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February 6, 2023
What Living in a War Zone Taught Me About Leadership

In Beirut, Lebanon during 1973, five-year-old Elisa A. Schmitz first learned situational awareness—a leadership lesson she says is key to being visionary.
Today’s guest post is by Elisa Schmitz, author of Become the Fire: Transform Life’s Chaos into Business and Personal Success (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
It was 1973 and I was living in Beirut, Lebanon, when that country was a powder keg before its civil war.
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February 1, 2023
4 Essentials Every Challenger Brand Must Cultivate

Successful challenger brands know where they stand, who they are, and how prepared they are to go to battle. They identify disruptive strategies, make distinctive promises and statements, and create and use a voice that’s unique to them.
Today’s post is by Mike Sullivan and Michael Tuggle, authors of The Voice of the Underdog: How Challenger Brands Create Distinction by Thinking Culture First (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
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January 25, 2023
How to Identify and Motivate Slackers on Your Team

You put in a lot of time and energy into leading slackers, but you don’t get anything back in terms of results. Your job as a leader is to figure out what will motivate them to perform.
One type of detractor you might deal with is a slacker. These people are in the lower left corner of the leadership matrix. You put in a lot of time and energy into leading them but you don’t get anything back in terms of results.
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January 23, 2023
Sisters, Service, and Sales

Customer service that is focused on customer relationships will impact your ability to make sales and to improve your business.
Today’s post is by Kate Edwards, author of Hello! And Every Little Thing That Matters (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
There is a scene in the Tina Fey/Amy Pohler film “Sisters” that is hilarious. The scene takes place in the dressing room of a trendy shop where the eponymous sisters go shopping for dresses for a party they are hosting that night.
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January 18, 2023
How to Focus Joyriders on Your Team

Joyriders are team members that you don’t invest a lot of leadership capital in, but you also don’t get anything back from them in terms of results.
Your Joyriders occupy the lower right corner of the Leadership Matrix. You don’t put in a lot of time and energy but you also don’t get anything back in terms of results. Joyriders can be really tricky to identify.
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January 16, 2023
My CEO Career: Workplace Culture My Biggest Lesson

Learn how an award-winning CEO transformed a once struggling organization by improving its workplace culture.
Today’s guest post is by Thane Lawrie, author of The Buddhist CEO (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
In this article I will tell you an interesting story about how I became a successful CEO and what I believe was my biggest lesson. I have just published a book called The Buddhist CEO, but in many ways I was the accidental CEO.
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January 11, 2023
How to Develop the Square Pegs on Your Team

Square pegs are team members that require a lot of your time and energy, but they’re not yet delivering the results you expect. One of the biggest benefits of leading a square peg well is you get to feel the satisfaction of helping somebody else grow and develop.
Square pegs occupy the lower left corner of the Leadership Matrix because you’re putting in a lot of time and energy helping them build skills, but they’re not yet delivering the results you expect.
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January 9, 2023
Fostering an Ownership Mentality to Boost Your Business

Employees are driven to perform their best when they feel a sense of ownership over their work. Fostering a company culture driven by a ‘we’re all in this together’ mindset is easy – here are 10 actionable strategies.
Today’s post is by Shaara Roman, author of The Conscious Workplace: Fortify Your Culture to Thrive in Any Crisis (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
When you think of an entrepreneur, you think of someone who is constantly hustling.
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January 4, 2023
Do You Have a Square Peg on Your Team?

One type of detractor you might have on your team is a square peg. Square pegs have the willingness to do well, but they lack the skills to perform effectively.
One type of detractor you might deal with is a square peg. They’re going to be in the lower left corner of the leadership matrix. You’re investing a lot of time and energy into them, but not getting a lot back in terms of results.
Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.
January 2, 2023
The Best Leaders Are Comedians

Leaders can learn a lot from comedians. They’re captivating public speakers, they practice economy of language, and they’re experts at insight. Insight is a critical leadership skill.
Today’s post is by Antonio Garrido, author of MY DAILY LEADERSHIP: A Powerful Roadmap For Leadership Success (CLICK HERE to get your copy).
To be clear, I’m not saying that it’s the leader’s job to joke their way through the difficulties of the day.
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