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Setting the Bar
If you lead yourself well, you will find that leading others is less taxing, not because you’ll be spending less time developing your team, but…
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Delegating with Precision, Part 2
What to do when there is more work than minutes in a day and your external activities, those obligations that are not central to your…
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Delegating with Precision
I was talking with a client this morning who simply has more to do in a day (and night) than they can get done. This…
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Staying Tuned
One of the key themes that emerged from my conversations with leaders across all different domains for The Making Magnificence Project® (which continues, by the…
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You Need Walking Billboards
When my mechanic, David, tells me that my car needs new tires, or new anything, my response is always the same: I ask when I…
Selma
If you’ve heard me deliver a keynote on Magnificent Leadership®, then you’ve likely heard me express gratitude for the courage and generosity of the leaders…
Happy Fourth!
My regular blog will return next week.
Walking in Montepulciano
The dirt road that I walked in Italy last week was recommended by someone in town. Not heavily traveled, it would put me exactly where…
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Are You Rewarding Your Underperformers?
Or are you only rewarding the victorious? If your focus is on building more than a high performing team but, instead, an innovative, self-correcting team,™…
Are You Using Crisis?
There is an old debate about whether leaders are born rather than made. But what if it’s both, simultaneously? What if crisis births leaders and…
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Succession: The Wolf That’s Not at the Door
If succession is not among your top 3 priorities, it has you fooled, lulled you into believing that it’s not urgent. And it might not…
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What You Need Instead of Executive Presence
If there’s a catchphrase that promises a magic, silver bullet for new and seasoned executives alike, it’s executive presence. Why? Because it attempts to capture…
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Are You Building Leadership Capacity?
Yesterday was my first run in almost two weeks. During a particularly rainy period, I got of the groove. I wish I could report, as…
You’re Invited! Registration Closing Soon
If you’re a consultant, coach, speaker, or entrepreneur, I’m hosting a special event on May 31st in Charlotte. Join me for a regional meeting of…
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When Drama Is a Good Thing
“We know you,” the manager at my favorite hotel said to me. Earlier that afternoon, after I’d finished a business lunch and my guest had…
Can Your Team Function Without You?
That’s how I define a self-correcting team™. There are other important elements, but the bottom line is can your team execute flawlessly in your absence?…
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Into the Wind
A recent trip to the beach found me running into a pretty strong headwind. So strong, that my visor blew off my head. Three times.…
The 5 Reasons Not to Waste Your Money on a Coach
Your team runs smoothly, you’re consistently able to focus on your strategic priorities without getting caught in the weeds, you delegate true responsibility with confidence,…
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Are Sales and Engineering at War?
Then you’re probably spending time on the wrong things – namely playing referee between whether the sales team should sell something that’s yet fully developed…
Announcing an Upcoming Special Event
I wanted to let you know of this special event that I’m hosting for the Society for the Advancement of Consulting on May 31 in…
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It’s the Beginning of Q2. Where’s Your Strategy?
Buried in a drawer from the off site at the beginning of the year? Still an idea that has yet to be turned into action?…
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It’s Not Your Strategy That’s the Problem
Most of the time, when I’m leading a senior executive team through setting strategy, idea generation is not the problem. In fact, ideas are often…
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You Almost Missed This
It was cold, drizzly, about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and there was more work yet to do in my office. The end of day was nearing,…
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Don’t Delegate. Control, Instead.
Most of my c-suite clients need to delegate more. It’s almost always part of our work together because many are preparing for an elevated leadership…
