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Category Archives: Reputations

What’s the Harm in a Little Office Gossip?

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog for Chicago Executive Coaching Posted on February 11, 2022 by Tom LemanskiApril 12, 2022
Office Gossip

Why do People engage in Office Gossip? There’s a multitude of motives for gossiping. What are your reasons for engaging? For not engaging?

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Posted in Discipline, Personal Branding, Reputations, Self Awareness, self leaderhship | Leave a reply

How Preemptive are You? 7 Quick, Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself when Blindsided

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog for Chicago Executive Coaching Posted on February 25, 2021 by Tom LemanskiMarch 4, 2021
Integrity

We likely agree that integrity is a critical leadership trait. With your reputation on the line, I would argue that a leader’s integrity is so important that it needs to be defended whenever it’s threatened or challenged. As a leader, your integrity is judged on your ability to both make and keep your promises.

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Posted in Integrity, leadership development, Reputations, self leaderhship | Tagged preemptive leaders | 1 Reply

Influencing Others: Intention vs. Technique

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog for Chicago Executive Coaching Posted on March 31, 2016 by Tom LemanskiAugust 26, 2021
Intent - Wordle

Effective communication is all about influencing the thoughts and actions of others. There are countless “selling tactics” that you might apply to a given situation. But it is easy to shoot yourself in the foot with them. Why?

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Posted in Influencing Skills, attitude development, communication skills, executive leadership, Honesty, leadership development, motivation, Reputations | Leave a reply

360 Surveys: Why and Why Not?

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog for Chicago Executive Coaching Posted on December 1, 2014 by Tom LemanskiMay 7, 2016
360⁰ Survey

360⁰ Surveys can be a valuable tool for collecting and sharing constructive feedback for leaders. Like any tool, it needs to be used properly. With improper, misinformed use, you can defeat the purpose of the tool.

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Posted in employee engagement, executive coaching, Feedback, leadership development, Reputations, Self Awareness | Tagged 360 Surveys | Leave a reply

Leaders Are Human Too

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog for Chicago Executive Coaching Posted on December 20, 2013 by Tom LemanskiMay 7, 2016
Curly

I always encourage comments to my posts. I’ve received these through this site, via email and personally. 98% of the comments are positive. I occasionally blog about examples of leaders who have achieved at a high level and explore their circumstances. These have triggered comments from readers who have issues with my choice of examples.

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Posted in conflict management, decision making, executive coaching, leadership development, Reputations | 2 Replies

Would You Like Lies With That?

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog for Chicago Executive Coaching Posted on September 7, 2012 by Tom LemanskiMay 31, 2021
Drive Through

I’ve recently experienced a new application of The Pinocchio Effect with a small service provider. Their collective nose grew longer with every phone call.

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Your Reputation: In The Making or Breaking?

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog for Chicago Executive Coaching Posted on November 17, 2011 by Tom LemanskiMay 31, 2021
Joe Paterno

We are all faced with what we can now (sadly) call Joe Paterno moments. How will you respond when your reputation is subtly at stake?

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Posted in Reputations, self leaderhship | Tagged Joe Paterno, linkedin, reputations | 1 Reply
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Tom Lemanski

Since 2001, Tom Lemanski has served as an executive coach and Trusted Advisor to successful business leaders who want to be more successful. He guides his coaching clients to breakthrough results as they discover and overcome what's really getting in their way.

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