At 6:35am on June 6, 1944 the first Allied soldiers stepped ashore at Omaha Beach. They were instantly showered with enemy fire raining down on them from fortified positions carved into the bluffs above. The hail of machine gun and artillery fire would continue unabated for hours as wave after wave of ships bottled up […]
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Want to help a customer or client feel appreciated? Seeking to recognize someone on your staff? Want to show your spouse how much you love them? There’s one thing exceptional leaders have up their sleeve to do all of these: They can pull off a good surprise. I love springing a good surprise. Whether proposing to my
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May was another busy month as my new job shifted into high gear. Here are the month’s top posts: 1. The 5 Qualities of Elite Teams 2. Leading with your “Yes” 3. Leading like Michelangelo 4. Leveraging your Fear as a Leader 5. Leadership or Manipulation? 6. How Do You Harvest Great Ideas? 7. Managing Beliefs 8. Climate Controlled Leadership 9. Leadership Lessons from Watching Football
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I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. John F. Kennedy 50 years ago today, John F. Kennedy charged congress—and the nation—with the most ambitious goal of the 20th century: putting a
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Last week we talked about how our beliefs drive our behaviors. If you want to fundamentally change someone’s behavior, you should work on changing their beliefs first. One of the best ways to help someone believe something is to believe it yourself first. It’s a scientific fact that what leaders believe about their people has a
