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Promotions, Privileges, and Temptations

Each new promotion we achieve in our careers presents new opportunities to grow and impact others. It also presents new levels of temptation. What are the temptations that grow...
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Don’t Get Owned

I was talking to another leader about a situation she recently encountered with a teammate. In short, the teammate was being difficult and rude to the leader, and the...
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Achieve Real Significance

Sunday evening CBS News aired a “60 Minutes” episode that included a story about Paul Tudor Jones II, a billionaire hedge fund manager/philanthropist who founded The Robin Hood Foundation, an...
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Pretender

How to Identify and Coach Pretenders

I’ve been challenged throughout my career with many trials and tests that have resulted in learning. Today, I have the benefit of being a wise leader only because of...
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Hold the Sarcasm

Does sarcasm have a place in leadership? Before you answer that question, let’s make sure we aren’t confusing sarcasm with humor. Humor is something we (and those around us)...
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Having the Confidence to Take on the “V” Word

This week I attended a webinar hosted by Dan Rockwell (Leadership Freak blogger) as he interviewed Stephen M. R. Covey on the crisis of trust. If you attended this...
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What Real Job Security Looks Like

What is job security? Most of us would probably define it as feeling quite safe and secure with our position within our company. Factors that give us a sense...
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Are You Growing or Swelling?

“Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing...
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Character Revealed

“Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling.” -Unknown Yesterday marked national signing day for college football. That’s the day when hundreds of the nation’s most talented high school seniors...
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Character Counts

“But character counts, and it counts mightily.” – General Martin Dempsey One role of a leader is to be able to flex their leadership abilities to the demands of...
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