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The Third Step to Filling Your Leadership Pipeline
I sat for a minute, taking in what my boss had just told me. Confusion, satisfaction, and a small bit of pride swirled in my head like...
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The Second Step to Filling Your Leadership Pipeline
Greg was ecstatic. The second he got back to his office he shut the door and called his wife. "We're going out for dinner tonight. It's...
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The First Step to Filling Your Leadership Pipeline
It's a story as old as leadership itself. The sage, experienced chief has led his tribe well. He is beloved by his people. But now age...
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The Overlooked Secret to Raising Employee Engagement
Remember high school algebra? Did you enjoy it? How much of what you learned do you still use today? I remember very clearly when I...
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Avoid the Worst Mistake
What's the worst mistake you ever made? Let me ask it a different way: What's the most expensive mistake you ever made? Imagine losing...
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A Most Dangerous Impulse: Utilizing Self Leadership to Succeed
I re-read the email and my blood began to boil. I was already angry after reading it the first time, but now I was sure it was a slap in...
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Tame the Chaos
"I'm just so busy, but I feel like I'm not getting anything done," Brandon moaned. It's a complaint I've heard again and again....
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The Tiger in the Break Room
Adrenaline coursed through my body. I couldn't catch my breath. My palms were sweating and my vision narrowed to tunnel of sight directly...
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Leaving So Soon?
It was only his first day. But Franklin already knew this job wasn't a good fit. Everything they had put in the job description was...
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The Gut Punch
Something was off. Normally bubbly, talkative, and upbeat, Tina sat quietly through most of the meeting. She paid attention, but didn't...
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Do You Have Double Vision?
Everyone has a vision. Your vision may be grand: "To inspire fathers to invest in the lives of their children." Or it may be very...
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Learning from the Champs
What would you like your boss to say about you? "She comes to work on time?" "He does what's asked of him?" "She's a creative thinker?"...
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And You Lead ...?
The professors sat in a wide semicircle idly wondering if this day’s professional development presentation would be interesting,...
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Which Way?
Will I have coffee this morning or stumble around half asleep until noon? Some decisions are easy. Others? Not so much. Should we pursue...
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Are You Really on the Same Page?
I was already somewhat intimidated by the retired Navy captain, but what happened next was simply embarrassing. We had invited the...
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The ROI on Vision
Imagine sitting down for a cup of coffee with each employee in your organization. After a bit of small talk, you ask them about your...
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Turn It Up
"It's okay. If you screw up we can just turn down your microphone and turn everyone else up." The bandleader was mostly joking, but his...
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Who Do You Appreciate?
“It would be better if they didn’t do anything at all,” Cheryl said. We were discussing ways her organization’s leadership expressed...
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Can You Handle the Truth?
"Have you talked with him?" I asked. I was interviewing the COO of medium sized company about their corporate culture. We had been...
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Playing in the Fog
One of the eeriest games in American football history was played on December 31, 1988. The Philadelphia Eagles met the Chicago Bears at...
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