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How to Bring Closure to 2020

I don’t think I’ve ever been so ready for a year to end. How about you? What a challenging, bizarre, and painful time it has been in our country and our world. And, as 2020 wraps up, it’s easy to just say “good riddance” and hope for brighter days ahead. However, as difficult as this […]

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How We Move Forward…Together

This has been an election like we’ve never seen here in the United States, in the midst of a year like we’ve never experienced. I’m grateful that President-Elect Joe Biden is calling for cooperation, unity, and healing.  However, what has become abundantly clear over the course of the past few days, weeks, and months, is […]

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Bending the Arc Toward Justice by Owning Up to Our Racism

Recently I’ve found myself getting into some infuriating debates on social media (mostly with fellow white folks) about racism, law enforcement, the current state of our country, and, specifically, the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I’m usually pretty good at not engaging with people and in discussions that don’t seem respectful or productive. I’m all up for healthy debate, for […]

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Hang in There

There is a weariness that a lot of us are experiencing these days with everything going on in the United States and the world the past few weeks and months. As I talked about on a recent podcast episode, there are some specific things I think we can focus on right now to navigate these […]

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Be a Positive Force for Change

This has been one of the most intense periods I’ve ever experienced in our country and our world in my lifetime (I was born in 1974). I’ve been feeling angry, sad, scared, helpless, shocked, and much more. The emotional roller coaster that most of us have been on the past few months with the pandemic […]

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4 Tips to Giving Great Feedback

As challenging and vulnerable as receiving feedback can be, giving it can also be quite difficult. And for us to be successful leaders, teammates, parents, friends, spouses, and human beings, it’s important to give feedback effectively to those around us. According to a study conducted by psychologist Tessa West of NYU for the NeuroLeadership Institute, […]

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Connecting Across the Political Divide

Although there are many aspects of this pandemic that are bringing us closer together and breaking down barriers between people, our country and our world continue to be incredibly divided along political and ideological lines, which has significantly negative consequences for each of us and all of us.  As I write about in my new […]

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Understanding and Owning Our Privilege

We all have privilege.  Some of us, like me as a straight, white, affluent, American man, have more than others.  However, for a number of reasons, many of us have a hard time acknowledging and owning our privilege. It has become almost a slur, or even an outright attack to be called “privileged.” In our […]

The Importance of Leading with Compassion, Especially Right Now

Given all that is going on these days and the intense level of uncertainty in our world, many people are understandably feeling scared, angry, sad, and more.  One of the best things we can do to address this and support everyone around us, including ourselves, is to lead with compassion. As I talk about in […]

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We’re All in This Together – 4 Key Traits of High Performing Teams

When I wrote my latest book, We’re All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging, I had no idea it would come out in the midst of a global pandemic which has had a significant impact on every aspect of work and life in our world.  However, now more […]

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