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Stay Grounded In The Grind
I don’t believe anybody’s true purpose in life is to serve themselves. Instead, I think our purpose is rooted in serving others. We begin a life well-lived, full of meaning, contentment, and no regrets when we use our gifts and calling to achieve success through serving others. But if we’re not careful, we’ll get wrapped […]
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Grow or Swell… Are You Creating Positive Leadership Goodwill?
Negative or Positive Leadership? Picture it. Eighty-five top managers from a well-known national organization jammed into a meeting room for a one-day leadership retreat. I wanted to get the group involved quickly, so I began with a simple exercise “Think of the best leader you’ve ever known…” I asked them. “…then write down the characteristics […]
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Frisk It Before Your Risk It
Have you ever watched Law & Order, COPS, NCIS, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, or any other crime drama? The love of crime shows runs so deep in our culture today. As millions of us have watched our favorite on-screen detectives, correctional officers, or police officers frisk someone, we’ve seen them tell the person in question […]
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Think About This!
Are you feeling overwhelmed? It’s time to flip the script and change your mindset. Here’s how.
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Leadership of a Higher Order
I’ve long defined leadership as a person’s ability to offer service and their willingness to take action on behalf of others. But there is leadership — and love — of a higher order.
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The Overlooked Truth of Change
There is a truth about change that often gets disregarded or altogether missed. Sure, change brings unexpected problems. That’s where most of us want to focus. And since the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve all experienced multiple unexpected difficulties. But the most successful leaders among us focus on something quite different. These folks understand, prepare for — […]
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“Marie Kondo” Your Work Life
Marie Kondo taught the world to get organized at home. Could some of her concepts work at work? I think, yes!
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Two Ways to Check Work from Home Productivity
Just last week I had an exchange with a colleague asking my take on how to check an employee’s work from home productivity. Jerry wrote, “I’m fielding a new question from my clients who now have a WFH workforce and…one of their first questions is, ‘How do I know my people are working from home?’” […]
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3 Cs for Results-Driven Action
Be one of the few people that achieve success by following the 3 Cs of results-driven action as you navigate your everyday personal and professional life.
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