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Leadership Development

July 7, 2020

Bosses Do Know What They Like- 7 Behaviors That Define The Best And Worst Employees

Most people can make broad generalized attributions about others from small actions. Recently my wife commented that, “I never close our closet doors!” My

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June 18, 2020

Trust Your Elders? Why Younger Leaders Are Winning The Game Of Trust

We often hear sayings like, “With age comes wisdom,” and you should “respect your elders.” Many people believe that, with all this wisdom and

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June 15, 2020

Finding And Becoming The Helpful Leader

Finding The Helpful Leader Recently, my colleague Jack Zenger and I did some research on resilience and discovered that leaders who provided service to

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Peer Resiliency

June 15, 2020

10 Critical Behaviors That Improve Resiliency

People who are more resilient are less likely to give up when they experience failure. They are willing to take more risks to succeed.

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June 9, 2020

We Wait Too Long To Train Our Leaders

Years ago, I was involved with a firm that experimented with teaching leadership principles to elementary school children. We were introducing the same skills

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May 14, 2020

The Personal Benefits of COVID-19: A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste

The Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer observed that “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” COVID-19 could be remembered as months of painful

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May 12, 2020

The Number One Skill Leaders Need In A Crisis

There are several skills that leaders possess that are helpful in a crisis. Skills such as: The ability to get people to stretch and

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April 28, 2020

How Problem Solvers Can Learn To Sell

In 1984, Americans believed that video games were over. This was a problem for the Nintendo executives trying to sell their new NES (Nintendo

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April 23, 2020

15 Ways To Develop Yourself At Home

Many people are working from home, and if they are anything like me, they are going a little bit stir crazy. If you are

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April 16, 2020

How To Communicate When You Lack Credibility

Since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak, we have all heard a variety of communications from different sources. Messages come from politicians, patients, health

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