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Cy Wakeman

Cy Wakeman is a leadership expert, speaker, and workplace consultant focused on reality-based leadership, accountability, and reducing workplace drama. She is the author of Reality-Based Leadership, No Ego, and Life’s Messy, Live Happy. Through training and executive advising, she has influenced managers and organizations seeking stronger performance and healthier cultures.

Biografia e Jornada do Autor

Cy Wakeman’s career emerged from a mix of counseling, healthcare administration, and organizational leadership. Her academic training reflected that breadth: a bachelor’s degree in political science from Drake University in 1987, a bachelor’s degree in social work from Briar Cliff University in 1991, and a master’s degree in health administration from Clarkson College in 1994. An early turning point came when she moved into management in the late 1980s and saw how much time teams lost to complaint, resistance, and confusion. Rather than accept conventional management habits, she began developing an accountability-centered approach that would later become Reality-Based Leadership.

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Accountability Is A Mindset, Not A Skillset
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Happiness Is a Choice
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras
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Step into the Power You Already Have
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras
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Stop judging. Start helping
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras
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Live With Great Expectancy, Not Great Expectations
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras
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Life's Messy, Live Happy
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There Will Always Be Extenuating Circumstances. Succeed Anyway
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras
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Work With The Willing
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras
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Suffering Is Completely Optional
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras
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Ditch the Drama
-Cy Wakeman's Top 10 Mantras

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"Cy Wakeman shows leaders how to embrace personal accountability and empower others to do the same"

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