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Often during classes or coaching sessions, people ask me how to draw the line between taking ownership and taking over. Tune in to this week’s podcast to learn how. This week's corresponding blog post is, It Must Be Somebody's Fault, you can read it here: http://lauriesudbrink.com/blog/2015/03/26/it-must-be-somebodys-fault

The best definition of luck that I’ve heard is when you’re prepared and opportunity knocks!
So although we can’t control everything in life, we can do our best to prepare and be open to opportunities. And then there are those who use their bad luck as an excuse… a long-time client of mine in the architectural field was asking me about when people use luck as an excuse, and how damaging it can be, and he never knows how to respond. Listen to this week’s podcast for how to respond when people use ‘bad luck’ as an excuse. http://lauriesudbrink.com/blog/2015/03/17/are-you-leaving-it-up-to-luck

Most of us have been there, where we may have to earn someone’s trust back - or someone’s trying to earn our trust back. We all know it can take a long time to build trust, and only a snap second to lose it. There are many ways to lose trust as I shared in my blog: http://lauriesudbrink.com/blog/2015/03/12/14-ways-to-lose-someones-trust. Tune in to this podcast on how to build trust back!

Last month in a Supervisory Skills training we were discussing servant leadership and a great question came up - that almost all the class wanted an answer to! This is verbatim from Jeremy: I’m pretty aware of my thoughts and emotions but my big question is - How do I control my reactions?

Great question, and such a great topic! Listen to this podcast for the answer.

Read the blog that goes with it: http://lauriesudbrink.com/blog/2015/03/03/why-its-better-to-lead-from-the-bottom

Some of you might be thinking, well, if I get people to step up and act like owners, what’s to stop them from expecting to be paid like one? Listen to this week's podcast to learn how. You can head on over to the blog and read this week's tip, "The Secret to Getting People to Step Up." http://lauriesudbrink.com/blog/2015/02/23/the-secret-to-getting-people-to-step-up

A leader’s goal is to get a group of people to achieve results. The health of your team is paramount. Join Laurie for how to improve the health of your team. And for 10 telltales signs that your team needs TLC, read this week's blog: http://lauriesudbrink.com/blog/2015/02/13/does-your-team-need-tlc