One of Jack Nicholson’s most famous movie lines (he has many) is “You can’t handle the truth!” from A Few Good Men, and it’s often true for all of us, especially as leaders. This past year, I’ve been sharing this uncomfortable truth, which has been disrupting leaders across the world […]
Leaders Are Honest About Their People
January 25, 2018 Leave a Comment
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The Answers Are In Your Stories
March 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

There’s no doubt that we all would benefit from some form of training and development, personally and professionally. Similarly, I’m confident that many of your team members would benefit from more training and development, and they certainly would benefit from having a mentor. Life and leadership is definitely a matter […]
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We Thought Again
November 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

In March of 2009, I made a rather abrupt transition from “safe and secure” employee to startup business owner (again). This was not my first business startup, but it had some unique elements: Although I had thought about it, it was not planned, it was driven by external circumstances, and […]
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