Several years ago, I went through a phase of using fountain pens. So when one of our viewers challenged me to find leadership lessons from a fountain pen, I was more than happy to oblige. In the video below, I have five valuable leadership lessons from this every day object. Tweet it out: Fountain pens

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Music can make you cry, laugh, and dance. The right song can transport you to another place and time instantly. Songs can also inspire and inform us when we take the time to listen to the lyrics. That is my goal today – I’m taking five songs from my personal playlists that have leadership lessons

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In the spring of 2016, we decided to create a leadership podcast that would bring the best leadership experts and expert leaders to learn from each week. The goal was to help leaders at all levels learn both the newest ideas and proven principles to help them grow themselves, their teams, and their organizations. In

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As a “farm kid”, I’ve had a lot of experience with weeds – working hard to eliminate them so that we can grow the crops we needed on our farm. And I’ve spent my fair share of pulling them as an adult both at my house and still at the farm. And while I can’t

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The work of a leader can get harried, rushed, and stressful. The challenge is to not let the stress negatively impact our health, our productivity, or our results. That’s why I suggest you find ways to create a circle of calm in the storm and stresses of work and leadership. When you create a circle

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When I think of Independence Day, I think about a lot more than just hot dogs and fireworks. Mostly, I think about values, and I think about the incredibly hard work that our forefathers did many years ago – work that was based on a shared set of values. So today I have four questions

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If you are a leader, you present ideas, projects, and plans to groups. Given that, presentation skills are a key skill for leaders at all levels – and for many other professionals too. That’s why so much is written and so much advice floats around about this topic. Unfortunately, some of that advice is not

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I’ve been leading remotely for years, co-founded the Remote Leadership Institute, and co-wrote The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership. Given that, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about leading remotely – and specifically how to do it better. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of the book, I am sharing

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Today’s episode is the fourth in a series where I connect weird or unusual items to leadership – all of these items are suggestions from our friends on our social media channels. You can catch up on previous episodes with the links below, but in the meantime, check out this week’s video and find out

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Having team commitment seems like a good thing (it is). But it isn’t something people always think about or feel like they have much influence over (you do). Even if you want to and believe you can improve your team commitment, you must know what you are trying to improve. Because team commitment isn’t one

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