Blog: Leading & Living Courageously

Do you know where you really live? It could change your life.

Do you know where you really live? It could change your life.

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Often, people do not pay enough attention to what they say—both…
changing seasons

The only constant is change

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For years, in my work in the corporate world, I’ve heard the…
Does retirement still make sense?

Does retirement still make sense?

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I recently read an intriguing statistic about retirement: “people…
Make a difference with your words

Make a difference with your words

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We have all heard the expressions “words are cheap” or “action…
Become attached to your future, not your past

Become attached to your future, not your past

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In 1899 Charles H. Duel, then Director of the U.S. Patent office…
The more controlling you are the less control you have

The more controlling you are the less control you have

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Most managers who micromanage their employees suppress their…
If you want your strategy to work, don’t underestimate the critical role of middle managers

If you want your strategy to work, don’t underestimate the critical role of middle managers

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The following scenario unfolds every day in organizations of…
Don’t accept cynicism and resignation

Don’t accept cynicism and resignation

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Early June 2014 I published an article in the online Careers…
Managing your professional and personal life balance may be easier than you think

Managing your professional and personal life balance may be easier than you think

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Like many of you, I have a very full and busy schedule interwoven…
Take your head out of the sand

Take your head out of the sand

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How many times have you participated in a meeting and halfway…
It’s Easier Than Ever to Make a Difference

It’s Easier Than Ever to Make a Difference

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Apathy, resignation and cynicism are the enemy of everything…
Qauntum Performance Inc

Organizational politics at its worst

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The real strength and health of an organization is tested in…
create and sustain an environment of authentic and effective Accountability

Five practical things any leader can do daily in order to create and sustain an environment of authentic and effective Accountability

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In my last blog, “Accountability; a privilege or burden?”…
Accountability: a privilege or burden?

Accountability: a privilege or burden?

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Accountability, like Empowerment and Ownership became a management…
Do you have the conditions to take your team to the next level?

Do you have the conditions to take your team to the next level?

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When an organization or team wants to generate a bolder and more…
Are you asking for what you want?

Are you asking for what you want?

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You would think that asking for what you want would be the easiest…
Who is creating and owning your strategy?

Who is creating and owning your strategy?

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Much of management literature on leadership gives executives…
We sentence ourselves in our sentences

We sentence ourselves in our sentences

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I learned many years ago that how we think and speak about ourselves…