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Focus: Transforming Overwhelm into Efficiency
In a world filled with endless choice, opportunity, and instant communication, we manage plates too full, run on auto-pilot, and multi-task to keep our heads [...]
Perseverance: Transforming Vision into Reality
Sticking to it, staying the course, picking yourself up and moving on – this is what perseverance is made of. Great leaders embody this secret [...]
Confidence: Can You Build It?
Confidence – we all want it. And, we all look for it in others, especially those in positions of leadership. Yet, time and time again, [...]
Leadership Values in Times of Transition
As leaders move through the leadership pipeline they typically gain additional responsibilities, a larger footprint in the organization, and more complex stakeholder groups. They likely have [...]
Resolution #1: Accepting & Starting Where You Are
Ahh…Change. We resolve to do it at the start of every New Year yet struggle to maintain our resolutions after just a few days or [...]
The Power of Trade-offs
Around August every year, I'm reminded of the power of making trade-offs. You see, I take a month off every summer (actually five weeks). And, [...]
A Checklist for Time Management & Executive Endurance
Do you look at your calendar and dread the number of back-to-back meetings you see? Are you always running short on time? Do you often [...]
Falling Toward Success
Failure. No one expects it, but sometimes our professional journey takes a sharp turn onto a bumpy or unpaved road. For some, the experience is [...]
Finding Leadership Lessons in the Most Unexpected Places
Sometimes you come upon leadership lessons in the least expected places. This past Saturday, as I sat outside my daughter’s ballet class, a sole sheet [...]