Two Leadership Checklists
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Some of us enjoy the tidy list. Nice to have as a touchstone, though if we’re serious, we’ll dig deeper. Regardless, here are two for your consideration. The first is seminal for me –

Priorities – why I’m not writing a blog post this week…
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  I blog for a couple of reasons — mostly to spread the word about positive leadership and its effectiveness to as many people as possible, and make it “real” by providing examples and tools. Also, I do it to … Read More

Everyone’s in Marketing?
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  What does this make you think of the W.H.S. Drumline? We are all ambassadors of every organization that we are a part of. Whether it’s our family, our workplace, our house of worship, our service club, our band, our … Read More

Effectiveness trumps Efficiency
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Sometimes when I bowl, I make it my goal to bowl fast and loud.  I accelerate my approach, and fling the ball as fast as I can.  The result?  It’s really loud when the ball hits the pins (if it … Read More

What Three Things Make the Biggest Difference? (Part Three)
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This week, we look at the third concept of “The Big Three.” This is not new ground for this blog, and I encourage you to check out related posts: Effective Feedback is About the Future Leaders Model the Behavior they … Read More

What Three Things Make the Biggest Difference? (Part Two)
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Last week we explored the first concept of “The Big Three.” This week, we’ll outline the second one. This one is quite simple – It’s merely a suggested two-word definition of leadership.

What Three Things Make the Biggest Difference? (Part One)
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It is good to be efficient, yes. It is also good to be comprehensive. Sometimes, however, those two things don’t work well together. Since starting this business, most of my work helping groups has been through 4-8 hour workshops. There … Read More

Two Stories
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Anyone who has been following the rise and acceptance of Dwolla is aware of the T-shirts. Ben Milne and company have been giving away and asking folks to wear their T-shirt, and to take pictures of it being worn in … Read More

What’s the Magic trick used to control Disney guests?
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Something that strikes most visitors to Walt Disney World is how “nice” of a place it is. It’s very clean. The employees are called “cast members” because they’re playing a role and they have a reputation for great service and … Read More

My other favorite equation…
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T=r+d …where T is “trust,” r is “reliability,” and d is “delight.” I attended EntreFest 2011, and one of the best sessions I attended was

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