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#GreatBosses Inspire Growth

Are you a great boss to your employees? A great boss is a person who creates and maintains a safe, inspiring work environment where talented, engaged employees THRIVE. Great bosses create clear...



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Get Traction on Your Desired Culture

Spring storms are a “feature” of mountain living, especially here in the Front Range of Colorado. This year is no exception. The state needs the moisture but local residents (including...



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Evaluate Character AND Performance

Character matters. After numerous scandals involving high-ranking officers, the US Military will now require generals and admirals to be appraised by their peers and direct reports on qualities...



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What Does Your Great Boss Do?

Reactions to the firing of Rutgers University’s head men’s basketball coach has certainly made headlines recently. Video of the coach shoving & berating players, yelling obscenities,...



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Facades Inhibit Your Best Self

Who are you being today? Are you your core true, best self, or are you presenting a facade or persona of what you think you must be to others? In many organizations around the globe, expectations and...



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WOW Your Customers, Grow Your Business

Customers drive your business. If customers feel trusted, honored, and respected in discussions and transactions with your business, they typically come back a lot and are positive word-of-mouth...



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Get Your Reality Checked

I had the pleasure recently to speak at a leadership roundtable event with sixty business people who shared a common purpose – they want to be more effective leaders in their companies. I was...



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Get Yourself Together

Hawaii is a paradise, for visitors and for residents. The data proves it. In the most recent results from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Hawaii ranked as the highest US state in well-being...



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Redirect Unintended Consequences

I arrived at my hotel in mid-afternoon. I quickly unpacked and drove through the downtown area to see where I’d be facilitating my class in the morning. I knew the closure of the client’s...



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Make It Easy to Do the Right Thing

It was after midnight. A friend had left his cell phone in his car, so he went out to his hotel’s parking lot to retrieve it. He noticed a man standing next to the car parked a couple of spaces...



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