Libby Wagner

Oh, it's so important to laugh at oneself!

Here's a fun one from the archives. Anyone else know that baggage claim at JFK with the slippery floor?

Make Your Mark Libby shares an embarrassing moment and discusses the humor and humanity in poetry.

New Blog Post/ February/ What's the Magic Bullet?

HERE IT IS: The Magic Bullet — Libby Wagner In 1907, Scientist Paul Ehrlich coined the term “magic bullet,” a bullet that would hit its mark without fail and create no collateral damage to surrounding areas. He was talking about immune systems and later won the Nobel Prize. We’ve been searching for elusive magic bullets in organizationa...

Freshly Posted | January Blog
Above and Beyond: Truly Special Service
(A Culture Coach Classic)

Above and Beyond: Truly Special Service (A Culture Coach Classic) — Libby Wagner Smart business owners know there are really only three ways to differentiate yourselves in the marketplace and to have your customers see you as distinct from your competitors: products, services, and relationships.

Special Encore Show: The Grandest Adventure – Adapting to The New Business World with Libby Wagner – on Growth Igniters Radio® airing on 23rd December 2022 at 8 am (PT)/11 am (EST)/4 pm (BST). To listen live or later from the archive, please visit
https://chriscooper.co.uk/radio-show/the-grandest-adventure-adapting-to-the-new-business-world-with-libby-wagner

FRESHLY POSTED | Can You Be Arrested?

“How are you arresting your own attention?
How are you cultivating a full and embodied presence so that you invite the best version of yourself and that of others to the conversation at hand?”

Read my latest Blog post:
https://www.libbywagner.com/blog/7gnfgj6xp16hiiawsd95xdu01kpxoy

November's Blog
FRESHLY POSTED | Snap Out Of It!

“These days, if I’m going to be honest, people are restless. We’re still trying to figure out what and who we are in the next normal of a post-pandemic world. There’s no new normal, some things are normal, and some things will never be the same. We sense that we want some sort of normalcy, but we’re just not sure what that is.

For some leaders, it’s as if they are doing the equivalent of standing in front of the fridge when you think you’re hungry, but you’re not really hungry.”

Are ya feeling me? Yes? Maybe? Read On…

https://www.libbywagner.com/blog/03zt0ye4jwk6qdpgtolig67rmo8hfd

Freshly Posted | Wherever You Go, There You Are

In leadership, we often continue certain behaviors long past the time they worked because we might feel competent or confident operating in that familiar space. If we’re not careful, we look around, wondering, “What’s wrong with these people?”🙄

Read October's Blog Post on libbywagner.com"
https://www.libbywagner.com/blog/wqwejf9u2z3hba8g3zasmtxx7oki76

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Agency + Autonomy = Accountability

Read September’s blog for three things to consider as you nurture a culture of commitment with high levels of accountability.

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We are Hybrid: Now What?

“We can now experience some semblance of gathering, but we are definitely hybrid: at school, at work, at church, for art, and for the foreseeable future. How can you enhance the hybrid experience so that your team can make the most of a kind of work that may not be entirely clear about location and time as constant elements of how they work together?”

I’ve got some ideas.
https://www.libbywagner.com/blog/v7qqc22jnfti3i72to9vpsf7kmboaw

FRESHLY POSTED! Hey leaders, still not on the same page with some of your team members on the new changes—even after you thought you talked it out? Maybe you're just framing it wrong…

Framing is your Friend: The Transparency of Intentions
https://www.libbywagner.com/blog/framing-is-your-friend-the-transparency-of-intentions

We are Hybrid: Now What?

“We can now experience some semblance of gathering, but we are definitely hybrid: at school, at work, at church, for art, and for the foreseeable future. How can you enhance the hybrid experience so that your team is able to make the most of a kind of work that may not be entirely clear about location and time as constant elements of how they work together?…”

I’ve got some ideas. Check out my blog post for July!

https://www.libbywagner.com/blog

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What Do You Mean, Compost? Toxic Culture, Part II

“Last month, I talked about my No-Dig analogy, where I suggest that instead of trying to change your culture by picking off (or pulling out) the negative, invasive elements, instead, use gardener Charles Dowding’s practice of leaving the weeds right where they are and covering over the area with compost. What? You don’t want me to pull out the weeds? Nope. I don’t . . .”

Read the full post on my blog!
https://www.libbywagner.com/blog