This week’s Resource Recommendation – Coach and Be Coached: Coaching to Achieve Remarkable Performance – for Others and Yourself! A Remarkable TV Event We’re are excited to announce that we are tipping off our next Remarkable TV event, Coach and Be Coached, on March 16 at 11am ET. For 4+ hours I will be interviewing

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The first thing I remember purchasing with my own money that I earned was a basketball. As a boy, when I wasn’t working on the farm, often I was shooting baskets. While my high school career stalled for a variety of reasons (being small, 5’9″, and having mononucleosis as a sophomore didn’t help!), I’ve always

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Before I begin, let me give you a Rant Alert. When I’m done you may feel like I’ve been ranting a bit.  I’m not going to apologize for it, I feel strongly about the point I am about to make.  I’ve decided after thinking about this post for two days, that perhaps a rant is

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Our members in the Remarkable Leadership Learning System are focusing on the skill of Communicating with Confidence this month.  During our teleseminar last week we were talking our role as leaders to build the confidence of others. Due to an interactive session with a variety of great questions I wasn’t able to get through all

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It’s been the second biggest news story of the week – and if not for the horrific disaster in Haiti, it would have been #1.  After 47 years in the hands of a Democrat, the Massachusetts Senate seat of deceased Edward Kennedy will now be occupied by a Republican. This article isn’t about political posturing,

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I read something recently that me thinking about a challenge you may have as a leader that you haven’t even thought about, at least not recently. I talk about it on this video – created with my Livescribe pen.  I hope you will watch, listen, and learn. Then I hope you will give me some

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Ever wanted to learn more about how a SWAT Team works, or at least more than you get from watching your favorite television drama? In this book by my friend Timothy Johnson, you will learn about how SWAT teams operate. But, it isn’t a book about police procedures and techniques. This book is a quick

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In an airport yesterday I glanced down and saw the title of a book about the legendary comedian Red Skelton.  It was titled, the Mask Behind the Mask. I had two immediate thoughts – my Dad would have loved that book, and I don’t know about Red, but that title applies to many of us,

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In everything there is a rhythm. There is rhythm in a meeting.  Rhythm in a day.  Rhythm in a week. There is rhythm in a project and rhythm in an organization. And the leader is the drummer. While the singers in the band are out front, and while the lead guitarists get the biggest solos, without the

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In my friend Jon Gordon’s most recent book, The Shark and the Goldfish , the hero of the story learns an important lesson: Don’t Settle. This lesson struck me as I read this book this week.  Don’t settle.  I thought about the parts of my life where I am settling.  Beyond me though, I believe that

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