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Are You Working Hard Enough?
I was out on a run in Tucson, moving over rocky, hilly terrain, when I realized that even though miles are important, their quality might…
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Building Lateral Performance
It’s no surprise that clear and consistent standards and expectations are part of building self-correcting teams (see last week’s blog). But an added benefit and…
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You Don’t Need a High Performing Team
If you’re running a company, a region, or a business unit, you don’t need a high performing team. You need a self-correcting team. Why? Because…
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Most Like Yourself
I’ve recently had conversations with two different clients about how they can most be themselves as leaders, bringing the whole of their talents and abilities…
A Different Kind of Shutdown
No one employee is likely to be so important as to cause a huge glitch. In most cases. But. Are your processes smooth and seamless…
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Interviewed on the Leading Learning Podcast for Magnificent Leadership
It was an honor to be on the other side of an interview when Celisa Steele of Tagoras interviewed me for the Leading Learning podcast. …
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It’s Official: My New Book Has Hit the Shelves!
Magnificent Leadership has just been released. In it, you’ll find CEOs, artists, and even an elderly widow, who share their stories of leading through uncertainty…
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If It’s Good Enough for Buffett
You’ve got a succession plan, right? Or at least a strategy? You’ve identified those critical roles in your organization that need backup? And you’re grooming…
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You Want Sustained Success This Year?
You’re gonna go out of the gate fast. That’s how the new year begins. We bring our highest aspirations to the starting line. Which is…
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Send the Dog Back Out
There were many things that struck me when I talked with Logan Bennett, Director of the Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association, during our interview for…
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The List You’ll Want to Check Twice
For the second year in a row, I’ve asked clients, colleagues, and leaders from The Making Magnificence Project® for their most-loved book of the year. Below…
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Setting Your 2018 Strategy? 5 Questions to Ask
After returning from a meeting with a CEO earlier this week, the day’s light had gone, temperatures had dropped, and the treadmill, rather than the…
A Personal Leadership Strategy for 2018
Recently, a good friend of mine had a person very dear to them pass away unexpectedly. And as my friend and I sat talking about…
Staying Grounded in the Storm
The pressures of executive leadership can be extreme. Incredibly jam-packed days, responsibilities to different audiences and stakeholders, high visibility. There is often little space to…
Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing you and yours an abundance of all good things as we celebrate Thanksgiving in the US this week.
The Price of Incivility
My dog’s veterinarian once called me a walking billboard. Great service and expertise always catch my attention. I mean, really catch my attention. It doesn’t…
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Brand Management: Your Own
One of the almost-predictive markers of how well a client will use our engagement is how they respond to my suggestion for key stakeholder interviews.…
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Delegating For Real
In the last week, I’ve had three different conversations with three different executives on the subject of delegation. These leaders are in different industries and…
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If You’re Missing Dissent, You’re Missing High Performance
“You think completely differently than I do,” they said to me. It was the reason they’d picked up the phone to call. My consulting colleague…
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The 5 Strategies for Leading Through Limbo, Part 2
Maybe you’re in the beginning stages of an M&A. Or the dust has finally settled and you’re trying to build cohesion and reduce the territorialism…
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You Control the Narrative
A funny thing happened on the way home from delivering the closing keynote on Magnificent Leadership® at the Richmond Strategic Leadership Conference. At the behest…
Dear CEO: The 10 Things You Need More Than an MBA
A calm demeanor, particularly in the face of challenge, and self-regulation. Your actions and words carry more weight because of the seat in which you…
The Certain Uncertain: Leading Through Limbo
While I was writing Magnificent Leadership, I noticed that the state of uncertainty is defined by what it is not. In other words, by what…
Assuming the Mantle of Leadership
One of my clients still teases me about this phrase. It’s how I describe the ability of an executive to step into their own powers,…
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