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How to Navigate Business Collaborations

We often hear talk about mergers and acquisitions in the current economic environment. Very little energy is spent talking about strategic alliances and collaborations. The truth is that there’s a wide continuum…
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Happy Independence Day 2021!

  I’ve been thinking about the July 4th Independence Day holiday for weeks before today.  We are not quite back to normal after COVID but getting there.  I am also glad we…
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Leverage Your Moments of Inspiration

Neither business nor life is just an intellectual exercise. All human beings have emotions that drive our actions. When we feel strong emotions, it tends to straight trigger strong reactions.  Negative emotions…
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Memorial Day – What It Truly Means

As you raise your glass this weekend, please take a moment to reflect on what Monday truly means. There are currently several hundred thousand hundred troops stationed directly in harms way…
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Conversation Avoidance Is A Professional Defect

I am regularly surprised by the lack of conversational courage in professional circles these days. Not every conversation ends up with a great outcome. Sometimes you have to deliver disappointing information. You…
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10 Tips To Help You Become A CEO

Making the leap from entrepreneur to CEO isn’t always an easy journey.  I’ve seen many people struggle with this transition.  Leadership is not something you are born with; it is something you…
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What Is Leadership Responsibility?

We need leaders to reclaim the positive leadership narrative and model responsible behavior. We need leaders in charge who genuinely care about other people and want to make the world a…
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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone! As we close the book on 2020 and begin to write a new story for 2021, I wanted to share a song and artist that has been very…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2020!

wanted to share a Christmas Blessing from the late John O’Donohue this year. His writing continues to inspire and motivate me to become a better version of myself. He makes sense…
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Happy Thanksgiving 2020!

In doing my research for this year’s Thanksgiving email, I can across the over a 100-year-old poem, The House By The Side of The Road by Sam Walter Foss (below).  I instantly…
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Leader versus Anti-Leader

We are certainly in trying times. It feels like a period where our country is crying out for leadership. And, sadly, leadership seems to have taken a vacation. …
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Start The Week Off On A Good Note

Many years ago, I did go through a period of time where my work wasn’t necessarily inspiring. However, I always believed it would eventually get better. Rule number one: if you don’t…
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Things Can Unravel Quickly

History has proven that societies that bond together during difficult times through shared common goals and a higher worthy purpose always emerge stronger as a result. Let’s make history…
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Memorial Day Thoughts

Another Memorial Day is here although under somewhat strange circumstances. I hope your loved ones and you are safe and healthy. Thankfully, some things become clearer with aging.  Maybe it’s because we…
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Expertise Matters, Opinions Are Easy

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…
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People Are Complex (Especially In A Crisis)

People are complex especially when under duress.   I am always reticent to give simple answers to difficult questions.  Not because I think that there are never simple answers that suffice, but because…
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In A Crisis, Be The Leadership Lighthouse

“A lighthouse can symbolize various things, such as overcoming challenges and adversity or guidance. It is most commonly used to symbolize a way forward and help in navigating through the world. … The first is of the lighthouse itself, which…
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My professional goal is to strive to make the world a better place one leader at a time. I am an executive coach, management consultant, teacher/trainer, blogger/writer, public speaker, meeting facilitator, and developer of various business and leadership assessment tools.

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