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Why Airplanes are a Productivity Haven For Me

Commercial flights are (increasingly) full, they are loud – both the ambient noise of the plane and the people on them, they are stuffy, you can’t get any food for free. I could go on (and you likely are in your head anyway, so there is no need for me to). If all of this

A Leader’s Role in Culture Creation

Organizational culture gets talked about a lot by people discussing success in organizations. It is rightly considered an important determining factor in measurements including retention, job satisfaction, trust levels, productivity and much more. Yet there are some common misconceptions about where culture comes from and who is responsible for it. Because of these misconceptions too

Three Reasons A Leader Must Have a Positive Attitude

The title of this article is pretty declarative, don’t you think? Actually it isn’t completely true. You don’t have to have a positive attitude to have a leadership role, and you don’t even have to have it to lead. But you definitely must have a positive attitude if you want to lead successfully for an

Evernote – A Multi-Platform Way to Stay Organized and More

Ever wanted to be able to access your stuff from any computer or digital device? Have you ever had your smartphone with you and wish you had that piece of info or wanted to remember the website you saved as a favorite on your computer? Have you ever wanted a place to keep all sorts

Where is Your Paradise?

I was inspired and convicted when I read Voltaire’s words: Paradise is where I am. Questions to Ponder How close is that to true for me right now? How often is that true for me? Action Steps 1. Take five minutes and define paradise for yourself Get beyond a palm tree, some warm sand and a

Why You Should Read More Broadly and How To Do It

I’m an unabashed fan of reading – both as a method for learning and as a pleasurable activity. While I read more than most professionals I know, this post is as much for me as for you – this is something I strive to get better at myself. With these two admissions out of the

Mondays at 3: A Story for Managers Learning to Lead

This week’s Resource Recommendation is Mondays at 3: A Story for Managers Learning to Lead by Greg Giesen. I’ve spent a good bit of my last two years thinking about the challenges new leaders face. I co-designed and have been delivering the Bud to Boss Workshops, co-wrote From Bud to Boss and have been coaching

Summer Reading Lists – What’s On Yours?

June 1st was the meteorological start of summer, and with that always seems to come the summer reading lists. I’ve seen a couple within the last few days, so I thought I would share them with you, as well as sharing a couple of ideas with you too. Summer Sales Reading – Nancy Bleeke has

What Do You Care About?

I’m in Orlando with most my team athe American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) International Convention. Last night, our first night here, we went to B.B. King’s Restuarant and Blues Club. Of the many cool things in the place (and how can the place not be cool if it has B.B. King’s name attached to

Seven Keys to Leading Virtual Teams

Until recently, when people thought of the word team, they thought of a group of people working together in close proximity. This applied to any sort of team – be it sports or work. Of course, the world looks different now. While sports teams still need to compete on the same field or floor, working

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