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Not all decisions are apple to oranges: How to Choose Between a Honey Crisp and a Fuji Apple

Feeling overwhelmed is common in today’s fast-paced world. I recently found myself caught in this whirlwind. I was starting to…

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Fit to Lead_ The Impact of Health on Leadership Success

Fit to Lead: The Impact of Health on Leadership Success

Ever sleep poorly and then struggle to get up and go? Perhaps your poor sleep is followed by a day…

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Guitar Licks and Leadership Tricks: Mastery Explored

Guitar Licks and Leadership Tricks: Mastery Explored

They say that the guitar is the easiest instrument to learn but the most difficult to master. I recently picked…

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Exit Strategies for Businesses

Dead Mice, My Garage, and Your Business: Things that Should be Cleaned up 

I recently cleaned and organized a corner of my garage. The level of pride and satisfaction that this generates is…

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Planned Succession Outline

How to Plan for Executive Succession In the United States, approximately 60% of all organizations are headed up by Baby…

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The Subtle Poison: Insidious Corruption in Leadership

Leadership Corruption: Two true stories Nighttime in Nairobi. The policeman who had pulled me over let his rifle barrel drift…

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Two Leadership Maxims that Should Change Your Leadership Forever

Two leadership maxims that will transform how you lead and manage: You will only manage others as well as you…

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The 4 Principles that Helped My Clients Grow During the Last Recession

Summary: Don’t get sucked into the head game around economic fear-mongering. Through 2020, when the world got flipped upside down,…

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How can a new CEO lead an old team?

How Can a New CEO Lead an Old Team?

Bill built Spruce Ridge Services from the ground up. Literally. Thirty years ago, he was in the dirt, pouring the…

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How to forge success from uncertainty

How to Forge Success from Uncertainty

Early in my career, I worked in international disaster relief. I worked in East Africa, the Middle East, the Balkans,…

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