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Are You Adding Value Or Subtracting Value
Somewhere someone has been inspired by you. Somewhere someone has been empowered by you. Somewhere someone has done an act of kindness because of you. Somewhere someone has taken on a challenge because...
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The Measure Of A Leader
Ask a hundred people what great leadership looks like and you will probably get a hundred different answers. But there’s only one truly important answer, and that’s the one that comes from within you....
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Lead From Where You Are And With All That You Have
How many times have you heard yourself say If only I had the right role … the right job … the right business … the right opportunity, then I would step into my leadership. But that role, position,...
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The Power Of Parting: 7 Things You Need to Stop Doing
A young man came to his wise leader and asked how he could be a better leader. The wise leader said, “Let me pour you a cup of tea.” And so he started pouring a cup of tea; he kept pouring and pouring...
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At The Risk of Being Changed
She was an successful leader in charge of a large global team, revered but also feared. Her success had not come overnight but after great challenges and enormous difficulties. When I met her in her...
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The Divided Will Always Be Separated
He called because everyone on his leadership team said he needed a great coach. He was head of a large global organization, and the feedback he kept getting is that he was a lousy leader. I thought to...
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Focus On The Things You Can Do Something About
Two frogs were playing together when suddenly they fell together into a bucket of cream. One frog quickly realized he didn’t have any way to gain his footing to get out, so shortly afterwards he...
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Make Sure You’re Stepping Forward, Not On
Working with organizations you meet all kinds of people. There are those who step forward with genuine interest to help and learn—and then there are those whose idea of moving forward is to step over...
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The Up Side To Swimming With Sharks
Fresh fish has long been an important part of the Japanese diet, but the challenges of meeting the demand was overtaxing the area’s waters. To solve the problem, fishing companies acquired bigger boats...
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Communication Mistakes to Avoid in A Difficult Conversation
Some time or another everyone faces a time when a difficult conversation is necessary. It’s in those moments that your true leadership is tested. You may be dealing with an underperforming employee,...
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There Is No Significance Without Character
He walked into our coaching session smug and proud. He did not think he needed a coach. He didn’t want to work on self –development, nor did he think he needed to. He felt he was fine as he was,...
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Stand In Your Discomfort With Comfort
A man on a weekend hike spotted a cocoon. Looking closely, he saw a small opening. He watched amazed as the butterfly struggled to force its body through hole and out of the cocoon. It seemed to be...
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Wear Your Life Like a Loose Garment
We all know life can be hard and leadership can be difficult. And far too often we add unnecessary negativity and unwarranted pressure with our stress. So why not think of life as a garment—something...
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The Power Of Saying No
There is power in the simple act of saying no, but for many of us it’s the hardest word to say. The biggest challenge when it comes to saying no we worry that we’ll be thought to be negative or...
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Fair Is Not Always Fair
I was sitting in a meeting with one of my clients as he was going through the details of a merger between his company and another big company. The merger was going to make big news once it happened....
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How to Make Better Decisions For The Best Results
Two men—one old, one young, both reading newspapers—were sharing a park bench on a lovely afternoon. The younger man asked his seatmate the time, but the old man said “no” and went back to reading his...
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Success Is A Sunrise Away
Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” He must have known what he was saying, because some of the most successful people and honorable...
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10 Ways To Simplify Your Leadership
Leadership may be complex, but it doesn’t have to be complicated, we can always simplify. I was his coach. He complained that his leadership was filled with complications, and he did not like my...
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How to Become the Leader That People Want to Follow
You can become a leader people actually want to follow, not just a leader people follow because they think they have to. Being in a leadership position doesn’t automatically make you an effective and...
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52 Leadership Promises for Every Week of the Year
A new year means a new beginning, and here’s a promise a week for 2016. Following them through will end up changing your leadership and your life. There are some things every leader wants: to make an...
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