Weekly Newsletter: Stretch Goals Increase Engagement | Set stretch goals to increase engagement. Ambitious goals motivate teams and foster innovation.

Stretch Goals Increase Engagement

Engaged employees bring energy, creativity, and focus. They work harder and are more committed to success. It’s much more difficult to hit targets and work through challenges when the team …

Weekly Newsletter: Get Past Parkinson's Law | Beat Parkinson’s Law to maximize productivity and accomplish more in less time.

Get Past Parkinson’s Law

Have you ever noticed how a task stretches to fill the amount of time available? For example, if you have a progress report due in three days, it takes three …

Weekly Newsletter: Self-Care Isn't Selfish | Take care of yourself to take care of your team.

Practicing Self-Care Isn’t Selfish

Managing well means taking care of the team. But alongside the responsibilities, decisions, and actions, leaders also need to practice self-care. When you ignore your needs, it affects your ability …

Weekly Newsletter: Beat Creative Burnout | Explore effective strategies to combat creative burnout and boost team productivity.

Beat Creative Burnout

The idea of creative burnout often gets directed only at people engaged in the arts or creative endeavors. Think writers or graphic designers. However, creativity and innovation are an important …

Weekly Newsletter: Embrace Your Challenges | How to embrace your challenges and turn setbacks into opportunities to innovate and drive successes.

Embrace Your Challenges

How do you feel about challenges? Do you embrace challenges, seeing them as a necessity for success? This is Chris from Level Up Leadership. I thought it a good idea …

Weekly Newsletter: The Peter Principle | People struggle and fail as they rise in the hierarchy.

The Peter Principle

Have you ever heard of the “Peter Principle?” Let’s start with an example: An exceptional Customer Success Manager is promoted to become Head of Digital Customer Success, but lacks knowledge …

Weekly Newsletter: The Forgetting Curve | Learn new knowledge more effectively.

The Forgetting Curve

What do successful people do differently? They push themselves to learn new information and gain new skills. It’s an important part of a lifelong and ongoing process. They prioritize learning …

Weekly Newsletter: Saying No Is a Superpower | Say no to requests.

Saying “No” Is a Superpower

Do you ever say “no” to requests? Or do you find yourself saying “yes” too often? You might believe that “yes” serves as a shortcut to success. After all, if …

Weekly Newsletter: Be Serious about Self-Care | Practice self-care for leaders.

Be Serious about Self-Care

Why is self-care important for leaders? How does self-care affect your ability to lead? After last week’s newsletter generated a few questions, let’s focus on self-care and resilience this week.  …

Weekly Newsletter: Leading with EI | Lead with emotional intelligence.

Leading with EI

Have you ever wondered why some teams thrive under pressure? A key element comes down to emotional intelligence (EI). Hey, it’s Chris. This week, let’s talk about how to lead …