Becky Shook | Achieved Strategies

Confessions and Lessons from an Over-Committer

Posted on18. Jul, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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Post from Becky Shook, Principal Consultant at Achieved Strategies I just returned from the 2010 e-women’s network conference: 4 days of inspiration, energy, and learning. It was a fantastic reminder that anything is possible, although sometimes we have to step out of our own way. For me, getting out of my own way showed up [...]

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Turning Surviving Into Thriving – Part 2

Posted on23. May, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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This is the final installment on this topic from Becky Shook The Toxic Work Environment,The Employee Perspective Employees are hunkering down, lashing out, or simply moving like zombies through the day trying to survive in the poisonous air that surrounds them. They’ve lost hope that anything will change. And I don’t mean the change that [...]

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Turning Surviving into Thriving – Part 1

Posted on16. May, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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A Viewpoint Piece from Becky Shook The Public Sector and The Toxic Work Environment A bad economy can often lead to “less than” ideal work environments. Like no other time in many decades has the devastating economy had such a hand in toxic environments arising everywhere. Private sector companies have done widespread lay-offs, benefit cuts, [...]

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How to Manage Disruptive Group Behaviors – A Leadership Tool for the Real World

Posted on04. May, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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It doesn’t matter if you are a business owner, project manager, consultant, or manager, disruptive group behavior will stall progress. If the disruptive group behavior isn’t addressed, it will balloon into a bigger problem. So, it’s key to have a few tricks up your sleeve to help manage disruptive behavior when it surfaces. We [...]

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5 Steps to Start Assessing Needs for Change

Posted on02. May, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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Working with a leader to determine how to proceed with rolling out change is more art than science. An early diagnostic important to developing a change plan includes assessing stakeholder needs. Below is a simple step-by-step process that will help you begin laying the foundation for the change initiative. Step 1. Meet in advance with [...]

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Ways of Being as a Leader

Posted on20. Apr, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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Post by Becky Shook While your actions are always judged by other people, it’s not necessarily “what” you do as a leader that makes a difference, it’s “who” you are being that makes a difference. What do I mean by being? Being is about “how” you do things, not the “what.” As a leader, I [...]

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Your Mission Should You Accept It…

Posted on04. Apr, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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A mission, which succinctly summarizes your organization’s purpose in an inspirational way, is something that all successful companies have in common. But, how do you develop an effective mission statement? Once you have a statement, then what? When I facilitate the development of a mission statement, I work with a subset of leadership and employees [...]