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Suuuper Excited
For this evening’s Executive Forum, where Doug Satzman, former superstar Starbucks exec and CEO of XpressSpa Group, will be dropping by as our guest speaker…
If You’ve Been Feeling
Like events here and abroad – from heartbreaking mass shootings to the ongoing war in Ukraine — are a lot to digest, a lot to…
Right Person, Wrong Role?
Is often a question about a mismatch between the expectations of the role and someone’s: – Experience – Interests/Passions – Abilities Your ability as a…
Your Processes
Are only as good as their ability to do three things: Provide guardrails and mitigate risk Make things more (not less) efficient Drive and deliver…
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
It’s not just your team members that are asking this question. It’s you, too. The Great Reconsideration, as I’ve been calling it, this re-evaluation of…
In Memoriam
Honoring and remembering those in our military who have given their lives for this country. And grieving Uvalde.
Your Superpowers
Are those abilities that you tend to be comfortably inclined toward, that come naturally. Feel like breathing. Some client examples: The CEO who quite easily…
Increasing Your Value
I want to share a short cut with you from a team session that I led yesterday for the division of a global firm. The…
At Tonight’s Executive Forum
Most members arrived admittedly tired. Business is brisk, the pace unrelenting. But after check-ins and settling in to listen closely to a E/E/E (Expertise/Experience/Experiment) that…
If You Don’t Breathe
Your mission and vision — embody it — your people can’t, either. But tumult and uncertainty can apply pressure to, and even render less relevant,…
See the Whole Board
Those are writer Aaron Sorkin’s words, coming out of President Barlet’s mouth during an episode of The West Wing. The President is coaching one of…
The Incumbents are Muscling Up
And Glen Tullman is coming, says this Inc. article. Serial CEO. Healthcare Reformer. Archimedean. Coming this summer: a new conversation with Glen on what’s he’s…
Sunday Sketch
Of all things not leadership and business related. Queuing: The new season of the docuseries Couples Therapy. Some people watch sports, I watch marriage counseling.…
Mastering Your Meetings
Strategic Leadership has 3 parts. One of them is Inspiration and Vision. And part of that is mastering your meetings. If you don’t have a…
Strat Chats
Otherwise known as the brand new Quarterly Trusted Guidance Annual Program. You. Me. (And your Deputy, if you’d like.) Every Quarter. Deep-Dive, 90 minute sessions.…
This Is Serious
That’s what Lisa Larter, Founder of the Lisa Larter Group and Go Daxxi, said to me last Wednesday right before we hit record on her…
The Honeysuckle
And wild roses are blooming here in Raleigh. Wherever you are, take 15 minutes and go see what nature’s doing outside.
The 300th Episode
Of the Leading Learning Podcast, hosted by my super-smart, insightful colleagues (and friends) Celisa Steele and Jeff Cobb, was recently released. I’m honored to have…
Ask Me, Answered
This has proven popular. The following submission has been selected for this month. To send in your questions for Ask Me, hit reply or email…
Strategic Leadership in 3 Parts
Accurate Prioritization Inspiration and Vision Influence and Execution If you have 1&2 but not 3, you won’t be able to move forward with any…
Enriched and Inspired
That’s how Clay Grubb, CEO of Grubb Properties, left me and members of the Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum last evening as he joined us as…
An Ounce (or Two) of Prevention in Retention
An article in today’s WSJ, “These People Who Quit Jobs During the Pandemic Say They Have Regrets” states that recruiters are seeing that expectations for…
They’re Leaving for a Granola Bar
They’re not, I replied to the CEO. For faster opportunities to advance? Yes. For more money? Yep. For greater and continued assurance of autonomy? Uh-huh.…
You’ll Do Fine Without a Coach
Really. Or you wouldn’t be rising. The decision to invest isn’t about “fixing” yourself. It’s about accelerating your growth and abilities and their application. To…
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