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The Secrets of Screaming Success in the Age of COVID19
I’ve learned one thing during 2020: Masks are worse if you eat onions with your lunch. As you are well…
These 5 Truths Produce Success
Summary: Success comes from accepting five truths: Embracing the journey, being a learner, having a plan, working the plan, reflecting…
How To Make Your Recovery A V-Shaped Curve
“Keep your eye on the ball!” I played Little League baseball growing up. I remember that frequent guidance given for…
4 Strategies That Will Allow You To Overcome This Crisis
An auto dealership launched a concierge service – they’ll come to you pick up your car and service it. You…
How To Be The Calm In The Storm: Decision Making In A Crisis
Men and kings must be judged in the testing moments of their lives. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of…
The 5 Most Important Secrets For Leading Change
Dear Readers, Do you currently serve on a nonprofit board? Are you curious about serving on a nonprofit board? If…
Three Ways To Do Remarkably Well When Nothing Is Going Well
I live in an oil state. Low prices have just hammered major sectors of our economy. Many people are nervous….
Making Strategic Planning Work
Here’s a dirty little secret: Strategic planning doesn’t work – at least most of the time. For most organizations and…
Why Leadership Has Everything To Do With It
Fourteen years ago, I was working in Kosovo with the glamorous title of ‘Psychosocial Officer’. Due to the war and…
Two Leadership Lessons from Iraq 2011
In 2011 the US withdrew troops from Iraq and, initially, things looked good. In terms of security, military and civilian…