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Four Tips to Manage Your Energy Drains and Fillers
“You’re doing what?” The question came from my girlfriends during our morning run. I had explained my plan to attend a weekend meditation retreat. It wasn’t the meditation retreat they reacted to. It was the plan: Friday night concert (we already had tickets);...
Mental Flexibility: Stay Calm and Find the Workaround
It happened for the second time. I arrived to speak at the conference workshop and realized that I left the mail-back cards and envelopes at home...again. (Yes, I have a packing checklist; yes, I used the checklist; yes, I still overlooked it.) That feeling of panic...
Top Leadership Tip: Just Care and Be Nice
Some time ago, I spoke at and facilitated an Executive Leadership Program for a notable association. The speakers were a who’s who in that industry--successful business people with a solid track record. There were sessions on responding to RFPs, auditing and...
Customer Service Week: Lessons from Helicopter Pilots
They started with two helicopters, an office crammed into the corner of the hangar filled with beat up furniture. Today, there are eight helicopters, a flight simulator, an office building outside the hangar and services offered in three locations across the country....
Communication Lessons from a Lightning Strike
We were climbing out of the Denver International Airport on an overcast day with bumps typical of Denver. I was flying from a speaking engagement in Keystone to another one in Atlanta and was engrossed in my work when…POP! Flash! The noise and bright light came from...
Tasting Scottish Whisky: What It Means to Your Team
Scotland is known for fine woolens, shortbread, the heather-covered moors and single malt Scottish whisky. I'm not a single malt whisky drinker but as a visitor to Scotland for ten days, I decided to try two per day. If I was a teenager or student I would be loving...
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Is Your Leadership Falling Victim to the Villain?
Is your leadership falling victim to the villain? “What villain?” you say. It’s a dastardly villain that limits your leadership potential and short-circuits your effectiveness. Particularly in technical fields, we’ve been trained to go along with the villain. Here’s...
4 Anchors To Weather Any Storm
It was supposed to be an easy cruise. That's what they told me. The 47' Morris sailboat, sailed the Newport to Bermuda race and finished second in her class. We were part of the crew sailing her back to Newport. And, it was my first sailing trip. To say that the trip...
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Do You Have Analysis Paralysis?
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