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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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Is Your Team Built on Sand?
"This is the perfect place for our new apartment complex," I thought. "It's big enough, easily accessible, and cheap." Years ago, I had...
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Surprising Brand Ambassadors
What if your employees—not your logo, colors, and tagline—are the most important parts of your brand? What if every employee functions as...
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Good Enough
Sometime "good enough" is, well ... good enough. Other times it isn't "good enough" until it's as close to perfect as possible. The...
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