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Lisa's blog features posts to help leaders improve in 3 ways: leading themselves, leading others, and leading organizations.

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Lisa Martin

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How to Reset After Summer

Somewhere around 12 percent of workers in North America get ‘summer Fridays.'

Lisa Martin

2 min

Are You An Obnoxious Leader?

Sometimes people think they have presence, when in fact, they are exuding something else entirely: obnoxiousness.

Lisa Martin

2 min

No Longer Rockin’ It Old-School

A fundamental law of coaching is to focus on managing people and performance, not projects and tasks.

How A Lack Of Sleep Can Make You A Lousy Leader

Lisa Martin

2 min

How A Lack Of Sleep Can Make You A Lousy Leader

According to a recent article shared by The Harvard Business Review, there's a proven link between getting enough sleep and having adequate

5 Ways To Create A Winning Corporate Culture (And Why It Matters)

Lisa Martin

2 min

5 Ways To Create A Winning Corporate Culture (And Why It Matters)

Corporate culture is key when it comes to attracting and keeping the best employees.

How To Shift From Stale To Strategic As A Leader

Lisa Martin

2 min

How To Shift From Stale To Strategic As A Leader

It can be easy to fall into a head-down, get-it-done zone at work.

Lisa Martin

2 min

Is Ambition In Your Way?

Here's something to consider: is ambition preventing you from being a great leader?

3 Stress-Busting Tips From Successful Leaders

Lisa Martin

2 min

3 Stress-Busting Tips From Successful Leaders

The responsibilities that come with being a leader can be overwhelming, and that overwhelm can lead to a great deal of stress.

3 Ways Leadership Development Will Boost Your Bottom Line

Lisa Martin

2 min

3 Ways Leadership Development Will Boost Your Bottom Line

In order to boost your bottom line, you need to invest in leadership development from the beginning.

Leadership Development: Commitment Starts At The Top

Lisa Martin

1 min

Leadership Development: Commitment Starts At The Top

In order to be a good leader, you must lead by example.

Lisa Martin

1 min

Don't Be a Victim

When things go wrong in your life, you’re responsible.

How Employee Engagement Will Increase Profitability

Lisa Martin

1 min

How Employee Engagement Will Increase Profitability

People leaders can impact the overall financial success of the company if their employees are engaged.

Why License A Leadership Development Program?

Lisa Martin

2 min

Why License A Leadership Development Program?

Over the past 25 years, I've made it my mission to help companies keep and cultivate leaders.

Lisa Martin

1 min

Don’t Linger in the Past

I’ve seen some fabulously talented people kill their careers by lingering in the past – and they didn’t even know they were doing it.

Lisa Martin

2 min

3 Ways Leaders Can Thrive

It's a new year, and for many, a new year is synonymous with a fresh start.

Lisa Martin

1 min

Creating a Collaborative Culture

When you’re leading others, you need to move beyond just a personal commitment to collaboration.

Lisa Martin

1 min

Why Companies Lose Their Best People

If you ask a thriving company what makes their business so successful, most will respond that their success is due to...

Lisa Martin

2 min

Don’t Let Perfection Stunt Your Bliss

Perfection will kill your happiness.

Lisa Martin

2 min

Do You Make Your Team Feel Stupid?

The way you act as a leader has a huge impact on the feelings and behaviours of your team.

Lisa Martin

2 min

Planning for Greatness

I’m going to tell you where most brilliant ideas die: the planning stage.

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