Your Best Next Move-Time for a Mindset Shift in How You Think About 1:1s - Bobbie LaPorte

Time for a Mindset Shift in How You Think About 1:1s

As leaders we all know that it's important to have one-on-one meetings with our team members—but it's often difficult to keep to a regular schedule. In her May 23 "Your Best Next Move" video, Bobbie LaPorte shares some simple tips to help you stick to a plan, conduct successful 1:1 meetings, and make the most out of these valuable conversations.

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Leading Through the Continuous Curveballs of Corporate Reorgs

Leading Through the Continuous Curveballs of Corporate Reorgs

In her February 7 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte shares a scenario that is probably all too familiar: a major company reorganization that ends up with you reporting to a new boss who was previously your peer. How do you respond when the curveballs keep coming? The key is not waiting for things to “settle down” but rather seeing the possibilities—and seizing the opportunity to showcase all that you and your team can accomplish.

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How Leaders Gain Momentum by Managing Inside the Box | Your Best Next Move weekly leadership tips

How Leaders Gain Momentum by Managing Inside the Box

If you’re feeling overwhelmed as a leader and unsure about what to do next, watch Bobbie LaPorte’s January 31 “Your Best Next Move” video for a helpful leadership tip she picked up from her Ironman triathlon training. Learning how to manage “inside the box” can help you gain momentum—and achieve the small wins you need to keep moving forward.

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How to Plan at Scale When Dealing with Uncertainty | Bobbie LaPorte

How to Plan at Scale When Dealing with Uncertainty

In her January 25 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte shares a real-life story from one of her clients who had to hire a team and plan at scale while the company’s budgets were still not set and a pending acquisition was holding up product integration. As he discovered, dealing with uncertainty can be scary and uncomfortable—but it can also be exhilarating. The key is seizing the opportunity to make uncertainty work for you.

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Your Best Next Move: Make Uncertainty Part of Your 2022 Strategy | Bobbie LaPorte

Make Uncertainty Part of Your 2022 Strategy

In her first video of the new year, Bobbie LaPorte is back with leadership tips to help you find "Your Best Next Move"...but with an even greater sense of urgency. Rather than staying stuck on pause, waiting for things to return to "normal," it's time to take action and embrace uncertainty as part of your 2022 success strategy.

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Your Power of Agency is a Gift Worth Spreading

Your Power of Agency is a Gift Worth Spreading

The theme of the recent TEDWomen 2021 conference in Palm Springs was “What Now?”—a question many of us are asking these days. While there is of course no simple answer, one thing all 48 speakers agreed on was the need for people to take action. As Bobbie LaPorte explains in her December 6 “Your Best Next Move” video, your personal agency is a gift worth giving—and it’s never been more needed than it is now.

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Take the Strike — Leadership Can Let Some Curveballs Go by for the Holidays

Take the Strike — Leadership Can Let Some Curveballs Go by for the Holidays

In her November 29 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte shares a leadership tip that may seem to contradict her usual advice to take action and keep moving forward. But with the holidays approaching and more curveballs (like the new COVID variant) heading our way, it can all feel like too much. Sometimes your best move is to just say NO.

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The Power of Thank You in Leadership | Your Best Next Move | Bobbie LaPorte

The Power of Thank You in Leadership

As we head into the holiday season, we all have a lot to be grateful for. And saying “thank you” is even more powerful than you think. In her November 22 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie LaPorte explains all the different ways that expressing gratitude can benefit everyone on your team—and you as well.

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How Can You Use Your Contemporary Leadership Skills Outside Your Work?

How Can You Use Your Contemporary Leadership Skills Outside Your Work?

Most of Bobbie LaPorte’s speaking engagements tend to be at corporate campuses and executive meetings, so presenting to the @Automotive Service Councils of CA in a large South Bay “muscle car” shop was a refreshing change of pace and venue. As she shares in her November 15 “Your Best Next Move” video, Bobbie realized how leaders of all kinds are facing the same kinds of challenges—and can apply the lessons we’re all learning about how to lead through uncertainty to other areas of our lives outside of work.

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