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Making Decisions: Focus on What Matters

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | August 28, 2024 |

When making decisions, it’s easy to get distracted by factors that seem appealing but don’t really matter. Recently, I was forced to choose new headphones after mine were stolen while traveling. Now, admittedly, this is a bummer. However, there were some things about these headphones that I didn’t really like, Primarily that on longer flights…

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Amazing Leaders Ask These 3 Questions Every Day

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | May 26, 2022 |
For this article by Jo Ilfeld, Executive Leadership Coach on questions amazing leaders ask every day, the image shows a yellow background with a pile of Post-Its with a question mark on the top one.

This article first appeared in Forbes An amazing leader I’ve worked with over several years just gave notice. It was time for a short sabbatical before finding her next purpose-driven pursuit. When she gave notice, members of her team cried when they heard, her org tried to delay her departure as long as possible, and…

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One Big Team Challenge

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | October 22, 2015 |
one big team challenge

A recent observation about teamwork comes courtesy of my mother-in-law. My son was playing in a local tennis tournament recently. He plays singles and doubles, but for tournament’s doubles, they pair you randomly with another player your age.

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Are You in the Bay Area?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | September 24, 2015 |
are you in the bay area

It feels like the height of immodesty to recommend yourself but here goes. . . I’m co-leading a workshop on October 14th for East Bay Haas Alumni (but all others are welcome) on Moving Up the Career Ladder: 3 Skills You Need to Stand-Out and Get Promoted. It’s being hosted by the Law firm, Wendel,…

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