A Glimpse Behind the Scenes – Insights in Leadership from General Colin Powell
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A rare glimpse behind the scenes with an influential leader reveals three keys to building influence that may surprise you.
The Key to Mental Toughness: Three Tips from Madam Pele
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When it comes to developing mental toughness, these three tips will help you go farther and last longer than perhaps you ever thought possible.
The Oatmeal Habit – How to Form Habits that Stick to your Ribs
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When I adopted my oatmeal habit, I had no idea I was unlocking a powerful way to form good habits that last. Here’s what I discovered, and how you can put it to work.
A Sling and a Miss: 6 Keys to Building a Growth Mindset
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With the right attitude, we can benefit from failure as much as from success if we approach challenges with a growth mindset; here’s how.
Leadership Preparedness: 4 Things to Keep in Mind on your Next New Adventure
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Leadership preparedness is about anticipating. As I prepare for an upcoming canoe trip, I share four things that can help us all be better prepared to lead our teams on the next big adventure.
Checking Your Work: 7 Simple Questions Smart Leaders Ask
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The secret to making good decisions and leading effectively lies in the ability to ask simple questions. here are seven to get you started.
Leadership Sketchbook: 7 Keys to Mastering the Art of Leading
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Taking a cue from master artists, a leadership sketchbook may be just the thing we need to master the art of leadership; here’s how.
The Secret of the Centurion: What Was his Key to Leadership?
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The secret of the centurion as a great leader is not what we’d at first suspect, yet it’s also something very familiar; the question is, could we do the same?
Slow Burn: How to Turn Today’s Motivation into Tomorrow’s Success
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All too often our motivation flames out long before we reach the goals we aim for; what we need is a slow burn. Here’s how to light a fire that will last.
The Law of Slow Leaks – Why Important Things Fail and What We Can Do About It
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The Law of Slow Leaks explains why things we hold to be important sometimes fail us when we need them, and what we can do about it.
Lines for Leaders: The Scars to Prove It
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Alexander the Great led by personal example, and had the scars to prove it. In a speech to his men who were threatening to mutiny, he won them over with this line worth remembering.
Finding Direction – 3 Ways to Blaze a Clear Path Through Life’s Forest
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Today’s world can be like an immense overgrown forest; finding direction through it can be a challenge. Here are three ways to blaze a trail through it, and make it one worth following.