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The Art of Recognition

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The Art of Recognition

Remember the last time you received a real authentic compliment and how you felt? Hopefully it hasn’t been so long that you’ve forgotten! And by this, I mean receiving real praise – thoughtful and heartfelt, delivered in a…

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What Harvard Business School taught me about Leadership…

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What Harvard Business School taught me about Leadership…

My classmates and I recently wrapped up Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development. HBS advertises this program as their alternative to an Executive MBA and upon completing the course requirements, students receive alumni status. Throughout my cohort, there was…

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What lessons can we learn from the Super Bowl matchup between San Francisco and Kansas City?

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What lessons can we learn from the Super Bowl matchup between San Francisco and Kansas City?

Hint – they are using the Good to Great playbook, First Who……. Then What principle of Level 5 Leadership. For those who have not read the book Good to Great by Jim Collins, the first principle or character trait of a Level 5 Leader is this “First get the right people on the bus (and the wrong people off the bus) before you figure out where to drive it…

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What I learn from working with Navy SEALs everyday...Part 2

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What I learn from working with Navy SEALs everyday...Part 2

I decided to write this knowing that most have never met, worked with or know a Navy SEAL and as a result, do not know all the character traits and mindset they all have.

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My Greatest Fear.

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My Greatest Fear.

Many people often throw around their fears to one another. If I were to guess, among your top fears would be spiders, snakes, death, losing a loved one, or perhaps failure. All of those things carry different levels of fear among us. But I never hear anyone say what my greatest fear is.

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Uncomfortable Leadership

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Uncomfortable Leadership

Top performers often get a pass on the "little things." My first failure as a leader taught me a humbling lesson that is relevant to this day. It was nearly 20 years ago, and I was…

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Principle Based Decision Making: What is Your ‘True North’?

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Principle Based Decision Making: What is Your ‘True North’?

Have you noticed that some people that are otherwise capable leaders with a past record of solid achievement, struggle with decisions? Perhaps their decisions, taken as a whole, or as body of work, do not seem aligned or consistent, leaving their teams…

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70% Comfortable, 100% Committed.

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70% Comfortable, 100% Committed.

In our daily lives, both professionally and personally, how many times do we hear the phrase “I’m all in”?  The inference here is that one is fully committed, in total agreement, has unwavering support.  It that what we really see as a result?

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Mindset Matters

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Mindset Matters

Racing down an old country road with my heart throbbing in my chest; it climbs suddenly as another bead of sweat jumps from my brow onto my Oakleys. This time, leaving a translucent salty trail as it runs down the lens, annoyingly obscuring my vision as I approach the section of the road that has been on my mind for the last three months. I make the turn onto the fated road.-Mindset- "I will ride again."

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