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Feb 23, 2020
2 min

Are You Stuck in a Golden Cage?!

The Golden Cage is an analogy that I use with my clients to help them understand where they currently are when they’re working for...

Tracie L. James, MBA

Nov 30, 2019
4 min

Priorities NOT Balance

Working with leaders, I've learned the importance of a leader gaining control over their time in order to effectively lead their team.

The Importance of Internal Customer Service

Tracie L. James, MBA

Nov 3, 2019
4 min

The Importance of Internal Customer Service

Companies battle every day to keep their customers. They deploy countless tactics and have teams of employees focused on this goal.

Tracie L. James, MBA

Oct 31, 2019
2 min

How to Leverage the next 62 Days

You haven't quite reached your goals (or you want to squeeze in an EXTRA GOAL) before the end of the year.

Zero In on YOUR Best Leadership Strategy

Tracie L. James, MBA

Sep 30, 2019
5 min

Zero In on YOUR Best Leadership Strategy

Success cannot be achieved on auto pilot. When you're on auto pilot, the environment has control of you... you just move wherever and

Tracie L. James, MBA

Aug 31, 2019
4 min

What’s Your WHY?!

So many leaders have lost sight of their purpose and have no idea how to even get back to it. Leaders must be intentional about getting back

Tracie L. James, MBA

Jul 31, 2019
3 min

Bleeding employees?!

I recall one time in my career when I shared with a co-worker that I was leaving the company and then she shared that she was interviewing

Tracie L. James, MBA

Jun 30, 2019
3 min

Leaders & Commitment

The word “commitment” has been on my mind a lot lately. As friends celebrate wedding anniversaries and children graduating from high school

How Leaders Kill the Growth in their Own Companies

Tracie L. James, MBA

May 31, 2019
3 min

How Leaders Kill the Growth in their Own Companies

After over 20 years of working, I've learned that some companies slowly implode... maybe not implode but will not achieve their full

Tracie L. James, MBA

Apr 30, 2019
3 min

Eliminate Your Team’s Excuses

As a team leader, it's a constant battle to keep your team fully engaged on the tasks necessary for consistent success.

The Missing Element in the Goal Setting Process

Tracie L. James, MBA

Feb 28, 2019
3 min

The Missing Element in the Goal Setting Process

This time of year there is a lot of conversation around goal setting. So many different approaches to accomplishing the goals we set each

Tracie L. James, MBA

Jan 31, 2019
4 min

A Question of Accountability

With so much happening in this world, I've been thinking about accountability. As a leader, the most important thing is

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