If you can embed Flexibility into your company's DNA, you'll have the greatest possible chance to overcome the obstacles that bring companies to their knees. T oo often we haven't prepared for the unexpected. Here are 7 proven ways for leaders to make...
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7 Words that Save Lives and Apply to Everything We Do
In a 7-hour-long operation that took place on May 22 at the University Hospital of Mirebalais in Haiti, Dr. Henri Ford, the chief of surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, directed his "incredible dream team" of several dozen professionals to successfully...
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What are You Doing to Celebrate Your Victories?
Do you only see the shortcomings of your team and struggle to celebrate the victories? If you only see the brown spots when you look down at a beautiful green lawn, you're overlooking a great chance to celebrate. T oo...
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5 Powerful Leadership Lessons from the Indianapolis 500
Our leadership prowess is always on the line but nowhere more powerfully than on the starting line at the Indy 500. Y ou're all in, 24/7 for 365 days ... with victory in a 33 car lineup about 3 hours away....
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Graduates: Read this Commencement Speech. It’s only 2 Sentences
If I were asked to give a Commencement Speech - and I should be - I could do it in only 2 sentences.
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Does Your Meeting Look Like This? Gee, I wonder why nothing is getting done?
As we begin the countdown to Leadercast 2015, we get an inside look at a typical office meeting. Share your best story from one of your crazy meetings on our Facebook page. [iframe id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VwYNbsHEX8E" align="center" autoplay="no" maxwidth="700"]
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Are you a Successful Leader? Are you a Lifelong Learner? Pick Two!
When we're in the Spotlight of Leadership, our behavior is always on display. What are these behaviors and where can we get Inspiration to be a Leader Worth Following? A s a leader, you don’t have the luxury of paying...
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Don’t skip this! Create Goals that You Can Actually Achieve
Creating goals that have meaning “It’s just a goal.” That’s a phrase I’ve heard too many times when a business leader engages in a performance review with an employee or when companies embark on a corporate planning effort. Do they...
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Have You Created a Battle Plan – or is Hope your only Strategy?
Most of us weren't around during World War II ... but D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion of all time.It involved over 250,000 troops and 15,000 ships landing along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944.Luck?Accident?...
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5 Powerful Concepts to Kickstart an Awesome 2015
This year is YOUR YEAR. It's a great time for renewal and for a fresh start ... but don't let yourself get bogged down by a bunch of new resolutions that you will most likely never keep. Be yourself. Everyone else...
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12 Holiday Morsels to Strengthen Your Business
Yes, the holidays are here and already the list of things to do continues to grow – completing the annual budget, planning parties, visiting with friends, figuring out what to get who for when … and so it goes.Yet, my...
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What is Winston Churchill’s Productivity Secret?
"How did you get so much done?" You've probably heard the question many times, asked of interview guests the world over ... "If you could interview anyone, living or not, who would it be?" For me, that's an easy question. Winston...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
It seems like everyone is ready for a little R&R these days ... and there's no better time than the Thanksgiving holiday for a restful weekend with family and friends. We can skip all of the pageantry for now .... Thanksgiving kicks...
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One of our biggest battles these days is to keep our head above the water line ... not drowning in the tsunami of endless inputs that flood our inbox. Sure, we need a trusted system to manage it all ... but we...
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You’re a Leader | Are you an Architect or just a Handyman?
You need to develop a Delegation Mindset!Yes, it's sad but true.If you're a leader and you don't develop a delegation mindset, you'll never get enough done to extend your influence or grow in your organization.Most importantly, you'll be unable to accomplish...
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Lose $1Million in 1 Day – and Still Become a Champion
Focus. Focus. Focus. I never thought that Rory McIlroy, a PGA golfer, would be the subject any article I ever wrote, least of all 2 of them. What a difference a few years makes! When I wrote about the Magic...
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When you consider this simple but insightful quotation, pay close attention to how it applies to your business.We often say, “whatever gets measured, gets done” … or words to that effect.Everything you can count may not be worth countingWe can...
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The One Big Change You’re Sick of Hearing About
Who are you lookin' at? Are you talkin' to me? There is at least One Irrefutable and Universal TruthYou may not know Tom Allender, but you’d be lucky if you did.Several years ago, my wife mentioned that Tom had a reputation as...
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