In my friend Jon Gordon’s most recent book, The Shark and the Goldfish , the hero of the story learns an important lesson: Don’t Settle. This lesson struck me as I read this book this week.  Don’t settle.  I thought about the parts of my life where I am settling.  Beyond me though, I believe that

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During our recent 16th Anniversary online party (you can watch much of it at RemarkableCelebration.com), I took a few minutes out from visiting with all of our expert guests to give people a brief tour of my office.  You can see that tour on the video above.   If you haven’t watched it, invest the

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As leaders we want to encourage, support and accelerate performance, productivity and success of those following us.  One of the many ways we can do this is by taking the time, and making the time to celebrate with our teams.  I have observed that celebrations cause consternation for many leaders; raising questions like when to

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I’m not talking about a lullaby.  I’m talking about our productivity! This video speaks directly to all of us as leaders, I’m trying to wake you from your slumber and get you to think about what you don’t think about. It is those unconscious things – the habits, the processes the things we’ve-always-done-that-way that I’m

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This is the ninth post in our series of guest blog posts from our ten finalists in this year’s Best of Leadership Blogs competition (make your pick here)  Bob Sutton is a researcher and Professor of Management Science at the Stanford Engineering School. The word ‘innovation’ best describes his way of exploring the connections between

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This post is the eighth of our ten finalist guest posts (place your vote now). Steve is an award-winning writer and speaker on leadership, management, and career management topics, with over 30 years of experience. His skills and services have been utilized by some of the world’s largest organizations and he is also a member

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This is the seventh in our series of guest posts from our ten Best of Leadership Blogs competition finalists (cast your vote here) Michael McKinney is the individual behind Leading Blog, a leadership blog run through LeadershipNow. He is constantly presenting new ideas on how to think about leadership differently. He is a firm believer

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With U.S. soccer fresh on our minds from the Confederations Cup I wanted to bring to light the leadership situation that major leader soccer team L.A. Galaxy is currently dealing with, and has been dealing with for some time.  Some preliminary information: 2005: Landon Donovan arrives (serves as captain) 2007: David Beckham arrives (takes over

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This is the second in our series of guest posts from the ten bloggers nominated for Best Leadership Blog of 2009. (please vote for your pick now). With over 20 years of experience in the field of leadership development, Dan is no stranger to providing insights into leadership and helping others succeed personally as well as

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This is the first of a series of guest posts from the ten bloggers nominated for Best Leadership Blog of 2009 (place your vote now). Jon Gordon is a speaker, consultant, and author. His book, The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy, is an international best seller and

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