You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going because you might not get there. – Yogi Berra It’s a new month, a new year, a new decade. How much have you thought about what you want to accomplish this month? this year? this decade? We’ve all heard that having […]
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Beyond books and seminars and courses, the best road to becoming a better leader is self-reflection. As 2009 comes to a close, I’m looking back on my year to find the biggest leadership lesson I’ve learned. The Answer? I need to rest smarter. It’s been a full year at work and home. At work we
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By December 23rd, 1944 entire US Divisions were still retreating as the German Army continued to advance through the Ardennes Forest in a last-ditch effort to win World War II. On that frigid morning 65 years ago, a sergeant in a retreating tank destroyer spotted a bedraggled paratrooper chipping a foxhole out of the frozen
You’ve got to see the big picture as a leader – it may be the most important thing you bring to those you lead. The solar system is giving us a perfect example today. Today is the Winter Solstice for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s an astronomical tipping point. At 12:47pm Eastern
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Next time someone gives you a hard time for lying around watching football, tell them you’re studying leadership. It may not get you out of the doghouse, but it sure sounds a lot more responsible. If they press you for specifics, tell them you’re observing the quarterback: 1. “Notice, there’s only one quarterback.” When the
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