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How Do You Influence Others? May 28, 2024

One of the central themes of my book, Becoming Deliberate:  Changing the Game of Leadership from the Inside Out, is influence. That is because I belie...

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Leadership Dilemmas: Balancing 6 Paradoxes for Bigger Impact May 24, 2024

One thing I know for sure about leadership: it’s challenging. Perhaps the hardest thing to excel at, other than parenting. And one of the reasons for ...

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What is Authentic Leadership? May 13, 2024

How do you define authentic leadership?  And why is it important? These are two questions we always ask senior leaders in the leadership development p...

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Cultivating a Holistic Fitness Mindset Apr 30, 2024

Often, when we think of fitness, we think only of physical fitness, and the reality is bigger than that. If you want to perform at higher levels with ...

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Shifting Internal Thought Patterns Apr 30, 2024

I’ve written a lot lately about the importance of mindset.  Every action starts with a thought, and often, the thoughts that pop automatically into ou...

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How Mental Rehearsal Can Help You Apr 16, 2024

These days, the world can be a scary place, with wars, climate change, social unrest, political divisiveness, and all together too much hatred, expres...

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Are You Surrounded by Idiots? (A Case Study) Apr 11, 2024

Let’s be clear: I don’t recommend labeling people in this way, but let’s face it, we’ve all had our moments…

Some prefer the word morons.  I don’t re...

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Time to Check In Apr 02, 2024

The first quarter of the year flew by in a flash.  It’s a good time to check in and consider how you are performing against your intentions for this y...

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You Are Stronger Than You Think Mar 28, 2024

The resilience of the human spirit never ceases to amaze me.  People having unbelievable hardships and facing monumental challenges nevertheless rise ...

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How Can You Change Your Personality? Mar 22, 2024

Your personality, usually described as how you think, feel, and behave, and stemming from a combination of nature vs. nurture,  remains largely consis...

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Job #1: Summon the Best of Who You Are Mar 06, 2024

If you’re like me, personal development is a core value, and something to be pursued daily, weekly, monthly, always.  It took me a long time to realiz...

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Dealing with Difficulty Feb 27, 2024

No matter how successful we are, we all face times of difficulty and challenge. What do you do when you have a difficult week? What I know for sure is...

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