Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) Read that title again and realize it was written by a guy who has in some ways been delivering leadership training for over 30 years. It is a hard statement to type and read. And it is 100% true. This

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) As organizations grew larger than small groups of people who likely knew each other well, they began to be viewed as mechanical systems. And that made sense – given that those large organizations were military and later manufacturing

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A new year brings a lot of changes. One is that more companies have decided to go back to the office and reduce the amount of remote or hybrid work. While there are some solid arguments to be made for this, there are questions that need to be addressed if it’s to succeed in 2025.Here

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Last week I wrote an article about why context is so important. If you haven’t read it, I humbly suggest you start there. At the end of that article, I promised to share a simple way to consider context. So, let’s do exactly that. If you want to lead more effectively, you must lead more flexibly,

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Sometime today (likely many times), someone will ask you a question or you will consider a situation and say or think “it depends” before answering. The things the situation “depends” on is the context of the situation. When you think about how often you say (or think) “it depends”, you will quickly realize that context

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For years, remote work has been a hot topic in conversations about the future of work and the evolving workplace. The pandemic acted as a catalyst, pushing organizations to adopt remote work models almost overnight. Now, as we settle into a post-pandemic reality, one thing is clear: remote work hasn’t disappeared. Instead, it has been

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One of the most talked about, written about, and maligned topics in the business press this year has been RTO (Return to Office) policy decisions. It makes sense. After all, we collectively lived through a nearly instantaneous change in business context and practices when countries went into lock-down due to the spread of a virus.

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Is there a remote work unicorn out there? A lot of people need to know, and fast. In promoting our updated version of The Long-Distance Leader, I have done over 50 podcast interviews and I’m getting a lot of questions about what the future holds. Is remote work dead? Is hybrid work just another word for

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The overall public opinion of Netflix seems positive. Consumers generally love the choices and options that Netflix ushered into the marketplace and onto their devices. Investors have been happy with their returns. And for years, HR professionals have lauded their culture and forward-looking policies – including their parental leave policy. If you aren’t familiar with that

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Two of the most powerful forces on the planet are intention and action. They are linked together, yet completely separate. And as we better understand their power, we are better able to use the collective and individual power of each.ActionNothing happens or changes until someone does something. As leaders, we are in the behavior business.

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