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Welcome to our blog.  In our workshops, we're regularly asked for the stories behind all the quotes we use.  Here we'll introduce some of the people who so generously shared their lessons with us.  Join our mailing list to receive monthly updates, including Lead Yourself and Lead Others tips.

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Success isn't linear.
Success isn't linear.

Gina Siemieniec only ended up where she is by viewing her setbacks and failures along the way as stepping stones rather than dead ends.

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If you want to understand your work reputation, ask!
If you want to understand your work reputation, ask!

Jessica Marhefke consciously changed her work reputation, but first she had to understand what it was.

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I did have a career plan.  It just didn't turn out that way.  And that's a good thing.
I did have a career plan. It just didn't turn out that way. And that's a good thing.

When Ellen Cook realized her beautifully constructed career plan stood between her and the happiness and success she sought, she threw the career plan out the window.

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Follow the money to understand the end game and big picture goal.
Follow the money to understand the end game and big picture goal.

Connie Weissman learned it is critical to figure out the big picture and how she fits in, and that a little field work can go a long way in figuring this out.

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Just get one extra connection out of every event.
Just get one extra connection out of every event.

Kim Merchant found networking events more productive once she began challenging herself to make just one extra connection at every event.

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The real meeting happens before and after the meeting.
The real meeting happens before and after the meeting.

Captain Claudia R. Gerstle became more effective when she learned that her actions before and after important decision-making meetings are often more critical than what happens during the meeting.  

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Working is a contract.  You work and they pay.  On payday you're even.
Working is a contract. You work and they pay. On payday you're even.

Lisa Norman learned from her father early on to maintain healthy balance in her relationships with employers.

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Leaders don’t have to know how to do everything, they just need to know how to get things done.
Leaders don’t have to know how to do everything, they just need to know how to get things done.

Patty Van Ryzin became a more effective leader when she realized she didn’t need to be perfect.

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Raise your hand!  Do what others won’t.
Raise your hand! Do what others won’t.

Sally Powers reveals that much of her success came from taking on work others didn’t want.

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A broad perspective can prepare you and position you for opportunities you can’t even imagine.
A broad perspective can prepare you and position you for opportunities you can’t even imagine.

Alex Marren learned to push out of her comfort zone to broaden her experience base.

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If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.

Dr. Christine Griger learned the importance of consciously choosing your path.

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