When you watch any sporting event you see competition in action. Seldom will any type of broadcasted sporting event be completed without the commentators talking about competition and the competitive nature of the players. While the traits and attitudes of competitiveness are lauded on sports fields and in arenas, many people don’t like sports-to-business analogies,

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Today’s Resource Recommendation is End Malaria! by Michael Bungay Stanier. I’ve known the author of this book for several years, and reviewed and recommended his work for nearly as long. In fact his bestselling book from last year, Do More Great Work (here is my recommendation for it) is the precursor to this book in

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Ernest Hemingway was a brilliantly talented and very interesting man.  While I am in no way an expert on him or his life, when in Key West a week ago, I toured his home there.  In fact, here is a picture of Lori and I standing in front of the house. Whether before reading on,

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I know I have smart, well informed readers.   I’m confident that most everyone who reads these words is someone I would call a lifelong learner. That being said, I know you are thirsty for new knowledge and in that pursuit may begin to feel, like I do sometimes, that you are getting some things figured out, and becoming

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Most successful people pride themselves on being on top of things, delivering when promised and generally being on time. In fact the highest achievers are typically high achievers because they don’t procrastinate and are able to get lots done on time. Think about this another way, most of us have been taught the value of

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I wrote the piece that follows several years ago, and the events happened years before that.  I share it on this blog today (with minor edits), because today, Lori and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.  Of all the blessings in my life, none match what she has brought and brings to my life every

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In our personal lives, when we plan a driving trip, look at a map, or follow directions someone gave us, we look for and value landmarks along our way. They give us confidence in our progress and show us how far we’ve come, and inform us of how far we still have to go. In

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This week’s Resource Recommendations are The Hamster Revolution by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, and Tim Burress and The Myth of Multi-Tasking by Dave Crenshaw. When working with leaders all over the world, I get asked regularly about productivity and time management issues. Two books, published in 2008, have been among my recommendations in these areas.

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After many gifts and the plenty of trips to the library, one of the first inspirational, self improvement authors I spent my money to invest in was Denis Waitley. Since then I’ve read many of his books, listened to his audio programs and met him.  If you aren’t familiar with his work, click on his name

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Tom stepped into the meeting room, but from his perspective it might as well have been a jail cell. He was a prisoner in his own work day. Why? The PowerPoint slide projected on the screen said it all. “Welcome to our Refresher Training.” Refresher training might be needed for some people but Tom already

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