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Your Business Plan is Only as Good as Your Personal Plan

I’ve had the good fortune throughout my career to work with some incredible leaders. But for every great leader I’ve been around there were dozens of individuals who could have been great leaders and never were. I’ve known many people who have had the skills, the knowledge and the experience to lead people effectively and [...]

Help, I’ve Fallen and I Can’t…..Nevermind

One of the attributes I have noticed in nearly every great leader that I’ve worked with is that they know how to get back up after they fall.  I don’t think they fall any less than the rest of us, or any less hard.  But they don’t lay there very long. I actually believe that [...]

Resolutions Really Can Make it Past January

It’s that time of year when so many of us are in the midst of trying to keep the New Year’s resolutions we made.  Most of the nearly half of Americans who make them have already broken those promises to themselves.  And if you believe the research, those of us who have managed to keep [...]

Culture is Local

I was speaking to a group of public relations executives recently and one of the questions that I received following my presentation was “how do I create the culture that will drive success in my local office when the company culture is different?”   I think I gave a long rambling answer of some sort but [...]

Becoming a Better Coach – The Journey Happens at Their Pace

This is part five of a five part series on becoming a better coach. Each article explores a different element of what it takes to help others accomplish more than they thought they could and become the kind of coach that can consistently build high performing teams and an unstoppable organization. You can start at [...]

Becoming a Better Coach – Understanding and Setting Goals

This is part three of a five part series on becoming a better coach.  Each article explores a different element of what it takes to help others accomplish more than they thought they could and become the kind of coach that can consistently build high performing teams and an unstoppable organization. You can start at [...]