Leveraging Leadership

with Amy Burkett

Conducting Great Performance Reviews accountability career goals courageous leadership leadership performance reviews Feb 04, 2024

Today’s blog is about a topic we usually don’t like to talk about…performance reviews. Why do we hate them so much? Perhaps you’re like me and have some scars from past reviews.  I’ll never forget the...

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One Day When VS. One Day Win accountability advice courage courageous leadership growth habits leadership progress Jan 14, 2024

Last week I shared four of seven tips to help you stress less and accomplish more in 2024 from Mark Batterson’s book, Win the Day.  As promised, I’ve got the last three for you this week.  But first I...

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How to Stress Less and Accomplish More accountability advice growth leaddership mark batterson personal growth Jan 07, 2024

If you’re wondering what it takes to stress less and accomplish more in 2024, keep reading.  I’ve got seven daily habits that will help you do that.  I’ll share the first four with you now and next we...

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Navigating Conflict accountability change conflict resolution' courageous leadership leadership Oct 14, 2023

Whether you think you can or not it's nearly impossible to avoid work conflict.  Research shows 86 percent of employees experience it and 76 percent of workers said they try to avoid it whenever possi...

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Toxic Positivity VS. Optimism accountability fear growth leadership lessons optimism professional growth progress toxic positivitty Oct 01, 2023

Have you ever been around someone who is so sweet, you feel like you’re getting a cavity?  They’re the person when your dog dies who says, “at least you got to enjoy him for five years.”  Here’s anoth...

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Courageous Leadership Advice accountability anxiety fighting career goals change management coaching courage courageous leadership culture emotional intelligence improvement leadership professional growth success Sep 23, 2023

What’s it mean to be a courageous leader?  For me it’s about doing the right thing for the organization in spite of my personal preferences.

When we choose to be leaders, we need to check our selfish...

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The Keys to Office Etiquette accountability career goals change communication culture growth leadership professional growth work solutions Sep 16, 2023

I love sharing helpful leadership tips with you. Today's blog is inspired by one of my readers.  This CEO reached out asking for some help.  They’re grappling with challenges of workplace etiquette.  ...

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What Makes Great Teammates Great accountability business building career goals change culture growth improvement leadership making a positive impact positive solutions problem solving professional growth wisdom work solutions Sep 09, 2023

In sports and at the office these days we tend to hear all about the MVP’s.  Most valuable players tend to get all the attention, but research shows MVP’s get there because they’re surrounded by great...

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Four Ways to Improve Accountability accountability career goals communication growth leadership making a positive impact Aug 09, 2023

As a leader, how effective are you at holding your direct reports accountable?  

Data shows 82 percent of managers admit they have limited to no ability to hold others accountable.  That’s a really c...

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