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Fierce Tip of the Week: Say It Out Loud
An old adage that I heard often growing up was think before you speak. This is a very valuable saying for me, because I am what you would call a classic “external processor.” While that phrase has...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Recognize Micromanaging
As a leader, how your employees spend their time and perform are top priorities. Being a resource for questions or concerns and helping them continue to develop is critical to achieve goals. However,...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Be the Model
Too often we sit back and put others in charge of our emotions and abilities. Doing this produces a mentality where you can think – “I’d like to have more authentic conversations but I can’t, because...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Is There Trust?
Take a moment to think about the relationships you value the most in your life – the ones that are strong, that you invest a lot into, and that bring mutual satisfaction. There are, I’m sure, a lot of...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: What is Possible?
This past weekend I was hit with many hard realities. Some of those realities are awesome, some are less than awesome. Even though it can be hard, surfacing truths allows you to look forward toward...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Put the Time In
With daylight saving time, this week we turned our clocks one hour ahead and sprung forward. This got me thinking about the idea of time and how, with a click of a button, we can lose or gain an hour....
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Imagine
One of my favorite books when I was a child was And To That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss. Now that I have my own little girl, I have started to read it to her and have found myself gaining...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Own Your Point of View
When I first started at Fierce, I was repeatedly told by our CEO, Halley Bock, and my colleagues that if you work at Fierce you are expected to “show up”. At first, I thought well…duh. If you are...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Keep It Simple and Be Direct
I have learned over the years, in both my professional and personal life, that the best way to be direct is to keep it simple. Get to the point and get on with it. This week’s Fierce tip encourages...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Speak to the Unspoken
Part of having conversations that go deep is the ability to identify when, in a conversation, there is something that is being unsaid. This is about obeying your instincts. Some of the time, you may...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Don’t Assume, Ask!
We write about making assumptions often on the Fierce blog, because inaccurate assumptions are the achilles heel of conversations. Asking questions, checking for understanding, and being thorough are...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Set a Stretch Goal
Stretch goals are all about maximizing your potential. They push you to the limits and create opportunity to see what is possible. Setting stretch goals is something you can do both individually and...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Are You Faking It?
The idea of authenticity may seem like a squishy one. It’s such a subjective concept, and yet there is something within all of us that respects and responds to those who are real with us. This week’s...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Be Fierce
Fierce Conversation: One in which we come out from behind ourselves, into the conversation and make it real. What does it mean to be Fierce? This is a question we get asked a lot. Honestly, “being...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Say Impactful Thank You’s
In the busy bustle of day-to-day life, sometimes we just give generic thank you’s. The problem? Thank you’s become routine and lose their impact. Make your thank you more meaningful by explaining how...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Celebrate your Independence by Innovating
This week in the United States we’ll celebrate the independence of our nation. However, this tip is for people all over the world who want to celebrate their freedom by being creative. This week,...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Are Your Employees Engaged?
In June, Gallup released a survey which showed that 70% of U.S. workers are not engaged, and 18 out of the 70 percent are actively disengaged. Fierce CEO and President, Halley Bock, wrote a blog about...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Your First Idea May Be Your Best
Imagine for a second that you are in a meeting where the goal is to solve a challenge. An idea immediately comes to mind, however you skip over it, with the hope that an even more brilliant idea might...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Question Your Comparisons
We’ve all done it, compared ourselves to those we work with. And while it’s common to look outward and judge, doing so often can be counterproductive. This week’s Fierce tip encourages you to first...
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Fierce Tip of the Week: Embrace Limitations
We all work within limitations. They determine what we can or can’t do, how much we can or can’t spend, how short or long it takes to accomplish a goal. How we react to our limitations depends on our...
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