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Nine Minute Moments
In my last blog, I shared the painful struggle of being fired over 20 years ago. As a result, I began a 20+ year journey of learning to choose well, lead well, and finish well. Being fired all those...
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Top 10 Ways to Lead Yourself
It was 6:30 am when he came in the building wearing a green baseball hat. Had he been at any other YMCA in Chicago, it wouldn’t have been an issue, but this YMCA was in the heart of Cabrini Green, a...
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Start at the Finish Line
I’d often heard Harold Coker tell the story of how he went into the tire business. Born in a log cabin in NC, and the first in his family to receive a college education, he founded Coker Tire in 1958....
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Four Questions for Leading Yourself
How much time do you spend leading yourself? I ask my coaching clients and MBA students that question early in our relationship. Looking at the compass here, do this exercise: If you took 100% of your...
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Best Books I Read in 2014
Books have enriched my life, changed my life, and enabled me to see the world through the eyes of others. So as we start 2015, here are the best books I read in 2014. Great leaders are continual...
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Accomplish More by Doing Less
Painting by Deborah Gall 2012 was my “Hurricane Sandy” year. Business trips found me in the United Kingdom twice and spanning the continental US from California to Texas to Virginia all before...
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Accomplish More by Doing Less – Part 2
When I wrote about my struggle to accomplish more by doing less last month, I struck a cord for a lot of you. One reader shared this: “I travel almost weekly. To catch flights I’m up many mornings...
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5 Questions Lead to a Strong Business Mission Statement
Guest blog by Joshua MacLeod , CEO, Riverbirch Industries A mission helps you achieve your vision. The following questions are designed as a guide to help you craft a mission statement for your...
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A Prerequisite for Exceptional Leaders
During the 2008 election, David Letterman took to the streets and interviewed voters. He showed Obama supporters McCain’s positions and asked them if that’s why they were voting for Obama. They said...
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How’s Your Core of Excellence?
Have you ever heard a message that sounded great at the beginning, but as the message went on, you realized there was something wrong? A 28-minute video entitled A Spirit of Excellence was recently...
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35 Days without Email
It’s said that over 400,000,000 vacation days are wasted annually. Combine that with the numbers of people who keep up with email on vacation, and something’s out of whack! “I am on a 35-day trip...
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Perspective Challenging Books
I love to read, and usually alternate between business books and what I call “Nancy” books. Nancy books are fun—authors like Baldacci and Grisham—but rarely enlightening. About 3 months into 2015, I...
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Saying NO to your iPhone
Does this look like one of your workdays? You are at your desk, facing two computer screens. On one, the internet is open to do research, and the other screen has one of your four email accounts open...
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3 Reasons We Don’t Fire Poor Performers
What is the biggest mistake you’ve ever made in the area of leading people? The number one answer, according to a report by Ram Charan, Consultant and former Harvard Business School professor, is...
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Do You Have The Rose Petal Touch?
French Lick Resort in Indiana has been chosen as the best Historic resort in the US and they are well known for their customer service. Great hotels and resorts do little things that say they care. I...
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New Season Comes at Just the Right Time
One of the wonderful things about the seasons of our Creator: each one comes at just the right time. I celebrated a 10-year season of working with The Human Capital Group in October. When I joined...
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Accomplish More by Doing Less – Part 2
When I wrote about my struggle to accomplish more by doing less last month, I struck a cord for a lot of you. One reader shared this: “I travel almost weekly. To catch flights I’m up many mornings...
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5 Questions Lead to a Strong Business Mission Statement
Guest blog by Joshua MacLeod , CEO, Riverbirch Industries A mission helps you achieve your vision. The following questions are designed as a guide to help you craft a mission statement for your...
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A Prerequisite for Exceptional Leaders
During the 2008 election, David Letterman took to the streets and interviewed voters. He showed Obama supporters McCain’s positions and asked them if that’s why they were voting for Obama. They said...
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How’s Your Core of Excellence?
Have you ever heard a message that sounded great at the beginning, but as the message went on, you realized there was something wrong? A 28-minute video entitled A Spirit of Excellence was recently...
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