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Are You a Brilliant Original, or Merely a Copy?

Let’s start with a 2-part quiz:

Question 1 — Which would you pay more for: an original Van Gogh, or a copy (even a very good copy) done by a third-year art student?

Question 2 — Switching now to your own business: are you an original, or a copy (even a very good copy) of what somebody else did first?

Question 3 (okay, so it’s a 3-part quiz) — Regarding Question 2: Which would you rather be?

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MAR
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Change, Creativity, Leadership, Producing Results

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How Diversity Can Drive Your Team’s Innovation

Posted by: Bill Stainton

Most teams that I work with claim that they would like to be more innovative. And all of them would like to see better bottom line results, such as growth in market share, and better client communication and loyalty.

So how can you get these results with your team? One word: diversity.

When I was producing my sketch comedy TV show, I took some heat because the show was perceived as being too white and too male. And you know what? That ...

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MAR
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5 Not-So-Obvious Mistakes People Make When Setting Goals

Posted by: Bill Stainton

“In the Spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”

So says Tennyson.

“In December a young (and not-so-young) leader’s fancy somewhat more heavily turns to thoughts of goals for the following year.”

So says Stainton. Although not as poetically. But in order to give yourself the best chance of achieving those goals, you need to make sure you don’t make any of these 5 mistakes.

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DEC
2015

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3 Lessons for Breakthrough Results from Donald Trump

Posted by: Bill Stainton

Do you want to produce breakthrough results in your business? In your industry? In your life? I’m not talking about incremental results, the “Hey, look, we got a new logo!” kind of results. I’m talking about the game-changers. The quantum leap kind of results that can redefine an industry. If those are the kind of results you want to produce, you might be able to learn a thing or two (or three)…from Donald Trump.

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The #1 Reason Most Change Doesn’t Last

Posted by: Bill Stainton

You’ve done the hard work of leading your team through change, but now things are reverting to the way they were before. What went wrong? Here’s the #1 reason most change doesn’t last.

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MAR
2015

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Is This Why You Aren’t Creating Lasting Change?

Posted by: Bill Stainton

Change is difficult, particularly in Haiti. What I learned here about what works and what doesn’t work applies just as much to your organization.

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JAN
2015

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The Real Truth Behind Obstacles

Posted by: Bill Stainton

What’s going to get in the way of you producing the results you want to produce this year? If you find yourself coming up against some obstacles, you might want to watch this short video!

Now it’s your turn. What are some of the obstacles you’ve faced that turned out to be surprisingly surmountable once you put your mind to it? Please share your experience in the Comments section below so that others can ...

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JAN
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Are You Making This Mistake When Leading Your Team Through Change?

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You may have seen the clip; it was all over the news—and not just the sports news. In a November 2014 football game between Utah and Oregon, Utah wide receiver Kaelin Clay runs the ball for what appears to be an easy touchdown. Just one ... Continue Reading →

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DEC
2014

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How to Create Your Best Year Ever

Posted by: Bill Stainton

As 2014 comes to an end, what can you do create an even more successful 2015? Here are four steps to creating your best year ever!

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DEC
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Are You Planning for the Future or for the Present?

Posted by: Bill Stainton

[Tweet “#TheBeatles made a decision to hire for the future, not for the present. And that decision paid off “]John, Paul, George, and Ringo. The Beatles. Four names as familiar to a generation of fans as any on the planet. But there was a time when it wasn’t John, Paul, George, and Ringo. It was John, Paul, George, and Pete.

Pete Best. The Beatles’ original drummer. The one they fired and replaced with Ringo Starr just when they were on the ...

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