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4 Ways to Talk about Intuition at Work
After 75 interviews with leaders, it’s clear. Leaders rely on intuition for decision-making in complex situations. Making decisions in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty is part of the job. There is neither the ability to know all the facts nor time to find enough...
Leaders Learn from Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is not a huge event in our household. With 16 years of marriage, we're past the point of grand gestures, dozens of roses or big gifts...and I like it this way. I like it because it's the small things that matter. Valentine's Day now is a time to pause...
Stuck in a Rut and Don’t Know It?
It was evening at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. I checked in after a long flight to Phoenix and, like always, I scouted out the facility for the next day. I don't think you'd be surprised to learn that the thing that grabbed my attention first was the amazing...
Hiring? Recognize and Use Feelings Wisely
It was an important hiring decision – a senior manager with a healthy budget and high-level staff. Most hiring processes will consist of an interview panel, checking references, conducting several rounds of interviews, and even potentially a police clearance to ensure...
The Secret Culprit behind Over-Thinking: Fear
By Saturday afternoon there was already 18 inches of snow. Tree limbs sagged with the weight and narrow, shoveled paths wiggled toward the garage. And, it was still snowing. The boxwood hedges, that I have nurtured since they were tiny, splayed apart from mounds of...
Forget Boisterous Bravado. Three Tips for Authentic Leadership
Last week, I participated in my first speaker showcase. More than 20 speakers provided ten minutes of their program to a room full of 200 meeting planners. Hearing different a motivational christian speaker throughout the day it brought nerves on. It was like speed...
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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...
Scaling Difficult Tasks: Leverage Your Resources
The Isle of Skye in Scotland is laced with hiking trails. Some run through heather-covered rolling moors; some are technical climbs that scale tops of peaks; others drop to the sea along sheer cliffs. It's not just Scotland with the tricky terrian; all around the...
The Value of Travel–and Down Time
If you've read my blog for long, you won't be surprised to hear that travel is very important to me. I find that time spent in other environments, cultures and fresh activities expands my thinking, allows me to reconnect to my values, and put into expanded practice...
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