“Failure is NOT an option!” Have you heard this? There’s only one problem. It’s almost never true.
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Failure IS An Option
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For Leaders: A License to Learn
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I got my pilot’s license back in 1984 (which is amazing, because normally they don’t allow 3-year olds to fly airplanes). When the FAA examiner signed my logbook certifying that I was now an official, licensed private pilot, he said something to me that I didn’t take all that seriously at the time. What he said was:
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Do you ever wonder why you’re not getting the results you want with your team? This could be one possible answer.
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4 Traits of Great Leaders
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The cover story in the current issue of Fortune magazine is “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.” Once again, I didn’t make the cut. I suppose it’s possible that I’m number 51, but my guess is that I’m further down the list.
But the story got me thinking: what makes a great leader? What are the skills that the truly effective leaders ...
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3 Reasons to Have an Outsider in Your Team
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It’s human nature to want to hang out with people who are like you. Here are three reasons why you should expand your horizons and add an “outsider” to your team.
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Leadership and Trust – A Cautionary Tale
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I once worked for a TV station where senior management wanted to get rid of one of the news anchors. Because of the stipulations of her contract, they couldn’t just fire her outright. So they came up with a plan. Their plan was to make her so miserable that she would feel compelled to quit.
Now, how could I possibly know about this? At the time, I was just a glorified secretary (and by “glorified” I mean “not glorified”).
I know about ...
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A Different Place for Creative Ideas
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If you want to come up with more (and better) creative ideas, here’s a tip that’ll help you achieve exactly that!
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A Tale of Two Restaurants…and You
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Today we’re going to talk about two fast-food restaurant chains. They both serve similar products, but one makes way more money than the other. Let’s see if you can guess which one is the big winner:
Restaurant Chain #1:
[unordered_list style=”tick”]- Virtually synonymous with its product
- Thousands and thousands of locations throughout the entire country
- Open 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Restaurant Chain #2:[unordered_list style=”red-x”]
- Virtually unknown in half the country
- Fewer than half the number of restaurants as Restaurant Chain #1
- Every location closed nearly ...
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What Do Your Creative People REALLY Want?
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What do your creative people really want? It’s not what most leaders think!
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This One Thing Will Make Change Easier
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I just had a client for an upcoming keynote speech tell me, “We’re going through a lot of change right now.”
YOU: “Oh my God, he’s talking about my organization! We’re going through a lot of change right now!”
Okay, before you get too excited [YOU: “Too late!”], you should know that I hear this from nearly every client. I conducted an informal survey (translation: I was still in my pajamas when I made the calls) of some of my fellow motivational ...
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