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The Recipe for Respect and Recognition
There's a simple (not easy) recipe for respect and recognition. You hold the key, and it's something most people discover by accident, if ever. Permission. Permission to protect your time. Permission to challenge a flawed process. Permission to say "I need to think about this" instead of reflexively saying yes. Here's what I've learned from coaching leaders for years: You don't need to be the most senior person in the room to have conviction about what matters. But you do

Lisa Stryker
Nov 251 min read


Five Habits of Influential Empathetic Leaders
Empathy made me a terrible listener and ineffective leader. Here's where I got it wrong - I cared so much that I wanted to solve every...

Lisa Stryker
Sep 82 min read


Stop trying to be more confident. Do this instead.
I wish you'd stop trying to be more confident. Here's why... It's creating a lot of overthinking, self-doubt and second-guessing. All the...

Lisa Stryker
Aug 282 min read


Are you caught on the overthinker hamster wheel?
Are you caught on the overthinker hamster wheel? No matter how much time you spend preparing to present your plan to leadership, there's...

Lisa Stryker
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Are you on the second-guesser's treadmill? Here's how to tell
Do you spend weekends with your stomach in knots and your mind spinning about work? You may be on the second-guessor's treadmill.

Lisa Stryker
Apr 28, 20241 min read


Are You an Achievement Addict?
Here are the signs: You love a good goal. The minute you hit a goal you set the next one. If you hit the goal you're a success. If you...

Lisa Stryker
Feb 14, 20242 min read


The Cure for Compare and Despair
Let envy and comparison inspire you. Yes, inspire. Envy someone’s new promotion? Good. Now you have a clear vision for what you want. Let...

Lisa Stryker
Jan 17, 20241 min read
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