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Employees don’t fit neatly into algorithms
So let’s rethink performance reviews By Kathleen Quinn Votaw When you think about the change that’s happening almost everywhere at a pace we’ve come to accept, there are still some critical areas stuck firmly in the past. One of those is …
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Monkeys, geese, cans and talent strategy
By Kathleen Quinn Votaw Denver’s Infinite Monkey Theorem’s canned wine (yes wine in cans) has been praised in Wine Spectator, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Maybe their cans are produced in Boulder by Wild Goose Canning, whose revolutionary …
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The best you is waiting for a mentor
By Kathleen Quinn Votaw A mentor is like nothing else in your life. If you don’t have one, find one. If you’ve already arrived, I hope you’ll become one. Mentors guide us to a new destination in life, and sometimes …
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Women in Business
How to continue pushing for gender equality By Kathleen Quinn Votaw Well said, Oscar winner Patricia Arquette: “To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else's equal rights, it's …
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Invisible crosses we all bear
Lighten the load with kindness By Kathleen Quinn Votaw Everyone has a cross to bear. Sometimes it’s short term, sometimes it’s lifelong. It can be anything from your boss pointing out your failures, to getting through a high pressure project, …
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Stand your sacred ground
With feet firmly planted on your vulnerability By Kathleen Quinn Votaw If you don’t know Brene Brown, you’ll find her on TED Talks, YouTube, and her website. She’s brilliant, inspirational and funny. Her message is still resonating in my mind …
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The Gift of Professional Growth and Inspiration
Make it your New Year's workplace resolution By Kathleen Quinn Votaw Here’s a quote worth thinking about: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young”--Henry Ford. Since this is the time …
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How to inspire loyalty and retention
Hint: Make it personal By Kathleen Quinn Votaw Everything is personal. We all know that from firsthand experience. Who doesn’t like to be complimented or remembered? Feel valued or part of something more? And who doesn’t hate being treated …
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Managing Uncertainty with Confidence
A Leader's Greatest Challenge By Kathleen Quinn Votaw Recently, a friend gave me a gift that included this tantalizing quote from clergyman Robert Schuller: “What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?” Definitely a question …
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Challenge Your Assumptions
Or you’ll be planning for a world that no longer exists By Kathleen Quinn Votaw We have an addition to the Denver business community, ChangeLabs and its founder and CEO, Peter Sheahan, author of six books including Flip, Generation Y, …
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