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How to Make Getting Back to the Office as Painless as Possible
But now as vaccines are rolling out across the globe, we’ve got to figure out how to reverse engineer what…
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Confidence is About Comfort
The key differentiator between someone who is held back by a lack of confidence and a leader who is able…
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How Managers Can Prevent Employee Turnover
Frequent employee turnover is problematic for an organization for many reasons. To begin with, it’s expensive. Recent estimates suggest that…
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The Top Qualities of a Modern Leader
In addition to maximizing value for shareholders and growing the business, modern leadership roles include increasing value for other stakeholders…
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Compassionate Leaders Get Results
Compassionate leaders receive higher evaluations from their employees, are more popular with customers and clients, and do a better job…
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Self-Evaluation: How Do I Rate as a Manager?
Identifying the skills and areas where you could use a little work is a key component of the success of…
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How to Make Giving Feedback Less Scary
Giving feedback is a form of communication within teams that is immensely helpful when it is delivered well, but can…
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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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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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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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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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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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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…