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You’re the leader – now lead

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure. It is: Try to please everybody.” – Herbert Bayard Swope The world is always changing, and as it changes, leaders are continually faced with new opportunities and challenges. Sometimes the opportunities and challenges are two sides of the … Read more

Make Your Own Road

“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 willingness to ask for and accept help from others. Regardless of the topic – people, products, … Read more

Choose And Go

“Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln When people think about leaders, one of the first things that most of them think about is decision making. People envision leaders sitting on a throne (or in their office) while everyone comes to them with questions … Read more

It’s Not A Popularity Contest

“If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.” – Jules Renard I was recently having a conversation with someone who’s been in a leadership role for a number of years. At one point in the conversation, he said: “I know what to do, but I think if I do it, some … Read more

You’ve Got To Choose

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt As leaders we all have difficult decisions to make. We’re faced with seemingly endless combinations of opportunities, threats, fires to … Read more

Who Have You Chosen to Be?

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey Leaders face new challenges every day. Some of them are money related, some are people related, some are customer related, etc. Some of those challenges are almost routine and don’t use a lot of the leader’s energy. … Read more

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