Tag: leadership
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You’ll be a person longer…
Years ago, my kids were attending a summer hockey camp being put on by the college hockey team in our city. It was an outstanding program having been built into a perennial contender and multiple national champion. The coach was revered across the country (think men’s college basketball’s Coach K, but in a Canadian hockey…
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When uncertainty rises…
People look for someone they trust. Are you familiar with that feeling when all the meetings around your workspace are closed door? It’s unsettling. Worrisome. You don’t know what’s going on but you do know one thing… You’re not involved. Not in the know. Not being consulted. Not being told. Not “in the tent.” You…
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Everyone has a plan until…
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about plans. I once had a client who was absolutely obsessed with my plan. When will it be done? What’s in it? When will it start? The frustrating part wasn’t their desire to know what’s happening. I appreciate that completely. It was the obsession with an…
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Don’t forget the humans
With so much focus on technology innovation, AI, and everything in between, there’s very little fuss being made about the humans. This isn’t new. But aren’t they still the most important part of everything? Our customers Our employees Our partners Our friends Our parents Our kids All humans. I’m feeling like it’s more important than…
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Be like Mike
In the early 90s, Gatorade ran a TV ad with Michael Jordan that had the tag line “Be Like Mike.” But today I want to tell you about a different Mike. Mike is a retiree and recently visited a non-profit organization that helps youth struggling with addiction. On his visit to the organization’s rehab facility,…
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Involvement Matters
Involvement creates commitment. Force kills it. Those words from a post today by Corporate Rebels. And this image. This is relatable to anyone like me, who spends most of their time in this space. It’s also relatable to the millions of people who have felt the force of someone else’s decisions. Now don’t get me…
It's Change O'Clock Somewhere 