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Doing the Impossible

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

Get More Done With Trello

I’m guessing you have made a to-do list in your life. If you are like me, you have made thousands. If you are also like me, there are some days when you feel like the re-writing of the list is a waste of your time – and you think you could be doing an item

Doing What Matters Most

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was quite a guy – scientist, artist, author, politician, and more. He is well known for some famous quotations. Today, I share one of them. This quotation is obvious and everyone will nod in agreement, yet far too often, far too few of us live in this manner. Questions to Ponder

The Best Accountability Tool on Earth

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

A Leader By Any Other Name

One of the most treasured and used books on my shelf is my thesaurus. It sits next to a Dictionary, and I’ve used both often since college. Even though I now use thesaurus.com (including today), I often find myself looking for a synonym to help me communicate (or even understand) an idea better. I got

Contagious: Why Things Catch On

By Jonah Berger If you are a marketer, you might want to know how to make your YouTube video go viral. If you are a sales person, you want to know how to get more word of mouth referrals to your products and services. If you are leader, you hope your ideas are influential. Jonah

Security and Change

William O. Douglas was the longest serving Supreme Court Justice in United States history. He served from 1939 to 1975. Even a basic understanding of history would tell you that he presided during times of significant change. In fact, in the role of a Supreme Court Justice at any time in history would force a

Your First Day on the Job – A.J.’s Story

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

How Leaders Must View Opportunity

Over 130 years ago, something amazing and historic happened. The United States government made about 2 million acres of public land in Oklahoma available to homestead. Here’s how it worked. Starting at noon April 22, 1889, legal settlers could claim lots up to 160 acres. If the settler lived on the land and improved it,

Developing Leaders in Seattle

It is a big country we live in. I’m reminded of it often, especially on long flights from my Midwestern home to western locales. While we deliver workshops in many locations around the country, next month we are going to the northwest corner of the continental United States to Seattle to deliver not one, but

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