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A Real-life Amazing Race

On January 24, 2012 · 3 Comments

How have you spent the past 50 days?

Take a moment to think about where you were on December 5th of last year. How did you spend the weeks leading up to the holidays? Where were you for Christmas? What did you do for New Years? How have the first few weeks of [...]

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3 Modern Leadership Myths

On November 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Ten or twenty years ago, debunking leadership myths was easy. In every other corner office you could find an overconfident boss barking orders to masses of underperforming employees. However, over the last decade there has been a shift in the prevailing management winds.

Most of the changes have been good—though none revolutionary.

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Courageous Leadership

On October 31, 2011 · 1 Comment

People don’t follow titles, they follow courage. – William Wells Brown

How does it make you feel when you see someone demonstrate personal courage?

As for me, I get this odd feeling of respect and usually a strange desire to join them. Ever wonder why that is? I think it comes back [...]

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When is Good Enough Truly Good Enough?

On October 21, 2011 · 4 Comments

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. - Eugène Delacroix

I’ve been giving the label “Good Enough” a hard time for the past few days on this blog. And rightly so, for in any grand endeavor it’s the silent temptress, wooing us to [...]

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How to Push through "Good Enough"

On October 20, 2011 · 5 Comments

Yesterday we discussed the snare of Good Enough—how it entices you to give up, give in, and settle for less than you originally aimed for. Today we’ll talk about how to break free from the comfort of Good Enough.

After moving [...]

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