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Challenges

Planting in the Fall

Yesterday my granddaughter and I planted bulbs. Lots of them. 229 to be exact. Tulips and daffodils and hardy little purple crocuses. Today it strikes me that planting bulbs in the fall is perhaps one of the greatest acts of faith that a gardener takes. It causes me to wonder how often, when things appear to be in decline, do we continue to plant in what seems like hard ground?

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Evergreen Leadership

Evergreen Circle: Shape the Future

If you are someone who:

  • Wants to make a positive change in their professional life
  • Is starting or growing a business
  • Is making a career change
  • Are wanting to have a meaningful retirement and/or second career
  • Wants to realize their full professional potential – in their current job or a new on

You will want to read more.

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Dynamics

Do Emotions Have a Place at Work?

I had a recent conversation with a leader in a large company who made the statement, “It would all be better if only people would just come to work and do their work, and leave their emotions at the door.”

It’s not the first time I’ve heard that sentiment – but this time it really caused me to pause and wonder. Would it really be a better place? Here’s what I think about emotions and work.

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Leadership

Four Actions

Can bystanders add value to a team? Can you detract from a team even though you are leading? Can taking an oppositional stance benefit your team? In today’s post we explore the four different actions you can take on a team – and how they way in which they are expressed makes all the difference in the results you achieve.

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Leadership

Tuning in to New Signals

Today’s post is from Marilyn J. Smith, the founder of Consensus Building Partners. She uses consensus-building, facilitation and project management skills to help clients take informed, integrated and creative action. And she describes here, how her professional choices have become more anchored, and her actions more effective, due to a decision to work differently.

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Change

How to Bring More Time and Energy into Your Life

I wish each of you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2014 – in all the unique ways that matter to you!

In our Evergreen Leadership Process we have a way to continually stay fresh and healthy. The new year is a great time to build this practice into your life – and will yield better results than the tradition of making resolutions. Take a look…

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Leadership

Five Gifts the Holiday Season Brings Us All

Christmas – Solstice – Hanukah – Kwanza – Boxing Day – New Year’s

No matter you faith or holiday tradition, December and early January are a time of revelry and feasting around the globe, as well as a time of reflection, peace and generosity. As a person who looks more for what we have in common than what divides us, I see five themes that are entwined around these different celebrations. And each is a precious gift.

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