I guess my bias shows through in the title of this article. It implies that we can be confident now. Yes, I chose the word remaining, and not building, rebuilding, or salvaging. Confidence in uncertain times is important for us personally and can be a beacon of hope to those around us. The question is,

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The move has been made – you are working from home. And while things might be settling down a bit, reality has set in too. There is more to remote work success than you might have realized. Whether you are a remote leader trying to figure out how much to check in, or a team

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  When you read the title of this post or the image above, what do you see? If your answer isn’t “I see gobbledygook,” You likely see one of these two things…         Whichever your eyes first saw probably says something about your state of mind. If you saw OPPORTUNITY IS NOWHERE,

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If you look now, even in this time of uncertainty, you can see hope. While I have watched very little news (which is one reason it is easier to see hope), what little I have seen tells stories of companies switching production, neighbors helping neighbors, and tremendous acts of kindness and humanity. I see hope

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Recently I suggested that we have a National Commitment Day. If you missed that, you can watch it here. So after we make the commitment, the question is…NOW WHAT? Here are six steps to help you get greater success in achieving what you have committed to. Tweet it out: Commitment without a plan won’t get

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by Kevin Eikenberry, Co-founder If you are like me, you had never heard the phrase “social distancing” a month ago. Now, it is something we hear almost every hour. And while I understand the purpose of and support the goal of the practice (doing things to reduce the possible spread of the coronavirus is the

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Today, the crisis is the COVID-19 pandemic. And while this crisis isn’t like anything most people have experienced, it isn’t the first crisis we have faced. Although crisis leadership has always been an important skill, now it feels compulsory – and perhaps you feel unprepared. Here are some ideas that you can specifically apply to

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  How we view time in a world changed and fixated on the COVID-19 pandemic has changed drastically.  But the changes haven’ been the same for everyone.  Here is part of the email I sent to a group of leaders last week. (Sign up to join that list here.) ….. Time has been on my

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I’m blessed to work with a team of people who have, in large part, been remote workers for a long time. I’m doubly blessed that we have experience and expertise helping leaders lead remotely and team members succeed remotely. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever need that experience. That’s why I am so

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My daughter returned home (early!) from her study abroad in Hungary on Monday. Recently, she was in London and toured Churchill’s underground war rooms. While there, she bought me this postcard. During the crisis of World War 2, Churchill said this to the people of Great Britain. Let us move forward together. Today as we

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