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Leaders .... What's Your "Likeability Factor"?

Leaders .... Stay conscious of your "Likeability Factor."

• Are others drawn to you because of your friendliness and approachability?

• Do you make an effort to help others -- whever possible -- feel better about themselves?

• Do you tend to seek out and point out the "good" in others' situations and circumstances?

• Do you opt for kindness over trying to be right?

Likeability is a magnet -- When you're likeable, people enjoy your company and feel energized through their interaction with you.

How do you score on the Likeability Scale?

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575

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Every Day is a Chance to Choose -- Choose Wisely....

"Every day is a chance to choose."  -- This is a powerful quote from Ishita Gupta, and a friendly reminder to .... make GREAT choices today!

• Choose to focus on the important.

• Choose to work free from distraction.

• Choose to "Say NO" to the unimportant.

• Choose to leave work on time (or even early) today.

• Choose to BEGIN "that project" you've been putting off -- block off the time and get started today.

• Choose to accomplish something today to make others say WOW!

• Choose to make a difference in someone's life today

Stop now .... take five minutes and reflect on ONE CHOICE you can make today that will empower you and make you feel good about yourself and what you get done today.

Continue to make conscious, deliberate, excellent choices today.  It's your choice!

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575

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How to Make Someone FEEL LIKE a Million Bucks!

Listening, truly listening with your heart, with empathy, with care and interest is a natural talent for some and an acquired skill for others.  Gifted leaders who inspire others to be the best they can be fully embrace this form of "active" listening.  Such leaders almost always find themselves surrounded by a fully empowered team and a circle of high-performing followers.

Want to make someone FEEL like a million bucks today (or any day)? ... then practice "active" listening.  Active listening is a learned skill that involves a set of relatively simple steps.  In a conversation with a colleague or team mate today follow these steps:

1. Listen;
2. Don't interrupt;
3. Don't finish the other person's sentences;
4. Don't allow yourself to be distracted;
5. Avoid using the words "no," "but," and "however;"
6. Look the other person in the eye .... smile;
7. Maintain your end of the dialogue by asking great questions that [a] show you're paying attention, [b] move the conversation forward and [c] require the other person to do most of the talking. 

For some of us the process is easy, for others it' takes a bit of deliberate practice .... but try it .... and notice the difference.

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"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." - Bryant H. McGill

"Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees." - Bob Nelson

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575

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Are You a Troubleshooter?

SET YOURSELF APART - Be the one who steps up to the plate and offer ...

• ... to help fix things that go wrong,
• ... to help the colleague or teammate with a difficult problem to solve,
• ... to give a helping hand when it's needed the most,
• ... to be alert for trouble spots. 

BE A TROUBLESHOOTER , a "go to" problem-solver, a quick-thinker, an alert and caring teammate. 

Make yourself an indispensible asset to your team, your group and your organization. Make problem-solving an element of your personal brand -- something you're known for and do as a matter of habit.

How often do YOU reach to help others?

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575

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How Open Are YOU to Asking for Help?

There is ALWAYS someone willing to help you or "hear you out."  Highly effective people understand this and draw upon their contact network -- their friends, family members, colleagues, business advisors, mentors, coaches, etc. -- in time of need.  Asking for help is honoring the strength and value of your relationships and is a means for tapping the brain power and emotional support of others. 

Involving others in helping you wade through a key decision or resolve a current business or career issue is a form of complimenting them.  The idea that you value their opinion and their insights demonstrates your appreciation of those individuals.  Knowing that they have helped you in some way makes them feel good -- you both feel better, AND your relationship is STRENGTHENED.

Actively seek out the advice and counsel of others.  Listen to what they have to say.  The decision is always YOURS to make, but receiving others' perspective can be extremely helpful in making better, more informed decisions.

Surround yourself with a circle of advisors, people whom you call upon for advice.  Offer to do the same for them. Everyone benefits.

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575

Workers More Interested in Changing Jobs, Firms Say

In a number of sectors, workers are giving more consideration to switching jobs - a likely sign that people are growing more confident in the health of the job market.

Technology consulting firm Capgemini, for example, reported recently that employee turnover is increasing. In an earnings statement released this week, the French company noted that attrition among its staff rose in the third quarter.

The attrition rate stood at 18.8 percent between July and September, Capgemini said - higher than in the same period last year.

Offering further evidence that employers are concerned about turnover is a recent Wall Street Journal item on rotational training programs. The programs, which have been introduced by large companies like MasterCard and IBM, give new hires exposure to the many facets of the business world - but, the Journal pointed out, they're also designed to keep young workers from straying.

"New experiences can keep [young] employees from getting bored too quickly," the Journal quoted workforce experts as saying.

While the overall job market is likely to remain sluggish, the corporate world's concern about attrition is a sign that conditions are improving for highly skilled workers. Thinking critically about your current role - and polishing your personal pitch - could be smart moves.

Source: The Blue Chip Career Team.  Read the original post from Blue Chip Career HERE.

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Personal Excellence: The Courtesy Call

Personal Excellence: The Courtesy Call

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact:  Andy@CareerSuccessCommunity.com

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Personal Excellence: Turning Tasks Into HABITS

We recently interviewed Stever Robbins as a guest on the Career Success Radio Show.  In preparation for the interview I read Stever's newest book, "Get-It-Done-Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More," -- a book I highly recommend.

One of the helpful tips that Stever suggests in his book to overcome procrastination by turning routine tasks into habits -- daily habits, weekly habits, monthly habits, etc.  Establish a habit by making it a regular occurring activity and put it on your calendar to remind you.  When the time comes, treat it as an appointment.

If you don't make your tasks a habit, you're stuck back with deciding when to do them, IF to do them and your natural tendency becomes to put them off -- to procrastinate.  Many times, they don't get done on time or don't get done at all.

Potential habits to develop at work might include:

• Establishing regular times to review and respond to email
• Setting standing meeting times with your direct reports
• Setting aside a specific time to make follow-up phone calls
• Establishing a time each day to focus on social media communication - LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.
• Establishing a day and time each week for weekly planning
• Establishing a time each day for a daily recap and review

What tasks can you turn into a habit?  What new habit can you establish beginning today?

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575

Give Upward Recognition Too!

All of us thirst for recognition and gestures of appreciation for work well done.  Recognition is energizing, uplifting and just plain feels good.  Some managers do a wonderful job of recognizing their employees and teammates, but all managers have room for improvement -- you simply cannot give too much recognition -- test that hypothesis sometime.

How about turning the tables and making it a point to offer recognition to your boss or manager for the great work and great things that he or she does?  Senior executives and leaders appreciate recognition just as much as we all do. 

A sincerely written note of "thanks" or even verbal praise goes a long way.  Reach out and make your manager or boss feel better today -- help him or her understand that the team appreciates them.  Start the circle of giving yourself and help your boss or manager see the role that recognition can play in motivating and inspiring others. 

You'll feel better too .... giving always feels good.

 

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575

Are You Cultivating Powerful Habits?

"The price that must be paid for mastery is discipline. No one achieves lasting success without it. From the moment you awake each day, devote yourself to the perfection of whatever you pursue. Do this and you will achieve self-mastery. Achieve self-mastery and you will have the makings of a great leader... Discipline is all about cultivating powerful habits that become part of your lifestyle." - Robin Crow - Rock Solid Leadership

What powerful habits have YOU cultivated and incorporated into your lifestyle?

• Do you have a reading routine that helps keep you current in the latest thinking in your area(s) of expertise?
• Do you invest in your personal and professional development on a regular basis?
• Do you meet regularly with a mentor or coach or mastermind group that helps stretch your thinking?
• Do you regularly write or "blog" about topics relevant to your strengths and areas of expertise?  Writing helps support and "cement in" the things we've learned.  Many times, getting going with a blog opens up a book-writing opportunity.
• Do you regularly speak on topics relevant to your areas of expertise?  Do you seek out speaking opportunities?
• Do you have a way and means for staying in touch with your key business and personal connections?  Is this a habit?
• Have you built exercise and healthy eating into your weekly and daily routine?
• What did you do TODAY to help perfect your areas of mastery?

 

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Andy Robinson, Executive Career Coach
Co-host, Career Success Radio Show
A leading authority on career success; 15-year executive coaching veteran
Contact: Andy@CRGLeaders.com, 239-285-5575