Several years ago in December, some people asked me for a creative training opener. I posted a version of my idea on the earlier version of this blog then. Last Friday at Remarkable House, I used the exercise with our team at our annual Christmas party.  It may be just what you need to make

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If we already knew how to achieve a goal, and had done it before, it wouldn’t be much of a goal, would it? In other words, we’d have already achieved it. Yet too often we treat goal achievement like the rest of the work. We put the time in to set the goals, and then

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If you are reading these words, I know something about you. You are here because you have a desire for more in your life. You want to be a more effective leader, a more productive employee, or you want to advance more rapidly in your career. You also want better health, better relationships, and less

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Sometimes you read or re-read a quotation that accurately describes your view of the world.  Today, I share one of those with you.   If it’s never your fault, you can’t take responsibility for it. And if you can’t take responsibility for it, you’ll always be its victim.         – Richard Bach, author  

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This week, we’ve been encouraging you to slow down and savor the best posts from our favorite leadership bloggers. As you ease into your weekend, here are some more outstanding posts. Today we start with Gwyn Teatro who presents “4 Barriers to Communication and What to Do About Them,” This post post includes a video

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We’ve had a great week with the Leadership Development Carnival. Today continues the fun and learning with more great posts. First up today, we have Jennifer V. Miller, with her post “What Do Office Doorways Say About Leadership?” posted at the People Equation. Mary Jo Asmus draws on her extensive experience with clients to offer

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Welcome to Part Three of the Leadership Development Carnival. If you missed Part Two, read it here. If you missed Part One, read it here. I am loving the opportunity to slow down and savor these posts. I hope you are, too. I am going to start out today with another first-timer to the carnival.

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Here is our second installment of our Leadership Development Carnival. Today I want to start out by featuring some great new leadership thinkers who have not been previously highlighted in a Leadership Development Carnival. If their blogs are new to you, I hope you’ll take a moment to comment on their posts, retweet a link

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Some people think that once they ascend to a leadership role (or to a certain level of leadership) that they are immune from doing “real work” anymore. And even if you don’t feel that way, if you spend a little time as a fly on the wall with groups of front line employees, you will

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First visit to this carnival? Read Part Two here. Read Part Three here. Read Part Four here. Read Part Five here. Welcome to the Leadership Development Carnival! I’m pleased that we are hosting the Carnival this week. If you are a long time Leadership Development Carnival reader, you will notice something different this time around.

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