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Going from Suck to Non-Suck

May 12, 2011June 22, 2011

I mentioned last week I wanted to get you more insights into books I think are worth attention. Today, I want to share with you Peter Sims new book, Little …

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Stopping Theft at Work

May 11, 2011December 1, 2019

She had dark circles under her eyes as she walked into the conference room. Not just Friday-morning dark circles, but major-product-launch dark circles. I asked her how she was doing. …

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The Why Of Meetings

May 10, 2011July 17, 2011

Let me just say what all of us believe: meetings suck. Yet we’re all going to meetings. For most of us, meetings get in the way of us getting actual …

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Lesson from the Precipice

May 8, 2011July 17, 2011

More than once I have stood at the very edge of a precipice before a grand vista, and each time has given me an unforgettable experience. The Grand Canyon, Yosemite’s …

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42 Rules No one Told You.

May 6, 2011June 22, 2011

I’ve been wanting to find a way to share with you books worth reading. Finally, I’ve settled on doing an interview. I’ve asked Pam Fox Rollin, a coach and leadership …

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It’s Not Bragging if You Back It Up

May 4, 2011June 21, 2011

If Sunday’s night news taught us nothing else, it was a reminder of how you behave when you have a success is as important as how you behave when you’re …

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It's Not Bragging if You Back It Up

May 4, 2011

If Sunday’s night news taught us nothing else, it was a reminder of how you behave when you have a success is as important as how you behave when you’re …

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We Can’t Agree to Disagree

May 2, 2011July 18, 2011

If [fill in the person] thinks I’ve bought in, they’re crazy.” “Even if [fill in the group] doesn’t believe in our current vision, they’ll believe when they see it.” “I …

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Want It? Do Your Homework.

April 27, 2011August 24, 2011

A CEO of a software company reaches out to me recently, and asks me to take a 20-minute meeting to review his strategy/execution software because it was a match to …

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