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We’re Not All the Same

“Being led with parity is like running a race where everyone ties for last.” – John Sensiba Treating everyone you lead fairly should be a no-brainer for leaders everywhere. Regardless of people’s individual characteristics, no team member ought to have to deal with unfair treatment. Not only that, as an organization, it can and does … Read more

Break Out

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.” – Lao Tzu Most of us have some kind of daily routine. We get up in the morning, we workout or meditate or eat breakfast or whatever, then we work, there are more meals in there, maybe a coffee or two, then we … Read more

Leave The Cave

“Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.” – Leo Rosten Safety is enticing. It’s been that way for ten thousand years. When our ancestors were living in caves, the entire goal was safety. If you had something to eat, and a cave, and a fire, you had it made. Why go outside … Read more

Mindset Matters

“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” – Chinese proverb Being a leader is hard. We all have ideas about what we want to do and what we want the organizations we lead to look like. That’s the easy part. Making those ideas a reality … Read more

Living Dangerously

“Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval.” – George Takei We like safety. We’re wired for it. Ever since our ancestors were living in caves, our number one goal is to be safe. If those ancestors were in a cave, with something to eat, and fire, … Read more

Not By Hope Alone

“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” – Georg C. Lichtenberg Here’s a quote I’ve heard a lot lately: “I sure hope we have a better year next year.” That’s great. I think virtually everyone who’s ever … Read more

Not For Long

“Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.” – Bertolt Brecht Humans are interesting creatures. No matter how many times certain things repeat themselves, it seems like we’re always surprised. At this point you would think that after thousands of years we would have learned all the lessons … Read more

Drive your own car

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson Every leader is different. Each one has unique strengths and weaknesses, a unique personality, a unique set of interests and passions, and so on. No two leaders are alike, and there is generally … Read more

Only you

“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it.” – Beverly Cleary Sometimes, even for leaders, it’s really difficult to think for ourselves. We get bombarded with books and podcasts and self-help ideas and articles and a million other things telling us what we should be and do. We think that … Read more

when tolerance is bad

“Once you let go of all the negative people in your life…positive ones appear.” – Autumn Kohler I’ve been thinking about a challenging topic lately because it keeps popping up. Most recently, I was involved in a meeting with one of our clients and watched an individual behave poorly. They were extremely negative, borderline disrespectful, … Read more

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