So you REALLY want to be a better people leader—or want to grow more effective people leaders across your organization—but it all feels so darn complicated these days, right? Hybrid workforces. Increased demands on pay and time off. Turnover turbulence. Economic headwinds. Fill in your company's crisis du jour here. 😱 I help leaders create fresh solutions to people problems, especially when it comes to retaining and motivating their best people. In a nutshell, I help you help people stay—and grow, and thrive. And when your people grow, you do, too. **Please know you're not alone. I see you, and I can help. One way to start is to sign up for my weekly Insider strategies and stories—ideas I only share with my private clients and with you directly in email. **
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Hey Reader! As I write this, we're in heavy storm prep here in southwest Florida where I live. By the time you read this, the storm's likely left a mess of mud and heartbreak to clean up. Now, I've been through hurricanes before. So here's what I already know about the "after"-- I'll need help. Smart, capable people like you and me have such a hard time asking for help, don't we? We think, "Oh, I don't want to bother them," or "Well, I'm sure they have their own stuff they need to handle." Worse, we say "I can probably figure it out on my own." Which is an admirable statement, except for the fact that it's wildly selfish. Yes, you heard me--selfish. When we don't ask for help and try to do everything ourselves, we cheat others out of the opportunity to do something good. It's like this at work, too, right Reader? We stop short of asking for help, assuming everyone's busy or we SHOULD be able to figure it out. But we forget how good it feels when someone asks us to help them. We forget we're not alone, even when it may feel like it. Read: "3 Beliefs That Stop Us From Asking for Help At Work" So how 'bout you, Reader? Where do you resist asking for help? And what gets in the way? Hit REPLY and tell me about it--I'm always listening. After all, storms come and go, but we work hard to be here for you. We need you now more than ever in our world of work. Keep soaring!
P.S. Don't forget all the ways we can help right now, starting with our Free Tools page on RedCapeRevolution.com. It's organized by some of the biggest concerns people like you tell me they have about their life at work. Things like:
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Darcy Eikenberg, PCC
So you REALLY want to be a better people leader—or want to grow more effective people leaders across your organization—but it all feels so darn complicated these days, right? Hybrid workforces. Increased demands on pay and time off. Turnover turbulence. Economic headwinds. Fill in your company's crisis du jour here. 😱 I help leaders create fresh solutions to people problems, especially when it comes to retaining and motivating their best people. In a nutshell, I help you help people stay—and grow, and thrive. And when your people grow, you do, too. **Please know you're not alone. I see you, and I can help. One way to start is to sign up for my weekly Insider strategies and stories—ideas I only share with my private clients and with you directly in email. **
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