There are plenty of style questions that get asked of leaders – often stated as a dichotomy. Here is one for you – are you results-based or process-based? Perhaps this isn’t one you have thought about, yet I would suggest you should. Let’s talk about the question – and what the best answer might be.Results-Based

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What’s love got to do with it? Before you start humming Tina Turner, I’m not talking about romantic love. We’re exploring how passion, caring, and meaning – the very essence of love – play a pivotal role in our professional lives. So, what does love have to do with work? The answer is simple yet profound:

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If you missed it, there is a big football game this weekend. I’ve learned there are three types of people in the world. People who can’t wait for the Big Game, those who can’t wait for it to be over (no more football for a while!), and those who just don’t care. This article is

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Imagine you have a key – a key that can unlock doors to uncharted opportunities and paths to your desired destinations. This isn’t a fanciful idea; it’s a reality. The key, quite simply, is your ability to think. In our fast-paced world, we often forget to pause and reflect. We hustle from one task to the

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You’ve had this moment. The moment when you know you need to make a change. When your need meets your willingness to change. I call this the coaching moment. When we are most open to advice, counsel, and guidance – and ready to try something new or different. Being a great coach takes more than skills

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One of the most important parts of a leader’s role is to coach those they lead. While few would disagree with that statement, many aren’t doing as much coaching as they should. That fact itself should concern organizations. But it isn’t the only problem. Do you (and your leaders) know if you are coaching the

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Inertia is a concept that’s crucial both in physics and in our lives. Often, we think of inertia as something that holds us back. But what if we could harness it to move forward?Understanding InertiaInertia is the resistance to change in motion. In our lives, it’s the force that keeps us doing what we’re doing,

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Questions are powerful in all sorts of conversations, including those as a leader. I’ve often been asked for the perfect or even best question for a specific situation. It is a valid request, but the wrong question. There is rarely one perfect question that will always work.Let’s start here…Have you ever been in a conversation with

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Talent attraction has been an important topic and source of concern for wise senior leaders for many years. After all, the organizations with the most talented people have a big competitive advantage. But the focus on talent attraction for any organization only grows when one of two things happens. They lose talent (like many have

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