Your Team Needs Your Struggles: A Lesson in Psychological Safety
Most founders think vulnerability kills credibility.
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Lead to Scale: The Spiral Path to Sustainable Leadership
Most leadership development fails because it follows a straight line.
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3 Great Reasons To Make More Mistakes
"Not again!" yells that little voice inside of you as you make a mistake for the umpteenth time. We have all felt the pain of failure. And, because it's so painful, shouldn't we avoid it at all costs? Not at all. Image...
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How To Get A Job You'll Love With 5 Easy Questions
Interviews are inherently nerve racking. Sometimes the interviewers make it that way intentionally (bad ones anyway). But we always feel that odd mixture of anxiety and excitement. Especially when we interview for a job...
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5 Deadly Traits That Will Kill Your Team Unity
Unity. We know it when we feel it, but we especially know it when it’s not there. When we are unified within our teams or departments, then projects and tasks seem to be easier and we tackle them better. Then when...
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3 Simple Tips to Actually Build a Successful Team
Building a successful team can be one of the toughest responsibilities of a leader. Frequently, teams, not individuals, are what make-or-break organizations. So, how are great and successful teams built? There are many...
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How to Train People to Be Better Immediately
If you are in any place of leadership, then you've had to train or retrain a team member. But, have you found that just because you tell someone how to do a task that it doesn't mean that they will do it? Or if they...
Read essay3 Ways Community Will Change Your Life
Living or working in a supportive community can be one of the most transforming experiences of your life. Few things can help you go further, accomplish more, or give you more opportunities than community. The key is...
Read essay5 Keys To Success From the Life of Steve Jobs
I'm sure you can easily recognize the Apple logo on the backs of iPhones and computers. And I'm sure most you would recognize a picture of Apple's founder, Steve Jobs, if we saw it. However, do you really know why Apple...
Read essayHow Your Lunch Time Can Transform Your Life
For most, lunch is a time when we take a break from the day and become passive participants in the world. But, what if your lunch time could change your life? I know what you must be thinking, "he's about to tell me to...
Read essay3 Easy Steps to More Effective Delegation
Have you ever asked a team member, colleague, or friend to do a task for you and it turned into a disaster? Maybe it wasn't done the way you envisioned. Maybe it was done the way you wanted, but now your relationship is...
Read essay3 Ways to Lead Like William Wallace
Men are under attack! The image, integrity, and value of men has never been more diminished than it is today. The idea of children needing a father that is present or wives needing a caring husband is mocked more than...
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