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Don’t Go with Your Gut
Everyone has an inner voice, intuition, or feelings that something is right or wrong. Your gut could be wrong. Don’t trust it. Ask the poker player who went all-in and lost. What about the manag… more →
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Don't Go with Your Gut
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Everyone has an inner voice, intuition, or feelings that something is right or wrong. Your gut could … more →
When Teammates Collide
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Forward-focused teammates clash with foot-draggers. But, foot-draggers aren’t the problem. My appro … more →
Books for Leadership Freaks
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Leaders are learners. When I’m asked for book recommendations, I always ask, “Have you read, “The Le … more →
How to Break Destructive Patterns
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wrote 1 month ago: Those who can’t or won’t see patterns are doomed to repeat the past. Ignore patterns and yesterday’s … more →
Isolated Leadership: Dangers and Solutions
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wrote 1 month ago: Isolated leaders inevitably run down, grow ineffective, and become irrelevant. Closed systems die sl … more →
How to Avoid Failing Successfully
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wrote 1 month ago: If busy equals success, you’ve arrived. But, the busier you are the easier it is to forget what matt … more →
How to Solve the #1 Problem with Meetings
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wrote 1 month ago: Bosses need to run meetings because they need to exercise authority and control. That attitude hinde … more →
How to Become a Future-Maker
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wrote 1 month ago: Make the future or it makes you. Stop reacting; start creating. Urgency dominates where plans lack. … more →
How to Inspire Others
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wrote 2 months ago: Drag others down and you’ll go down with them. The magnitude of your impact is determined by your ab … more →
Creating Glorious Space for Reinvention
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wrote 2 months ago: Baggage barricades your future. Leadership baggage includes past: Disappointment with others. Unres … more →
Public Disclosure of Private Struggle
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wrote 2 months ago: Struggle begins with your first gasp for breath and ends with your last. Leaders struggle. Wise lead … more →
Pretending Its OK or Freedom Through Real
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wrote 2 months ago: Image source by George Hodan Pretending you have it together indicates you don’t. Pretending perpetu … more →
Why HR Sucks and How to Fix It
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wrote 2 months ago: Image source My worst experience with HR is a broken confidence. She smiled and listened and within … more →
How to Become a Culture Building Leader
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wrote 2 months ago: Lazy leaders blame. Arrogant leaders push down. Fearful leaders push away. Facebook contributors sai … more →
Great Leaders are Great Because They ...
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wrote 2 months ago: Great leadership is more about others and less about you. Stop focusing on yourself. Great leaders a … more →
5 Structures that Shaped Zappos’ Culture
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wrote 2 months ago: Lack of focus wastes energy, squanders resources, and defeats hope. Focus, on the other hand, elimin … more →
Mastering Leadership Relationships
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wrote 2 months ago: People look to leaders when things aren’t working. Not working: In less than three years, near … more →
The Three Pillars of High Performance Teams
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wrote 2 months ago: *** “The more decisions a leader makes, the further he or she is from leading a high-performance tea … more →
A VP at Chic-fil-A on Positive Environments
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wrote 2 months ago: Dripping-faucet-leaders irritate with constant tweaks and suggestions. Your team wants you to shut-u … more →
