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Leadership Development

Podcast

Essential Career & Life Advice From The CEO of UScellular

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Laurent Therivel is the CEO of UScellular, the fourth largest wireless carrier in the United States with 5,000 employees across 23 states. Previously he spent 12 years at AT&T where he most recently served as CEO of AT&T Mexico leading 18,000 people.

Becoming the CEO of a company during a pandemic comes with a unique set of problems. A role that usually requires a lot of face to face interaction with employees, customers, and vendors has been mostly limited to phone calls and online meetings.

Strategy

Learning How To Say No Is An Invaluable Skill

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I used to say yes to every request, both personal and professional. If someone wanted to meet for dinner, pick my brain, or work together on a project, I always said yes.

But over time, I realized I was exhausted and depleted. I could never meet my goals for myself and my business because I spent all my time saying yes to everyone else instead of saying yes to myself.

Leadership and Management

The Difference Between Employee Engagement And Employee Experience

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What’s the difference between employee engagement and employee experience?

The same as the difference between updating a car by just painting the outside and replacing the entire engine. One method makes the car look nice, but the other actually improves its performance.

Employee engagement is popular, but it’s a short-term fix. Employee experience is a long-term solution that addresses the core of major issues.

Leadership and Management

Are You Finding Time To Be Curious?

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We often spend so much time surrounded by to-do lists, calendars, and endless meetings. But even with all that, are you finding time to be curious?

Curiosity is all about asking questions, challenging the status quo, and exploring new things. It’s also one of the most crucial skills for future leaders.

Leadership and Management

3 Strategies To Move From Negative To Positive Thinking

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If you want to succeed in anything in life, from being an entrepreneur to playing competitive chess, you have to learn how to think positively.
So often, our default language to ourselves is negative. With every little mistake, we start to beat ourselves up and think negative thoughts.
But the best mindset you can create shifts that negative self-talk to positive self-talk.

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