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6 Qualities that Make a Great Leader

6 Qualities that Make a Great Leader

Great leaders are the perfect blend of inspiring coach, clear-minded strategist and self-aware communicator.

3 Steps to a Better Plan (and Presentation) in 2023

3 Steps to a Better Plan (and Presentation) in 2023

If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. - Henry Ford This time of year, many ask the question, "What is your resolution for the new year?" The innocent question is easy to answer through the lens of hope (who

Write your own story

Write your own story

Today, I read a post that tech companies laid off over 50,000 US jobs in November. An impactful number, indeed. It was also an incredible understatement. In this post Let's look at the impact more in-depth: * Considering the average wage in the tech sector at $75,000 per year

Effort vs. Outcomes

Effort vs. Outcomes

Although business relies on the connection between effort and outcome, complexity impacts that relationship.

Lazy Workforce or Lazy Leadership?

Lazy Workforce or Lazy Leadership?

We have all read about what is wrong in the workplace today. You will find that our problems aren't new if you read enough. In most narratives, the "new generation" is always lazy and lost if you ask the 40+ crowd. The "older generation" got us into this mess. The

The Life-Changing Power of Kindness

The Life-Changing Power of Kindness

Kindness is not difficult to understand. We know it when we see it. It arrests our attention and forces us to observe and feel it. We also know we should be kind. In our personal and professional lives, we expect kindness. So, why is it so rare? In this post

Reframing: A Powerful Tool for Leaders

Reframing: A Powerful Tool for Leaders

We all have the same battle in our heads between reason and emotion, the risk-taker and the protector. Although seemingly automatic, it is not uncontrollable, and with practice, we can identify and reframe those thoughts into reproductive ones.

Prove You Are Trustworthy Every Day

Prove You Are Trustworthy Every Day

Disciplined, systematic trust building is a skill all leaders must master.

Do You Love Learning Or Just the Idea of Learning?

Do You Love Learning Or Just the Idea of Learning?

Have you ever been in that ice-breaker or the first connection with a friend or colleague, and they ask, "What do you do in your free time?" My honest answer is that I spend time studying to be a more effective teacher. That tends to turn the conversation in a

The Lie About Motivation

Motivation Featured

The Lie About Motivation

You can’t enjoy the campfire without first creating a spark. Action creates motivation, not the other way around.

Leading an Intergenerational Workforce in 2022

Leading an Intergenerational Workforce in 2022

Intergenerational workforces are not a problem, they are an opportunity.

Bullet Point Book Review: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson

Bullet Point Book Review: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson

Are you sure enough to write down your 12 rules? Peterson's certainty is polarizing and thought-provoking.

3 Happiness Killers and What To Do About Them

3 Happiness Killers and What To Do About Them

If you aren't addressing these three causes of unhappiness at work, you are probably part of the problem.

5 Apps that Give You Time Back

5 Apps that Give You Time Back

Sometimes productivity apps can take so much time to manage; they take more time away from us. These give time back.

How Leaders Destroy Careers

Development Featured

How Leaders Destroy Careers

There is work to do before development is effective. Skipping Steps is often catastrophic for everyone involved.

3 Ways To Grow Your Team Without Weaponizing Promotions

3 Ways To Grow Your Team Without Weaponizing Promotions

We should avoid telling the people we lead that they will get promoted if they just work harder. The path is likely much more complicated and individualized than that.