There is at least One Irrefutable and Universal Truth It’s a pretty rare day when you don’t think about changing someone else, isn’t it? If you could just get other people to change, to do things your way, to see...
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Laziness has its virtues …
Enjoy a wonderful and restful Labor Day holiday with family and friends.
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Leadership Insights | The 8 Principles of Effective Delegation
What's Your Delegation Score? Delegation isn't just a handoff so you can walk away and do something else. It is a critical leadership skill you must master if you want to expand your reach, take control of your time and...
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Who likes to practice? WINNERS!
If you're like most, you love playing the game far more than you like preparing for the game ... better known in the sports world as ... practice. (It's no coincidence that the greatest athletes LOVE to practice.) Courtesy of the school of hard knocks...
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Jane Hawk & Christopher Snow from Dean Koontz
I'm embarrassed to report that I lost track of Dean Koontz somewhere along the way. When I saw the coming attractions on my reading list looking a little light, I scrounged around and found THE SILENT CORNER, the first book...
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Ocean Prey by John Sandford … and More
It’s mighty rare for an author to sustain a series for as long as John Camp, a/k/a John Sanford, has for his Prey novels featuring Lucas Davenport & Co.I’ve read every book in the series, starting when Sandford did with Rules...
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Are you sure you’re not a quitter?
We all know we're supposed to get up one time more than we fall. Never quit. Never ... never ... never ... never ... never give up. You've heard it all before ... but are you sure you're not a...
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The Penn Cage Series from Greg Iles
If you're ready to dig into a new series that will last, I think you'll love the Penn Cage series from Greg Iles. There's about 4200 pages in the 6 book series, but you won't be disappointed. As always, I...
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Your Mindset Is Critical to Your Success
Today’s quote perfectly addresses the issue of learned behavior and the mindsets we adopt. I hope it resonates with you as it does for me.
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An Update on the Rhyme & Shaw Series from Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is a prolific author with several outstanding series characters. His website describes the wide range of his writing. I agree with Deaver's characterization that Lincoln is an improbable hero, and despite being Deaver's most popular character, I've never gained...
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Kathy Reichs returns to the Bones series
It's nice to see Kathy Reichs hitting a milestone in July, 2021 with novel #20 in her Bones series, The Bone Code, . You may recall she took off a year after book #18 in the series to deal with a personal health issue,...
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Are You Struggling to Make the Tough Decisions?
In my decades of leadership coaching, in both one-one and group settings, I've been reminded that nothing is more frustrating to senior leaders than having to make the tough decisions. Why, you might ask? They're CEOs and senior leaders. They're...
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Have you figured out who you are yet?
What do you think they mean when someone says something like, "You've got to be somebody." Do you know who that somebody is yet?
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7 Attributes of an Olympic Class Organization
The 7 Attributes of an Olympic Class Organization describes what's required to build a powerful team. You can also access the Olympic Attributes Assessment Tool to help you evaluate any and all teams in your organization.
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Leaders. What are you doing to build your team?
Are you conscious of HOW you’re leading?Are you too focused on why people need to have confidence in you rather than confidence in themselves as part of your Leadership Team?Building a Strong TeamThe Summer Olympics begin this week following a...
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Super Sick of these Exaggerations
Okay, so this is kind of a rant … but I don’t care because it came flowing out and it sure felt good. That’s how I can tell how genuine it is!I don’t know about you, but I’ve just about...
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What does this phrase mean to you?
I’ve read quite a few books about the Navy SEALS. Maybe you have, too, but I’ve done it not by virtue of hero worship, although they are worthy, but more about the mental toughness and extraordinary training they undergo.I’m sure you’re...
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Celebrate Independence Day and Honor Those Who Made It Possible
Today is usually a day for hot dogs, parades and festive celebrations of the birth of this wonderful nation we inhabit. I t should be … but in addition, I’d like to pay tribute to the men and women of...
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There’s No Substitute for Focus!
You're probably clear on the importance of focus, what I consider to be the flip side of distraction. A lot can be said about distractions and how to manage them, but a powerful mantra that really helps is embedded in...
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Dad | The Prizefighter & The Preacher
I've written several columns about Mom, but what about Dad? Dads never get any credit, yet they offer unique insights into the world and how we should live.
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It’s Not Easy to Count What Matters
Keep this quote top of mind as you evaluate talent and set benchmarks for your individual and organizational success. Don’t make the mistake of defaulting to the easily measurable variables.
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Remembering Our Fallen Heroes ….
Not for Fame or Reward Not for Place or for Rank Not Lured by Ambition Not Goaded by Necessity But in Simple Obedience to Duty As They Understood It These Men Suffered All Sacrificed All Dared All And Died Today,...
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Battle Stations: 4 Reasons You Must Do the Hated Planning
I'm pretty sure most of us missed the Crusades … and know very little of medieval warfare.While battle strategy in that era appears to be random and haphazard, certainly in most movies depicting that period, planning invariably eclipsed brute force. Strategy proved to be the...
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You Know Hope Isn’t a Strategy, Don’t You? Right? Hello?
How’s that strategy execution coming along? I ’ll bet things are starting to drag about now, aren’t they? The pandemic is winding down and summer’s just around the corner. Maybe you’re dialing it back a little, looking forward to some...
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Should Pleading Guilty Excuse the Violation?
For most of our life, we’ve heard, “Don’t be a snitch”. In most of the movies we’ve seen, the “snitchers’ don’t fare so well when their comrades discover their double-dealing. D oes this same approach work in organizations? What do...
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Why a Code of Conduct Strengthens Your Organization
Have you established a written Code of Conduct in your organization? O ur prescriptions for acceptable behavior are too vague. Get started now to spell it out more clearly to avoid that potentially colossal screwup. Have you heard this phrase...
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Kick the Certified Jerks to the Curb
If you want to poison the well where you work, allow a Certified Jerk to roam free. Mollycoddling is a pernicious and infectious organism you need to expel from your organization. Smart people can often be prima donnas, but the brilliance...
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