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Your Competition
Isn’t constrained. I don’t mean they’re without challenges. I mean they’re not shackled by them. Because they have leaders with vision and purpose, with passion…
Stacked
Horizontally on the bookshelf so I can see the titles with ease, are more books than I’ve ever read at one time. Below is a…
Fulcrums
Which key people on your team make the greatest difference – or could – and are you growing them? Identify and invest in those people…
Are You Listening?
I first heard the term Listening Tour when I was interviewing Brad Wilson for The Making Magnificence Project®. As the then CEO of Blue Cross…
Behind Closed Doors
I’ve noticed an interesting relational contrast during the pandemic: Many of us have experienced some degree of strain in at least one of our closest…
Influence Capital
Is based on more than goodwill. That’s part of it. But it also requires competence. And a knowledge and true understanding of the bigger picture.…
60 Days
My eyes overflow every time I visit the Lincoln Memorial. Reading his words, absorbing their generosity and wisdom, I’ve wondered so many times what would…
Stuck in a Rut?
What’s the one thing that will make the greatest difference if explored/accomplished/launched by the end of the year? Professionally? Personally? Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum An…
If You’ve Been Fence-Sitting
Most of my work with clients is done through and with their organizations. Senior executives are preparing for promotion or have landed in elevated roles. …
Now’s the Time to Ask for More from Your Team, Not Less
65% Disengagement. Before the pandemic, before WFH. That’s what this February Gallup poll reports. And that was good news, better than prior years. If you…
Is HR an Ally or a Roadblock?
I’ve had more than one senior executive client tell me that HR is a pain in the rear. (Except they used more explicit language.) And…
Successful People Don’t Wait
A common denominator shared among my most successful and talented clients? They don’t wait. They don’t wait for their organizations to catch up. Or for…
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Excitement and Enthusiasm are Perishable
That’s what I told a Board Chair as we debriefed the strat session I led on Friday. My three recommendations for ensuring momentum and results:…
A Break from the News
Are you creating any? Breaks, that is. Consciously consuming the news rather than taking it all in, all the time? There is a balance between…
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Living Outside the Box
I’ve been getting more requests to talk on resilience at conferences and inside organizations in the last three weeks than I have in the last…
Ways of Working with Me for the Remainder of 2020
For CEOs and Senior Executives Inside Organizations: Magnificent Leadership® Ascension – Private Leadership Guidance Your leadership matters more than ever. And you likely need a…
Lemonade: Unexpected Successes
Necessity might be the mother of invention but it doesn’t always create lasting change. And while none of us would wish for this pandemic, there…
PTO
Take it. And encourage your team members to take it. And unplug. I’m hearing from leaders that their team members are reluctant to take time…
Onboarding New Team Members During WFH
Three Keys: Establish regular, frequent, and more-than-usual communication opportunities to check in, be sure that some of the conversations are visual (i.e., Zoom) Make the…
How and Why Interviews
You have superstars on your team who are somehow still shining, despite the uncertainty, despite the volatility, despite it all. Ask them how they’re doing…
Relentless Communication
That’s how Peter Gwaltney, CEO of the North Carolina Bankers Association, described leading through the aftermath of Katrina while a young CEO of the Louisiana…
What’s Worth the Fall?
About three weeks ago, I took a spill while running. The fourth in 13 years, this was the most gory, the most concerning about the…
Your Seat is a Megaphone
If you are leading, your words and actions are amplified by the seat in which you sit. During tonight’s Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum, we discussed…
Think Your Top Talent Isn’t Going Anywhere? Think Again
We might be tempted to assume that in the time of Crazy COVID, people will stay put. Not so. Superstars always have choices, and I’m…
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