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Micro Adjustments
It’s said that outdoor trail running requires making constant, small adjustments that treadmill running does not. The uneven, and sometime unpredictable, terrain simply asks it.…
He’s Doing it Again
Launching, beginning, making a difference. Transcarent is Glen Tullman’s newest endeavor, his fourth time running a company as CEO, and the second time in just…
Now is the Time
Momentum is here. It’s happening now. And it’s gaining speed. I’m seeing it among clients across industry – construction, professional services, tech, pharma, etc. If…
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Taylor, Continued
I’ve heard your enthusiasm about yesterday’s blog, so I’m sending a few more favorite live performances. “Holy Ground” in Austin is most often on repeat,…
- Music ·
Taylor Tunes
Nominated for 6 Grammys this year. The first woman to win Album of the Year three times. Has a variety of fans, among them, this…
Committing to Committing
Going all in with our word, saying that we’re going to commit to something, can be intimidating. What if we change our minds? Want to…
Beethoven, Malcolm X, and Eleanor Roosevelt
Not an obvious thread. Unless you’re Brad Wilson, CEO Emeritus of BCBS of NC, who joined me Friday afternoon for a 5 Year Retrospective Interview …
When We’re Knocked Off Center
Some people think that because I do what I do professionally, I’ve got it all together, all the time. But I get knocked off center…
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Across, Up, and Down
Many of you have been interested in hearing more on the topic of 360 conversations: I suggest up to 8 key stakeholders If you are…
Are You Telling Stories?
In your presentations at conferences? When you talk about your mission and vision as an organization? To lead your team? When marketing? To draw a…
3 More 360 Suggestions
Send out an email to each stakeholder selected for the 360 conversation, copy your coach Tell the stakeholder that you’re working with this coach and…
Confidence Forgives
Any number of minor faux pas. Fear enhances them. But confidence sometimes gets confused with arrogance or contemptuousness or grandiosity. It is none of those…
This Morning
I got up and headed straight for the woods. The outdoors was calling, and although there was much to be done, much that was pulling,…
Your Coach
If what I’m seeing in Q1 is any indication, there is a pent-up demand for executive coaching. If you’re looking, consider the following 9 criteria:…
Incorporating Intuition
I was talking with several clients recently about the topic of intuition in decision-making and possible opportunities to use it in conjunction with reason and…
My Favorite Question for 360 Conversations?
The last: “Is there anything else you’d like to add?” The Magnificent Leadership® Ascension program is designed specifically for bold leaders who want to create a lasting imprint of meaningful…
What Happens When Buddhism Meets Romantic Love?
I don’t know, but we’re going to find out. Straight from my wish list, Polly Young-Eisendrath, author, TED-talker, and couple therapist, is joining me for…
Archimedes Takes a Tub
You know the story, yes? Mathematician and scientist Archimedes gets into the bathtub and comes out with the formula for volume. Earlier this month in…
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Repetition is Reputation
What are you repeating? Come in from the cold for a brief application conversation to join 2021 Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum. It’s cozy in this vibrant, trusted learning…
Raising the Barre — Again
The first time I wrote about barre class and my favorite teacher, Maureen, was pre-pandemic. Two months in, I’d begun to get the gist of…
Le Week-End
A bit fatigued? Frayed around the edges? Know that you’re in good company. Just about everyone I spoke with this week is talking about it. …
Rapt Attention
A few of the many nuggets from Glen Tullman’s chat at the Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum last night: There is more innovation in business model…
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Chapter 7
I once heard a presenter at a conference, a consultant, declare without reservation or hesitation, that they were smarter than their clients. My first thought…
Congruity
Congruity is alignment, authenticity its expression. Something that puts them both under a high beam, electron microscope? Leadership. A few things: Do I know and…
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