I’ve said it for a long time: leadership is leverage.I say that because we all know something to be true—big things rarely get done by individuals working alone. But there’s another truth we sometimes overlook: simply putting a group of people together doesn’t guarantee big results either.In both cases, what makes the difference is leadership.Leadership

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The world doesn’t get better unless someone leads.That sentence may sound simple, but it carries enormous weight. Leadership is both a responsibility and an opportunity—a responsibility to make things better and an opportunity to do exactly the same.That’s what I want to talk about today.What Does “Better” Mean?When we talk about leadership, it’s easy to

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The start of a new year is a great time to clean out the digital clutter.  But if you’re like many remote workers, the idea of purging hundreds (or thousands) of emails feels like a surefire way to accidentally ghost a colleague, miss a commitment, or delete something that was probably important. While you’re probably

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How can you improve your success rate on any new project? It’s a question leaders ask all the time—especially at the start of a new year, a new role, or a new initiative. We want better results, less rework, and more progress. Yet too often, projects fall short of expectations even when effort and skill are

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) If we want to be better at anything, whether it be cooking, throwing darts, or leading people, we need more than new skills, we need to change our habits to apply those skills. And you can’t change a

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How can you be more intentional?It’s a question many of us ask—especially at the start of a new year, a new role, or a new season of life. We want better results, better habits, better leadership. But too often, what we intend and what we actually do don’t line up.This post is the second in

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) I welcomed 62 wise and experienced guests for 56 conversations on The Remarkable Leadership Podcast this year. And now, I am attempting the impossible by sharing just a few of my biggest lessons and learnings from these conversations. I

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Would you like to be more insightful?Most of us would answer “yes” without hesitation. We admire insightful leaders. We describe others as insightful. And quietly, many of us wish we had more of it ourselves.But here’s an important distinction: insight isn’t a personality trait. It’s a skill. And like any skill, it can be developed—intentionally

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We all have one thing in common.Every single day, we are getting older.That part is unavoidable. Time moves forward whether we like it or not. But there is a phrase I hear people say all the time that sounds similar and yet means something very different.I am getting old.No one says that with pride. No

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We all want to be smarter. Wiser. Better able to navigate the decisions and challenges that leadership brings every day. And while there’s no magic switch that instantly increases your intelligence, there are two simple words that—when used intentionally—can help you think more clearly and lead more effectively.Those two words?It depends.I know, it doesn’t sound

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