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Are you more of a talker or a listener?

Our reader poll today asks: Are you more of a talker or a listener? – I talk way too much: 8% – I talk a lot, but I listen too: 27% – I strike a good balance between talking and listening: 27% – I mostly listen but talk when required: 32% – I listen too […]



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Leadership Lessons from Likely and Unlikely Places

It’s important to capture leadership lessons from the places you expect to learn them: a great leadership book or a failed presentation to the boss. But sometimes the best lessons come from the most unlikely of places: a child’s video games, office printers, or a folktale. We’ll draw on all of them below.   Today’s […]



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Turning Your Potential into Tangible Success

Achieving greatness is a matter of mindset, action, and habit. The more you reflect on where you are and where you want to be then take action to move in that direction every day, the higher the likelihood you’ll achieve the success you desire. Today’s post is by Michael Teoh, co-author of The Potential Matrix […]



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How effective are you at celebrating and learning from failure?

Our reader poll today asks: How effective are you at celebrating and learning from failure? – Very — Every failure is a learning opportunity 43% – Somewhat — Sometimes I celebrate failure but not always: 38% – Not very — I focus more on consequences than learning: 12% – Not at all — There’s nothing […]



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550 Billion Reasons You Need Better Teammates

If you want a better and more engaged team, you need to set the example and be a better teammate yourself. Your behaviors will be contagious if you put the team first. Today’s post is by Sean Glaze, author of The 10 Commandments of Winning Teammates (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Unhappy workers cost […]



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How do you drive accountability in your organization?

Our reader poll today asks: How do you drive accountability in your organization? – Primarily through incentives: 17% – Primarily through consequences: 20% – Through an even balance of incentives and consequences: 50% – I don’t drive accountability in a consistent manner: 13% Where’s the accountability? A balanced mix of you are using incentives and […]



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Communication is the Key to Reducing Execution Risk

Difficult decisions aren’t done once you’ve made them. The biggest risks you’ll face with any decision is the result of execution risk – does your decision get carried out the way you wanted it to? The key to successful execution is good change management. If you want to make a successful executive decision, communicate the […]



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The Power of Emotional Appeal

Leaders use emotions, not logic, to inspire their teams to do great things. By following a few simple principles, you can create an emotional appeal that resonates with your audience. Today’s post is by Chuck Garcia, author of A Climb to the Top (CLICK HERE to get your copy). When the United States Olympic hockey […]



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What’s the biggest challenge you face on projects?

Our reader poll today asks: What’s the biggest challenge you face on projects? – Our teams or leaders are disengaged: 20% – Scope creep: 33% – Internal politics: 33% – Loss of resources mid-project: 8% – What we build simply doesn’t work: 1% – Other: 5% Politics, Scope, and Disengagement. The big three killers of […]



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How to Persevere When Facing a Work Grind

It’s called “work” for a reason. Most days we’re able to “work” through it and find enjoyment in what we do but occasionally we’re faced with a grind that saps our strength and threatens to derail us. Fortunately there are simple techniques for working through that grind. I love writing this blog – except when […]



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