Last week, I gave you a metaphor to consider – the idea that we romance Clients or Customers to get them (like a first few dates), but after they are Clients, we tend to focus less attention on them (like 10 years after the wedding). If you want to avoid this tendency, both personally and

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  I love today’s quote, so I am going to get right to it. Read it carefully. Read it twice. “Ask more from yourself! This is the real key. Ask what you can do to help. Ask what you have to offer. Ask what you can contribute. Ask how you can serve. Ask yourself how you can do

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Today, I have three morsels for you as a coach. These come from different places and all are valuable. While you could consider this a coaching buffet, allowing you to pick what you like from the list, I’d rather you consider it a three-course meal – where you sample and benefit from each of the

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(Third edition, revised and expanded) By Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith Starting in the late 1980’s I became a student of adult learning, training and learning in general.  In 1996 a book came out written by a guy whose work I was already familiar with.  I remember reading that book and as I look

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Watch the news, listen to a child, in fact listen to a whole lot of the conversations you will encounter today, and you will hear discussions that include blame. Fingers are regularly pointed at others to explain, justify, and rationalize our actions and results. The more attuned to this you become, the more prevalent you

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I am often reminded of the power of habits in my personal life, and today I wanted to explore that with you and make some important connections to our role as a leader, why it can be difficult, and how to improve our success. Two Kinds of Habits While all habits are automatic responses, they

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3:59.4 On May 6, 1954 the world heard that number. That was the time that Roger Bannister ran the mile at the Iffley Road track in Oxford. It was the first time someone ran a mile in less than 4 minutes. Legend has it that doctors thought the 4 minute mile was a barrier that

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I get tired of leaders telling me that they need greater accountability in their organizations. As they lament that they have accountability problems, I sometimes wish I were a female toting a purse.  (I’m pretty secure in my manhood, but I don’t and don’t plan to carry a murse – if you don’t know what

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Once upon a time someone started a new job. It was a job where their work was visible to many, and they were naturally nervous. As they began, their nerves got the best of them, and they made a grievous error within seconds of the start of their job. It was a big error, but

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Every day, someone gets promoted to be “the boss.”  Often, they get promoted from within a team to lead a team of former peers and friends.  This is a situation fraught with challenge and offering great opportunity. I’m not alone in recognizing the challenges.  My friend, Mike Figliuolo, conducted an unscientific poll here asking about awkward

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