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Your Knowledge Resources

As a leader your are never done learning – knowledge is everything.  You are only ever as good as what you know and the target of understanding is always moving.  You need to sat “green and growing.” Never approach your role from a place of knowing.  Instead let curiosity be your default approach to problem solving and decision making.

How to Understand Your Competitors As a Small Business

Staying ahead of your competitors is a constant challenge for small business owners. Knowing what your competition is doing is crucial to your strategy and growth. Whether you’re competing locally, regionally, or nationally, keeping a finger on the pulse of what others in your industry are doing can provide key insights that help you differentiate

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The Leadership Wheel: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Leadership

Throughout my journey as a leader, business coach, teacher, and mentor, I’ve come to realize that leadership isn’t a final destination—it’s a continuous process of growth and self-discovery. I’m sharing this blog to delve deeper into a framework I’ve developed to help leaders enhance their personal effectiveness: the Leadership Wheel. This tool has been instrumental

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    Recommended Reading

  • The Rules of Thinking

    Richard Templar

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    A personal code to think yourself smarter, wiser, and happier We all envy the natural thinkers of this world. They have the best ideas, make the smartest decisions, are open-minded, and are never indecisive. Is there something they know that the rest of us don’t? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is […]

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  • Managing Oneself

    Peter F. Drucker

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    We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their knowledge workers careers. Instead, you must be your own chief executive officer. That means it’s up […]

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  • The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

    Gretchen Rubin

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    Please click on this link for The Happiness Project Book Summary   “The Happiness Project” is more than just a book; it is a blueprint for living a happier and more fulfilling life. Rubin’s personal journey, combined with her thorough research and practical advice, makes it an essential read for anyone looking to improve their […]

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    Favorite Articles

  • Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong

    When considering internal data or the results of a study, often business leaders either take the evidence presented as gospel or dismiss it altogether. Both approaches are misguided. What leaders need to do instead is conduct rigorous discussions that assess any findings and whether they apply to the situation in question. Such conversations should explore […]

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  • How to Ask for Help Without Making Yourself Look Bad

    In a work world that values ownership and personal initiative, many assume that asking for direction or seeking clarification will make them look incapable, or worse, will prove to others — and themselves — that they have no idea what they’re doing. Asking for help without appearing weak requires a delicate balance of convening vulnerability and strength. […]

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  • How to Read a Business Book

    More than 1,000 new business books are released each month in the United States alone. The good ones represent original contributions to theory and practice or provide meaningful extensions or applications of those theories and practices. The others tend to present recycled and superficial treatments of those original contributions. So how can you ensure not […]

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    Helpful Websites

  • Evernote

    Evernote helps you stay organized by keeping all your notes, ideas, and resources in one place, ensuring that nothing is lost in the busyness of running a business. “Remember everything and tackle any project with your notes, tasks, and schedule all in one place.” “With Evernote, you have everything you need to keep life organized. […]

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  • Growth Institute

    Professional development resource/community for leaders looking to scale their business.

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  • Coaching Real Leaders Podcast

    Real-life coaching sessions with leaders working to overcome professional challenges produced by the Harvard Business Review

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    Video Favorites

  • Reinventing creative thinking

    Thinking out of the box — it’s one of the most cited strategies for innovation. Corporate philosopher Luc de Brabandere pondered exactly what was happening in our minds when we think creatively, and shares his own perspective on this strategy. He argues that the most incredible ideas don’t come from just thinking beyond the perimeter […]

  • Are You An Ideal Team Player?

    Patrick Lencioni thinks it is time to change the way we prepare people for success. Drawing from his book, The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni makes the compelling case that the key to success in an increasingly team-oriented world is being humble, hungry and smart. Whether you’re a CEO or a 7th grader, focusing on these […]

  • Dr. Derek Cabrera: How Thinking Works – TEDxWilliamsport

    Dr. Derek Cabrera is an internationally recognized expert in metacognition (thinking about thinking), epistemology (the study of knowledge), human and organizational learning, and education. He completed his PhD and post doctoral studies at Cornell University and served as faculty at Cornell and researcher at the Santa Fe Institute. He leads the Cabrera Research Lab, is […]

    Reading Excerpts

  • Reflections On Life and Leading Book Excerpts – Part 2

    Please click on this link for the Reflections on Life and Leading Part 2 Book Summary   Very few of us have a life curve that is only upward-sloping. The difference is that “lucky” people just do not let their periods of adversity define them in unhelpful ways. They just keep plugging away, learning from […]

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  • Reflections on Life and Leading Book Excerpts – Part 1

    Please click on this link for the Reflections on Life and Leading Part 1 Book Summary   Your Life: I have always thought that the whole concept of work-life balance is a bit of an illusion. It is difficult for me to imagine someone who has a life that is always completely in balance. Things […]

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  • On Leadership and Business Book Excerpts Sections 3-5 by Ed Robinson

    Please click on this link for the On Leadership and Business – Parts 3, 4, and 5 Book Summary.   “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” —Peter Drucker   Part Three: It Takes […]

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