Professional Development

On Leadership and Living a Below Average Life

His mother dropped out in the 3rd grade and then married at age 13. When he was 18, his parents ...
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How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Feedback

Creating a culture of feedback is vital to any organization. Giving and receiving feedback is something every leader should be ...
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Reaction or Reflection – A Leadership Question

Recently I was watching the classic movie, Get Shorty. This 1995 picture features an intriguing character, Chili Palmer (played by ...
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Escape: How To Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

[youtube=http://youtu.be/_ccVu992CYE] Watching Steve McQueen jump over a high wood fence on a motorcycle in the 1963 classic film The Great Escape ...
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On Leadership and The Lifecycle of Mentoring

Mentoring is an enormously effective and an irreplaceable way to grow people, teams, and organizational health.  If done poorly, it ...
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It’s Lonely at the Top – 4 Ways to Help Employees Make the Step Change to Leader

In a recent National Post article Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, where shown riding the subway with the ...
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7 Ways Leaders Can Hack Into Their Own Life: Tips From A Former FBI Counterintelligence Agent

As an FBI undercover and counterintelligence agent, I spent twenty-four years investigating people. But the most important life I ever ...
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Secrets of Succession Planning: Don't Hide Your Talent

If you are in an organization, it is wise to understand that the people you have on board are the ...
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Leadership Formula: Learn, Connect, Influence

Over the past four years I have analyzed people and processes to develop a better leadership model. This leadership training ...
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On Leaders and Accountability (Part 4): How Mentoring and Coaching Builds Trust

In part 3 on accountability, we talked about the importance of clarity. This is about making sure that people are clear ...
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