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Development | 10.18.2017

How to Find Your Entrepreneurial You

Whether you run your own business, are thinking about starting your own business, want to jump-start your side-hustle or are perfectly happy in your job, there’s something here for you. Join me for a fun, informative and possibly life changing conversation with Dorie Clark, the author of Entrepreneurial You.

Development | 10.10.2017

How to Create Space to Think

A lot of thinking is really just reacting. That’s not all bad. A lot of stuff gets done that way. But who’s stuff is getting done – yours or someone else’s? To get your own most important stuff done, you have to create space to think. How, when and where…

Leadership | 10.04.2017

How to Determine If the Balls You’re Juggling Are Rubber or Glass

If you’re feeling stressed by all the balls you’re juggling, it can help to recognize that some are rubber and some are glass. Good to know, but how can you tell the difference? Here are five questions that can help you get a handle on which are which.

Leadership | 09.28.2017

Why Leaders Should Focus on Outcomes Instead of Solutions

Too often, executives and managers confuse their commitment to a particular solution with the outcome. Of course, it’s not. A solution is a means to an outcome, not the outcome itself. What happens when leaders shift their focus from solutions to outcomes?…

Leadership | 09.18.2017

Why Micromanagement Is Really a Trust Issue (and What to Do About It)

I often hear from relatively senior managers that their even more senior managers constantly expect them to have detailed answers for any question that might pop into mind. How do you break this cycle of micromanagement? Start by recognizing that it’s really a trust issue.

Current Affairs | 08.30.2017

What Great Leadership Looks Like

In 2017, it can be difficult to find examples of great leadership. Today, I want to offer two of them. The first is about Americans pulling together to rescue each other and the second is a leader taking time to stop and inspire the people around him to continue to…

At Your Best | 08.23.2017

There’s One in Every Group (and How to Make Sure It’s You)

One of the many fun things about my work is the patterns I get to observe from working with lots of leaders in lots of different organizations. The best part of that is when I see helpful things in the patterns that I can share with my readers. That’s what…

08.14.2017

Something Uplifting to Start Your Week

In case you missed it, I'm sharing a wedding announcement from the New York Times. The newlyweds are 98-year-old Gert and 94-year-old Alvin. They met at the gym. That's just one of the many things that makes this story so uplifting. If you're looking for inspiration and a couple of…

Leadership | 07.26.2017

Loyalty and the Rest of the Values on the List

Leadership isn't about the office or the title; it's about the way you live your life.

Leadership | 06.27.2017

Three Things Executives Around the World Tell Me Always Work

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak over the course of several programs in the U.K. with a couple of hundred executives from around the world. During those sessions I was struck by the commonalities of what helps high capacity people lead and live at their best. In…