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Creating More Emphasis Vocally
The way in which a leader communicates orally in professional settings carries a lot of meaning. Tone, pitch, grammar, and vocabulary combine to…
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The LEGO Critical to Your Organization’s Success
Combining a single solar cell with many other cells is how a solar panel is made. Add many solar panels together, and a solar array soon exists. Many…
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What Does It Mean for My Team to Win Today?
When people compete, they get an answer. They either win or lose. For competitors, what it means to win is straightforward and objective. They know…
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When Multiple People Are Accountable to the Same Problem or Outcome
To increase the odds of a superior result, some leaders attempt to stack the deck in their favor by holding multiple people accountable to the same…
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Always Practice the Details Prior to Performance
In the early 2000s, a young Chinese pianist named Lang Lang was scheduled to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in a highly anticipated debut. At…
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Let People Discover Your Strengths
In an age of blatant self-promotion, it is common for many people to boast about their strengths. They like to tell the world how special they are…
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Why Everyone on the Team Matters
When asked how many people it takes to perform a seamless pit stop during an Indy race, legendary Team Leader Mike Hull suggests it takes 200. According…
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The Flaw of Selecting People Before Deciding on Strategy
Organizations are driven to change in response to market pressures, disruptive technologies, new ventures, and other sundry influences. Leaders must…
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Levels of Consensus
Consensus is not agreement. Reaching consensus in a group means everyone can live with the decision or choice. After individuals who disagree explain…
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How Can We Improve Our Judgment?
“Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment,” or so goes the well-known quote. Of the many factors that contribute to…
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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Behind the Desire for Promotion
To advance in their careers, good leaders ask to do more. The desire for the next role and a deserved promotion to a more senior leadership position…
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On Becoming More Aware
In a legendary graduation address, later turned into the book This Is Water, David Foster Wallace offered this allegory: “There are these two young fish…
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