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The Quicksand Effect
Is when you’re continually pulled into the daily and unable to focus on the strategic where you add the greatest value. What’s the strategic? The…
News and New Offerings
The 2nd Annual Legacy on Purpose Conference: January 6+7, 2022 9:30-12:30, both days. Virtual. 2022 is around the corner. Greet it with wonder, hope, and…
Sunday Sketch
Of all things not business and leadership related: The open-faced savory croissant at Boulted Bread is a thing of culinary beauty and taste. Ricotta spread…
Oh, Where to Begin?
With all the leadership gold that everyone in the room was soaking up when Brad Wilson and Glen Tullman spoke on Day 2 of the…
Does a Virtual Environment Impede a CEO’s Ability to Lead?
That’s one of the questions I’ll be asking Glen Tullman, CEO, Transcarent and Brad Wilson, CEO Emeritus, BCBSNC, this morning on Day 2 of The…
Your Negative Split
Running a negative split means running the second half of a race faster than the first. It’s often used for longer distances, like marathons. What…
Culture as Competitive Edge
Is the keynote I’m delivering at today’s WICT Leadership Conference. If you think culture is one of those squishy business notions, the convergence between it…
Your Thought Leadership
Need not be lengthy. Only impactful. Which means it’s of value to whomever is reading or hearing it.
As Long as We’re in Europe
A dear friend is visiting the City of Light and asked for a quick list of my favorite places. I’m passing them along here because…
Want to Go to Italy?
I’m thinking about hosting a leadership retreat in Montepulciano next year. Surrounded on either side by the Val di Chiana and the Val D’Orcia, the…
- Talent ·
Push, Pull
Push someone to their potential, not to 5 days on site in the office (you won’t win). Pull someone to the higher vision you see,…
The Right Information at the Right Time
Is priceless. Which is why the session with the deepest dive at next week’s Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum Annual Event on October 6+7, is on…
Are You Developing the People Who Develop Your People?
Great leaders are almost always great learners. They dedicate themselves to self-mastery over the entirety of their careers. But. They are often unable to see…
A Stake in the Ground
I’ve been thinking lately about our stakes in the ground, about those things that we say yes to, claim, risk ourselves for. About how some…
They’ve Hatched!
All six interviews for the 2021 season of The Making Magnificence Project® are now available on youtube and my website. My deep and heartfelt gratitude…
Burn and Churn
Those organizations that do not greet the convergence of culture and talent retention as an opportunity to become more competitive, risk burning through dollars and…
Leadership Fatigue?
Three times in the last 48 hours I’ve heard a leader say that they were either tired or tiring, or were in some state of…
- Running ·
Truckin’ Tunes
A number of you resonated with yesterday’s blog, below are 3 tunes that have been on repeat: Aerosmith’s “Dream On.” Its gradual build on the…
15 Days: The Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum Annual Event, October 6+7
If you’ve been watching from the sidelines, this is your shot. Because two seats opened up. One person is closing on a house and the…
Releasing the Brakes
I’m back to running hills at my favorite old trail, a gift from the pup I’d been walking. Winding through the woods, the trail isn’t…
Drop Date: November 19th
That’s when TS releases the re-recording of her Red album. Some of my favorites on Red: “All Too Well,” “Better Man,” “Begin Again,” and “Holy…
Virtual Leadership
Is top of mind for all of my clients these days. And was part of the discussion at this week’s Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum, as…
I’ve Got My Homework
That’s how a client ended our recent personalized leadership strat session. They told me that if they hadn’t requested it, they wouldn’t have been able…
Career Pathing
If you’re not creating and communicating it to your top talent (or any talent that you want to retain), it should be part of your…
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