Ask Muriel Anything: Staying Motivated, The Pros and Cons of People Management, and Handling Ambitious Employees
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Ask Muriel Anything: Staying Motivated, The Pros and Cons of People Management, and Handling Ambitious Employees

B1IntermediateAugust 31, 202634 min
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How do you stay motivated in your career after years of success - and conquering so many mountains? How do you decide if taking on people management is the right move for you? How should you respond to an ambitious employee that you think needs to be more patient? In this episode, Muriel and her producer, Mary, answer listeners’ questions to help leaders of all levels navigate the challenges they are facing. For further reading: A Guide to Motivating Yourself at Work: https://hbr.org/2023/07/a-guide-to-motivating-yourself-at-work The 7 Hidde...

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I'm Marielle Wilkins and this is Ask Mariel Anything from Coaching Reel Leaders. In these episodes, my producer, Mary Du, also known as Mary the Fabulous, and sometimes some special guests will help me field questions that have come in from the Coaching Reel Leaders community, listeners like you, or that come up in my coaching client work.

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So let's get started with a few questions that have come in recently. All right, Miriel, but before we do that, I actually have a question about your career. Uh-oh. Okay.

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I'm really curious. We've talked about this a little bit off mic before, but you worked in formal corporate world for a while and then you have been on your own for a long time. I'm less interested about how you made that jump, but over time how you've known that's

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