🤯Feeling overwhelmed with the demands of leadership and technical work? The struggle is real! The pressure of juggling leadership and technical responsibilities can feel overwhelming. Especially if you are new to a leadership role. You might feel extremely competent as a technical expert and extremely incompetent as leader. (Especially if you work for an organizationContinue reading “8 Tips To Survive The Squeeze Of Leadership And Technical Responsibilities!”
Author Archives: Angelique Adams
5 Steps To Mastering Focus and Achieving Your Goals
🤔When was the last time you FINALLY found the time to work on a task and 60 minutes later… 😠Nothing got done! It sucks doesn’t it? I mean it’s hard enough to get control over your schedule to carve out blocks to sit quietly and work. But to do that and have nothing to showContinue reading “5 Steps To Mastering Focus and Achieving Your Goals”
8 Ways To Go From Micromanager to Empowered Leader
Do you ever worry that you can’t delegate to your team because they can’t do as good a job as you? I hear that a lot! Allow me to fast forward a few months and describe where you are headed: ❌You are burned out because you are doing too much work.❌You are underperforming your leadershipContinue reading “8 Ways To Go From Micromanager to Empowered Leader”
6 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Success
Get stuck occasionally? That’s normal! Get stuck a lot? You have a problem. Most people attribute this to one of two root causes. 1️⃣I need to be more productive! So they seek out productivity apps and self care rituals. 2️⃣I’m horrible!So they blame themselves and feel like a failure. 💡The truth is you have a habitContinue reading “6 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Success”
How I Overcame a 30-Year Limiting Belief
The bullies in high school used to call me “Big Bird the Nerd”. Tall, awkward, bookish, weird hair, confusing race, glasses, unfashionable…you name it. There was a lot of raw material there for them to work with. I’ve mostly gotten over it, except for one small thing: 🤫I’ve been politely declining opportunities to speak inContinue reading “How I Overcame a 30-Year Limiting Belief”
How To Lead Effective Group Collaborations
Whether you’re the person in charge of the group or simply one of the key people that help make the wheel turn, you’re in a position that’s critical to making everything work smoothly in a team. When it comes to teamwork, there are times when things can easily get out of control. Dealing with otherContinue reading “How To Lead Effective Group Collaborations”
How To Get Funding For Your Professional Development
Is it possible to get funding for professional development? Yes, even with tight budgets. Here’s how. Plan ahead to overcome objections. Here are the exact 6 questions I always asked my team when I was an executive. Prepare your answers and you’ll drastically increase the likelihood of a Yes. 1️⃣Is this training required for yourContinue reading “How To Get Funding For Your Professional Development”
Top 5 Reasons Advanced-Degree Scientists And Engineers Fail in Leadership Roles
I’ve interviewed dozens of senior leaders who have high-potential technical talent. They want them to succeed in leadership roles but see several issues that need to be addressed. Here are the top 5 reasons that advanced-degree scientists and engineers fail in leadership roles: 1️⃣Poor Communication Skills:Technical experts often lack the necessary communication skills to effectivelyContinue reading “Top 5 Reasons Advanced-Degree Scientists And Engineers Fail in Leadership Roles”
How To Be A More Courageous Leader
Leadership requires courage. Courage to make tough calls, courage to have difficult conversations, courage to have a vision and rally people around it, and much more. You can practice being courageous in different aspects of your life with these tips: 1️⃣See Things as They Really AreThose who are courageous are not afraid to confront theirContinue reading “How To Be A More Courageous Leader”
My Early Failed Attempt to Achieve Work-Life Balance
When I had my first child, I took work-life balance literally. Before I returned to work, I made a spreadsheet of the hours in the day in thirty-minute increments.I blocked out time I would be with my son and time I would be away from him. In my mind, if at the end of aContinue reading “My Early Failed Attempt to Achieve Work-Life Balance”