December 6th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
How Many Lives Have You Truly Touched? By now, the storyline of It’s a Wonderful Life is familiar. But how many of these historical facts from the 1946 Christmas classic do you …
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October 20th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
Planning Season is Scary for Some Twelve years ago the first edition of That’s A Great Question was published. During the pandemic, I updated the book, providing more guidance on asking great …
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September 6th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
Two events on the calendar are colliding. The first event is the 50th anniversary of George Carlin’s 1972 record and subsequent live performances of “Seven Words You Can Never Say on …
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August 2nd, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
In my book Accountability, the seventh of The Seven Pillars of Accountability is Evolving. The Seven Pillars are based on my research and interviews with leaders at several of Fortune …
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July 5th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
Summer is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. Wherever you are, I hope you’re finding time to unplug from work. That’s because the greater your responsibility, the greater the …
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June 7th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Organization Health, Productivity, Strategic Planning
This article was first published in June 2012. It’s been updated due to its popularity and is being re-posted following our return from Portugal where I’m happy to report we …
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May 3rd, 2022 | Published in Leadership
Continuous learners can get lost in these books. For the fifth consecutive summer I’m sharing reading recommendations because my previous posts suggesting books have proven popular. Leaders are readers and …
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March 9th, 2022 | Published in Accountability, Leadership
Excerpted from Greg’s book How Leaders Decide: Inspiration, Insights and Wisdom from History’s Biggest Moments. In a few days, approximately 40% of the world’s population will “lose” an hour. People …
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February 9th, 2022 | Published in Leadership
This material was first published in February 2013. A companion blog—“The 6 Warning Signs of Bad Management”—was published in February 2020. Due to popular response, this material has been edited …
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January 5th, 2022 | Published in Leadership
This material was first published in November 2018. Due to popular response, this material has been edited and is being reposted. +++ To paraphrase Eleanor Roosevelt, a person is like …
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June 18th, 2021 | Published in Accountability, Leadership
As Father’s Day approaches, take time to consider your father’s gifts to you Not tangible gifts. Gifts that materialize as character-building lessons, words of praise and encouragement, and guidance during …
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May 20th, 2021 | Published in Leadership
Continuous learners can get lost in these books. Here are my top leadership books for this summer: For the fourth straight summer I’m sharing reading recommendations because previous posts have …
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November 25th, 2020 | Published in Holiday, Leadership, Reputation
Dickens 150 Years Later “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness.” As we recognize …
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October 2nd, 2020 | Published in Leadership
How a 1959 TV Show Predicted 2020 Sixty-one years ago this week, Rod Serling introduced the first episode of The Twilight Zone. The show was a popular and critical success …
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September 21st, 2020 | Published in Leadership
Sixty years ago this week, Americans experienced the first televised presidential debate in which the two opponents squared off against one another. The 1960 election pitting Democratic U.S. Senator John …
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September 1st, 2020 | Published in Leadership
Beginning March 13, we each began facing a certain sort of death. Perhaps it was the loss of a loved one. Or the closure of a business. We may have …
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August 10th, 2020 | Published in Leadership
10 Lessons from this Daring Expedition On August 12, 1805, Meriwether Lewis climbed the eastern slope of the Continental Divide toward the realization of a lifelong goal. Lewis was on …
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July 1st, 2020 | Published in Leadership
My last airplane trip was March 12th. The next day—Friday the 13th—the U.S. government issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency. That was 111 days ago. COVID-19 and the social …
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May 28th, 2020 | Published in Leadership
Great Leaders are Readers. Here are my top leadership books for this summer: Recent events have prompted an increase in baking, Zooming and reflecting. This post marks the third summer …
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April 29th, 2020 | Published in Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Problem Solving
When King Henry VIII ordered the arrest of Anne Boleyn in May 1536, he set in motion a chain of events that led their daughter Elizabeth to the throne. During …
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