer Specializing in Mediation, MSBCoach Authentic leaders align their leadership style with their personal purpose and values, and that is what helps them inspire and perform...
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Why Do We Need Change Management?
Guest post by Susan J. Thomas, Ph.D. of IBM Global Business Services This is a question that we hear more often than we’d like. When we are building proposals for large transformations, some clients...
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ALSummit- Register in May to Win
We have exciting news…. Now, when you sign up by May 30th for the Authentic Leadership Summit, you will also be entered in a drawing to win a: Free Social Media Consultation from Advanced Virtual...
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Peak Performance in a Sleep Deprived Society
Guest post by David A. Buczek, President DB&A Dr. Charles Czeisler from Harvard University, one of the foremost authorities on sleep research, recalls the time when he encountered a woman in a...
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