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“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.” – Napoleon Bonaparte I’ve been fortunate to have many opportunities over the years to help leaders [...]

“My favorite things in life don’t cost any money.  It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.” – Steve Jobs People talk constantly about how busy they are.  For some [...]

“The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.” – Armistead Maupin Last week in the is space, the conversation was about letting go of [...]

“When you’re through changing, you’re through.” – Bruce Fairchild Barton One of the most challenging things leaders have to deal with is what I call a “legacy of success”.  Leading an [...]

“The success combination in business is:  Do what you do better…and:  do more of what you do.” – David Joseph Schwartz Leaders get pulled in a lot of different directions.  That’s true whether [...]

“There exists in the world a single path along which no one can go except you: wither does it lead?  Do not ask, go along it.” – Friedrich Nietzsche One of the marks of a great leader is the [...]

“Let me not be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore Last week’s blog post struck a nerve.  Apparently, there are a lot of leaders out there struggling [...]

“If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” – Cavett Robert Being a leader is difficult.  You get bombarded with questions and requests and complaints.  You’re asked to [...]

“Reflect upon your present blessings – of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens I’ll be [...]

“If you’re the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong – that’s healthy.” – Robert Townsend One of the struggles that many people in leadership roles face on a [...]