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4 Ways to Set Your People Free

On September 19, 2011 · 7 Comments

I was 21 years old the first time I handed my passport to an armed guard at a checkpoint and entered what the UN calls an Occupied Territory. It was the summer of ’95 and I was driving into the

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How to Prepare for Poor Communication

On August 23, 2011 · 1 Comment

Last week I visited the Pea Ridge National Military Park where 26,000 soldiers fought to decide the fate of Missouri during the Civil War. The park is the most intact Civil War Battlefield in the country—if you’re ever in the area, it’s well worth a visit.

I’ve toured quite [...]

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The Power of Listening

On July 27, 2011 · 8 Comments

Have you ever had someone really listen to you? I mean stop what they’re doing, drop everything, and listen…to you? Remember how that made you feel?

I’ve asked that question to hundreds of people and I’m amazed at the responses I get. Here are just a few:

valued important trusted free strong alive [...]

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How to Neutralize your Bias

On July 22, 2011 · 1 Comment

Yesterday we began a conversation about John Adair’s Action-centered leadership model which states that, as a leader, you have three core responsibilities:

Achieve your Task Build your Team Develop your Individuals

I said I had two insights to share that I believe will help you use Adair’s model to become a more successful leader. The first [...]

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How to Keep your Organization Flying High

On July 21, 2011 · 4 Comments

John Adair developed Action-centered leadership over forty years ago while teaching at Sandhurst. His theory—one of the simplest and most memorable—states that as a leader, you have three core responsibilities:

Achieve your Task Build your Team Develop your Individuals

The theory has [...]

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