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2 Attributes of Exceptional Leaders culture leadership people May 22, 2023

When we think of the leaders we’ve known, personally or professionally, there are certain traits that no doubt come to mind. When asked to...

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Brand Identity: What makes you the ONLY? brand clarity strategy Mar 30, 2023

What makes YOU different? You can probably come up with a short list of things that make you unique like an experience you’ve had, a...

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Combatting the 5 Dysfunctions of Teams culture leadership team Mar 23, 2023

If we work with people, we will run into people problems.

If we keep running into dysfunctional dynamics, but we never ask what we might be...

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How To Scale Your Business With Dignity growth leadership mindset Mar 16, 2023

As leaders we’re not only challenged to address the day-to-day challenges and opportunities in our business, we’re tasked with thinking...

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An Uncommon Approach When Planning Fails resistance struggle Mar 09, 2023

Things rarely go as planned. They rarely take less time, money, or energy than we expect.

Just because we struggle or face resistance, does not...

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147 Of 261: 5 Questions You Should Ask Regularly 261 Jan 18, 2023

Every leader (at any level) should regularly ask themselves:

  • Where am I being a bottleneck?
  • What do I need to delegate?
  • Who can I give more trust...
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118 Of 261: Are You Worth Following? 261 Jan 18, 2023

Who is the worst leader you ever worked for? It's not hard to remember them, right?

What was so "off" about the way they led?

If I had to bet, it...

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108 Of 261: You Can’t Unhear This One 261 leadership lesson meetings Dec 22, 2022

 

When you're in meetings this week or in your next one-on-one's with your team members, remember that when someone is speaking their...

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107 Of 261: Question For You... 261 advice design destination question Dec 22, 2022

 

I have one more question for you that stems from yesterday's reminder about Jim Collins' Hedgehog Concept.

Imagine you're creating a Hedgehog...

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106 Of 261: Why So Many Companies Stay Average 261 design lesson planning roadmap Dec 22, 2022

 

A few days back I shared the S2 Road Map with you—my one-page business plan. Today I want to give you one piece of that plan...

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105 Of 261: Can I Be Vulnerable With You? 261 leadership lesson reminder vulnerability Dec 22, 2022

 

There are 5 levels of vulnerability we're privileged to access with the people we lead. 
Often when it comes to work, we stick with 1...

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104 Of 261: New Tool To Help You Maximize Your Time - Try It Here 261 action advice leadership question Dec 22, 2022

 

There's no doubt you work really hard.

But the question you might carry in the back of your mind is, "Am I working on the right things?"

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