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Bringing ‘Pipe Dreams’ to Reality – What Distinguishes Successful Leaders
You’ve likely heard the adage that it’s ‘all about the company that you keep’ and that the best way to become successful is by surrounding…
Corporate Culture As a Difference-Maker
We often talk about corporate culture as a competitive advantage that’s more impactful than strategy. It’s a valid assertion; and yet, it’s not the whole…
Fitness & Transformational Leadership: What’s The Connection?
Many of us (athletes or not) are moved by stories of athletic pursuits that translate into lessons of transformational leadership. But what if you tried…
How Doing Little Things Differently Can Help You Make Big Changes
Are you stuck? “I’m stuck.” It happens to each of us: we hit places in our work, in our family life, in our fitness, etc.…
How Can You Achieve Breakthrough Performance In Today’s Business World? Keep Your Knees Bent!
Keep Your Knees Bent Surfers say “If the wave swells, keep your knees bent and ride it.” They are talking about technique for being ready…
Your Secret Weapon To Breakthrough Performance: Transitions!
How you manage your transitions has a critical influence on winning at work and in general. We all deal with transitions on a daily basis.…
Get Out Of My Way! – Breakthrough Performance Or Force?
Counter Productive Behaviors Most of us – or maybe all of us some of the time – have behaviors that get in the way of…
Building (And Keeping) High Performance Teams
Two big focuses in my life are being a triathlete and a salesperson. There is much I accomplish on my own in these areas. Both take…
Game On: Creating A Game And Winning!
Did you ever notice how some people can take a circumstance or a bad situation and then win anyway… against all odds? It’s inspiring! When…
Great Culture Sustains Great Performance
Does high performance justify allowing bad behavior? A resounding “NO” just came out of Uber’s Board of Directors who finally began to address the reported…
Data: What Does It Mean?
These days, it’s hard to imagine how companies would survive without the power of Big Data. The underlying relationships of things that are most important…
Successful Change: Your Ticket To The Future
There is a common story that gets told in business that people resist change. Perhaps that is inaccurate. What if I told you we were…