Team Building

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Why a Vacation is One of the Most Responsible Actions a Leader Can Take

“Take a vacation.” This is my favorite advice to give to the owners or executives who are my clients. They…

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Company-Outgrowing-Team

What Do I Do if My Company is Outgrowing a Loyal Employee?

What To do When Your Company is Growing Faster than Your Team Growing a company is exciting. But it also…

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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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A Leadership Self-Assessment: A Simple Tool that Reveals All

“Am I good leader?”  How to evaluate yourself and answer the question. Here are two maxims that – if you…

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Stop Being a Leader that People Have to Work Around. 7 Tips to Increase Your Team’s Success

Stop Being a Leader that People Have to Work Around. 7 Tips to Increase Your Team’s Success

“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”…

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What do I do with a toxic employee?

What Do I Do with a Toxic Employee?

An executive was speaking with me over the phone, “I have someone on my team who is creating problems.” “What’s…

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2022 Predictions

My Six Predictions for 2022

Recently, I’ve been asked to predict what 2022 will bring. The truth is, I don’t know. 2020 did a great…

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The Foot Bone is Connected to the Leg Bone is Connected to the Knee Bone…

Summary: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Thought Experiment Try…

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If you only fall in love with one thing at work…it should be this

If you only fall in love with one thing at work…it should be this.

“Muddy language usually means muddy thinking.” – Max De Pree Clarity. Much of my work with clients is defined by…

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