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The Five Benefits of Constructive Dissent

August 16, 2020

In my twenty plus years of advising leaders, I have noticed the following five benefits of encouraging dissent in your leadership discussions:…

11 Things Every CEO Should Be Doing Right Now

June 30, 2020

If you are a CEO, the time to lead is now! It is a fact of life that the only constant in the world is change. You cannot resist the future you…

Expertise Matters, Opinions Are Easy

May 22, 2020

Now more than ever, respecting expertise and thinking through our opinions before pushing an agenda may be critical to our short and long-term survival and success. It troubles me greatly when people…

Martin Luther King As A Leader

January 15, 2020

Donald T. Phillips in his wonderful book, Martin Luther King on Leadership, does a nice job providing significant detail as to why Martin Luther King (MLK) was a great leader. We…

Leadership Thought #367 – Be Authentic and Honest In Your Communication

July 14, 2018

I find that most of us tend to avoid the emotionally difficult or awkward conversation. Instead of addressing an issue head on, we “beat around the bush” or try and avoid…

Leadership Thought #487 – Business is Much Harder If You Don’t Have Passion

May 23, 2017

In business (and life), patience may be a virtue but passion becomes a prerequisite. Being a small business owner is hard work especially for founders and growth oriented leaders. You truly must…

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini

August 25, 2020

Chapter 1 – Weapons of Influence They (ethologists) have begun to identify regular, blindly, mechanical patterns of action in a wide variety of species…Called fixed-action patterns, they can involve intricate sequences of…

Leadership In War By Andrew Roberts

July 5, 2020

Chapter 1: Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon recognized that the best way to inspire his people was through two means: imbuing people with the belief that they were fighting for honor and ideology,…

How to Be a Leader by Martin Bjergegaard & Cosmina Popa

June 23, 2020

Introduction: Bystanders vs. Leaders “Bystander apathy… Simply put, the more people who can help, the fewer actually will help. This is attributed to two psychological principles. The first is diffusion…

Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips

June 23, 2020

Introduction- Lincoln stood for all that was right, honest, and self-evident. The foundation of Abraham Lincolns leadership style was an unshakable commitment to the rights of the individual. The genius of leadership…

Beneath the Armor by Ole Carlson

June 23, 2020

Introduction: “There are new frontiers for you to explore, markets to penetrate and a business that deserves your absolute utmost attention to meet the needs and demands of your employees, customers, family,…

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