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From Incite to Leadership founder and CEO Jo Ilfeld, read the latest on strategic vision, leading change amid complexity, and honing the way you communicate and collaborate with others. Get resources, practical strategies, research, and more.

Where’s Your Next Devil?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | July 28, 2014 |

Have you ever been really scared? Recently at a family reunion at Lake Tahoe, we stayed at a retreat center that had a ropes course. I thought signing up to do this with my immediate and extended family would be fun.

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The Road To Hell Is Paved With. . .

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | July 3, 2014 |
The Road To Hell Is Paved With. . .

The road to hell is paved with good intentions — right??? Have you noticed that there hasn’t been a blog post for over a month? Hmm. . . me neither apparently.

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A Leadership Tale Of Two Bookshelves

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | May 15, 2014 |
a leadership tale of two bookshelves

Recently I was at my friend Sara’s house to do yoga together on a rainy, non-running day. Afterwards – making tea and catching up on our lives – I spotted her bookshelf and had to laugh.

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What Would You Need To Change To Be More Visible At Work?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | May 7, 2014 |

Last week I had new website photos taken (stay tuned for the launch in a month or so hopefully!). Not only did I have an amazing experience, which I know I will end with amazing new shots, I also gained new appreciation for what it takes to increase professional visibility and really be “seen.”

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The “Too-Well Lived” Life? – What To Do When You’re Overfull

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | March 27, 2014 |
The "Too-Well Lived" Life? What To Do When You're Overfull

Some topics arise for me when I hear multiple clients talking about the same thing, or I see them “out there” in the world and in our culture.

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Who’s Mentoring YOU?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | February 13, 2014 |
Who's Mentoring YOU?

I was reading some recent research that talked about the great divide in satisfaction with workplace advancement between employees with sponsors and those without sponsors.

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Upcoming Classes & Workshops

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | February 3, 2014 |
Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Tired of listening to free webinars that take up sooo much of your time? Worst of all, you end up NOT even getting the advice you were looking forward to.

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Your New Year’s Resolutions: Where Are They Now?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | January 30, 2014 |

Well, we are now at the end of January. Did you make New Year’s resolutions? Are you still on course? One of my biggest New Year’s goals was to do more schedule blocking. I have loved being an entrepreneur because of the flexibility it afforded me to schedule appointments whenever I needed to, volunteer at…

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Could One Question Change Your Life?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | January 23, 2014 |
Your New Year’s Resolutions: Where Are They Now?

Have you ever found yourself saying “yes” when inside a voice was screaming, “Oh no!!! I am going to regret this later.”

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Quiz: How Likely Are You to Boost Productivity by 40%?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | January 13, 2014 |
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This is a guest post courtesy of my friend, the talented coach Deborah Galuk of HumanRx. Early in my career I had a great job, loved my work and my boss, Jan Dolejsi. My clients were achieving their goals, my reputation was growing and I was acknowledged with a few awards, too. SWEET!

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