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How Can Leaders Make Their Teams More Resilient?
People who have disciplined routines for their work, high levels of confidence in their abilities, and a strong network of…
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Becoming a Leader Who Listens
By working on our listening skills, we not only can solve the communication problems on our teams, but also can…
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What Leaders Need to Know About Making Decisions
The ability to confidently and effectively make decisions not only will result in the better outcome, but also creates a…
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Why Leaders Need to Rethink Goal Setting
By reframing your annual goal setting as less about achieving specific metrics or performance goals and more about the process…
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Turning Lessons from 2020 into Resolutions for 2021
Our Coaches and Clients know that adversity does make you a stronger performer. As we set our goals and align…
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Surviving and Thriving Through Transitions of Power
Any change in organizational power comes with inevitable stress. It is up to the organization to determine how and where…
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What New Managers Need to Know About Leadership
Having leaders who energize and inspire their teams is crucial to employee engagement and retention in the long run. But…
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Making Habits Into Highways
The habits we fall into with work and life can be a benefit and help us achieve our goals. However,…
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How to Change Up Your Routines, Deal With Uncertainty, Manage Meeting Overload, and Maintain Your Work Relationships While Remote: Q & A With Valor Coaches
Valor Performance Coaches Dr. Lauren S. Tashman, Iris Zimmermann, Inga Stasiulionyte, and Sunny Nwabueze provide incredible insight and wisdom, actionable…
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How Coaching Fits Into Leadership
This ability to switch between leadership styles to optimally approach the current situation is a skill we can all work…
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What is a “Performance Mindset” Anyway?
There are times to practice intentionally toward very specific objectives and there are times to let go of this intentionality…
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New Advisor Announcement: Dr. Allen Smith
As the longtime President of the Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization, Dr. Allen Smith has been an important partner and…
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New Advisor Announcement: Dominic Coleman
As an Advisor to Valor, Dominic Coleman will be a thought partner to Valor’s leadership team on growth and go-to-market…
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Could You Use a Vacation?
Vacations, while stress-relieving, are not a long term solution for more significant issues like burnout. Too often we rely on…
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Repairing Company Culture Following a Layoff
What can employers do to reinforce their commitment to their remaining employees and get the company back on track? The…
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How to Succeed When You Just Don’t Have Enough Time
Time-management skills are not only essential for the individual trying to juggle her workload. Studies have shown that the ability…
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Finding Balance in Your Life is Easier Than You Think
As an athlete, if you want to continuously improve, then you have to change up your training on a somewhat…
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The Privilege of Performing Under Pressure
What is it that drives some people to lean into the challenges and not crumble under the pressure? What separates…
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Why Leaders Need a Mental Game
Leadership is not a role, it’s a process that requires elite performance. More than that, leaders are always performing because…