Where Great Leaders Spend the Majority of Their Time

Do you know where great leaders spend the majority of their time? The answer isn’t The Boardroom The production line A top business school In front of customers Or any other specific location The answer is less of a “where” and more of a “when.” Allow me to explain… Over the past 20+ years, I…

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You Won’t Have A Successful Career

When your future self looks back on your career, odds are you will discover that you didn’t have a successful one. Why? Because you won’t have just one career, you will have multiple careers. When we think of a career, many envision a clear and linear path leading to success. However, the reality is much…

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Don’t Let Smaller Goals Undermine Bigger Ones

Last summer, my family and I set out to hike two mountains – Wheeler Peak in New Mexico and Elbert outside of Denver, Colorado. I was also keen to tack on Oklahoma’s high point, but my son Clay advised against it. He stressed that we needed to acclimatize, and if we tried to do too…

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7 Keys to Giving Your Boss Effective Feedback

Giving your boss feedback can be challenging. Appear too critical of your boss, and you can come across as argumentative, unsupportive, or not a team player. You may have the right intention, but you appear to be a problem, not part of the solution. Effectively give your boss feedback by putting these seven ideas into…

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Overcoming Obstacles to Team Success

Teams in your organization are like cells in your body. They both are where the action is. Where work gets done, energy is produced, and results are delivered. Unfortunately, organizations often put obstacles in the way of their own team success. Here are five potential obstacles to look out for if you are working to…

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Reform, Perform, or Transform

There was a time in my life when I thought that brainstorming and setting priorities was a reasonably straightforward process. Invite the team into a room, ask them to create a list of possible priorities, and then pick a few. It seemed easy enough. How hard could it be? Then, I started doing it. As…

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Position Yourself for Success

We all fulfill several positions in our lives. I am a business owner, a professor, a father, a husband, a dog owner, an author, a speaker. You may be an accountant, a sister, and a choir director. Throughout the year, we can take on a new position without fully understanding performance expectations or examining the…

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