Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category

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Your Unseen Rival

Sport teaches us much about life.  Tenacity, competition and courage play major roles in victors and losers.  I enjoy the stories and documentaries of sports legends.  Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were legendary rivals.  Their work ethic and surreal ability to raise the game, players and league around them to new heights stemmed from what [...]


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What You Mean

“It’s not so much what you do, it’s what you mean.” This is from a children’s story, The Railway Children, by E. Nesbit.  Authenticity in intention is what matters.  It is what your buyer is seeking.  They also know it is rare.  Too many businesspeople are automatons in their approach.  They are focused on what [...]


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Yes, Exceptions

When you propose a new idea, be prepared for the typical automaton response from those you share with, “Is this going to work for every single customer?” “Will it apply to everything we do?” “What about all of the work we have done?” The questions come in all different shapes and sizes.  There’s typically a [...]


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Inextricably Linked

Leadership starts first and foremost with vision. You have to know what you want and where you are going. Then you have to have people buy your vision. No followers, no leadership. There are those who think they can run a business or survive in an increasingly competitive marketplace with a street map trying to [...]


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Tribe Leaders

Waiting for others to get things done is not acceptable today. Things are moving so fast and those who are willing to pay the brain bill and learn can easily accumulate the tools to win. The game has shifted from working within a structured process to making things happen. Those who make things happen are [...]


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