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In a previous article, “How Will You Measure Your Life?” noted business professor Clayton Christensen talks about the power of committing to rules and guidelines in his life. He tells a story [...]

No matter what degree of experience you have, or what level you are in the organization, you may have a desire to have more, do more, and be more. Here’s what you can do to chart a course for [...]

Many leaders have high ambition and significant expectations of themselves. Yet they perceive others achieving at a higher level or judge themselves in comparison and feel they aren’t [...]

A barely perceptible twitch of an eyelid, a neck muscle suddenly in need of massage, a subtle scratch of the head; in the parlance of competitive poker, these are known as “tells”.  Savvy players [...]

Most of us feel as though we are always extremely busy.  The amount of information we deal with and  activities we need to complete can lead to a sense of being overwhelmed by the sheer number of [...]

My clients span many different industries and represent many different levels within their organizations. In dealing with them, I always try to observe the traits and characteristics that seem to [...]

We were recently facilitating a strategic planning process with a professional organization. We were discussing the two basic orientations for strategy: preserving and renewing. A preserving [...]

As we move into the new year, many organizations are finalizing their budgets and some companies are creating new strategies. Meanwhile, some leaders are setting personal goals and creating [...]

We have all heard the warning to “Look out!” It may have been when we are about to be in harm’s way, when we’re not   paying attention, or perhaps when are not aware of a potential threat that [...]

One of the most critical leadership and management traits is the ability to provide exceptional feedback. Exceptional feedback isn’t positive or negative, it is simply done in a way that is well [...]