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No Regrets

“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe Quite often, my conversation with leaders involve decisions they’ve just made, or [...]

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Your Beliefs = Your Outcomes

“Man is made by his belief.  As he believes, so he is.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Here’s an obvious statement:  there are a lot of things in our lives and careers that we have absolutely no [...]

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The Starting Point

“Strategic planning is worthless – unless there is first a strategic vision.” – John Naisbitt Last week in this space the conversation was around the idea that at some point everybody has to stop [...]

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Vision is Not Optional

“Drive thy business or it will drive thee.” – Benjamin Franklin A few weeks ago, someone forwarded to me a survey that had been taken of business leaders around the globe.  These leaders were [...]

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What Are You Looking At?

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand.  The sun’s rays do not burn until brought into a focus.” – Alexander Graham Bell Today’s topic isn’t new, but it never gets old either.  [...]

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Do Things That Need Doing

“What must be done eventually should be done immediately.” – Jeremy Foley I’ve had a few meetings lately with leaders where someone in the room said something like “Well, at some point we should [...]

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Reality Check

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor Wishful thinking.  Everyone criticizes it, everyone bad mouths it, and everyone does it.  We want things to [...]

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Find a Way

“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” – Anonymous  One of the traits I admire in successful leaders is that of persistence.  The best leaders have a kind of [...]

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Challenging Assumptions

“Everything must be taken into account.  If the fact will not fit the theory – let the theory go.” – Agatha Christie Here we are again.  It’s a new year, so that must mean it’s time to make some [...]

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Confidence

“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” – Carl Lewis There are a lot of things that leaders are expected to do.  Leaders are supposed to think strategically, create a [...]