The Winning Edge
A weekly newsletter delivering powerful insights on communication, leadership, mindset, and success strategies to help you excel in every aspect of life. 🚀
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The Winning Edge - Mary Beth Hazeldine
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Productivity Hacks
Jul 30, 2026
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4 min read
A manager in Vienna built eighteen beautiful slides in twenty minutes. Then I asked her one question, and she couldn't answer it.
Jul 28, 2026
Reading the room is worthless if you carry on regardless. One three-part sentence lets you change course and gain authority doing it.
Success Stories
Jul 24, 2026
The Peak Window - the calendar trick protecting your best thinking hours
3 min read
Why one checkable line beats a whole slide of success stories
Jul 23, 2026
2 min read
A note on something I've been watching unfold inside a financial services client.
Jul 17, 2026
The Adrenaline Ledger: a 20-second habit that splits your pre-room nerves into fuel and noise — so you walk in carrying the right one.
Jul 9, 2026
The Multiplier Moment: one question, asked at exactly the right point in a 1:1, that turns an update into a leadership test.
Jul 2, 2026
The One-Breath Test: if your message needs more air than that, it needs more work.
Jun 25, 2026
5 min read
Neuroscientists call it the 'herding effect.' Miss the first 30 seconds and the room scatters
