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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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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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102 Of 261: I Like Big Bets 261 bets destination leadership lesson planning Dec 22, 2022

 

Back in 2006, Jeff Bezos got flack in a BusinessWeek article about a new service he was building out that no one felt confident...

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98 Of 261: Your One-Page Plan For Your Business 261 action advice design lesson planning roadmap Dec 22, 2022


Ask around, I hate long, tedious, overly descriptive plans and processes. 

I swear, TL;DR was invented for me.

Especially when it comes to...

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94 Of 261: ZERO Monkeys 261 leadership lesson reminder team Dec 22, 2022


You are a remarkably capable leader. Being capable is awesome. It's usually how people like us end up in leadership roles. 

But, being a...

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91 Of 261: Stages Of Groundedness 261 advice leadership lesson Dec 22, 2022


Successful leaders are founded on two things—being inwardly sound and others focused.

But it doesn't start that way for a lot of us. 

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89 Of 261: 10 Red Balloons, 4,665 Friends, And $40,000 261 culture leadership lesson vulnerability Dec 22, 2022


What do you get with 10 red balloons, 4,665 friends, and $40,000?

Sounds like the setup for a joke, right? ;) 

Answer: A trust-vulnerability...

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84 Of 261: Hack For Your To-Do List 261 action lesson to-do Dec 22, 2022


I know that right after you skim this, you're going to check your to-do list and calendar.

Here's a hack to help you get more (smarter work)...

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80 Of 261: 3 Non-Negotiables For Any Leader 261 leadership lesson Dec 22, 2022

 

These three things are non-negotiables to be awesome, effective leaders—

1. Competence: knowledge, ability, expertise (duh)

2....

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77 Of 261: 800 Pounds 261 leadership lesson reminder Dec 22, 2022

 

Reality check from my friend and coach, John Ott:

Your words weigh 800 pounds for the people you lead. 

  • As a leader / owner / founder /...
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74 Of 261: 99% Of Leaders Make This Mistake 261 leadership lesson reminder Dec 22, 2022

 

I'm going to guess you've said this... I know I have.

"It's as simple as X."

At a glance, a new endeavor can be boiled down to a 1, 2, 3 plan....

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