by Judith H. Katz and Frederick A. Miller The subtitle of this book which published in May of this year is “4 Keys that change everything”.  It is a big promise, and while there may be a bit of accepted hyperbole there, generally speaking the four big ideas in this book will have, when implemented,

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This coming month, members of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System will be focused building their creativity skills. These are of course important skills for leaders to possess – both for them personally and to support the creative ideas of the rest of their team. Think about it this way – as leaders, we are trying

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I taught myself how to juggle when I was in college. I don’t remember why I did, but I am glad I did. I can juggle different types of balls, cups, small boxes, eggs and combinations of those. And no, I haven’t juggled fire sticks or chainsaws (which people always seem to ask. What do

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Today, I have three morsels for you as a coach. These come from different places and all are valuable. While you could consider this a coaching buffet, allowing you to pick what you like from the list, I’d rather you consider it a three-course meal – where you sample and benefit from each of the

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It is a bit daunting to write an article with the title I just typed. It reminds me of those questions you get asked during ice breaker exercises or at dinner parties . . . “If you could take only five books to a desert island what would they be?” I’m not very good at

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Over 130 years ago, something amazing and historic happened. The United States government made about 2 million acres of public land in Oklahoma available to homestead. Here’s how it worked. Starting at noon April 22, 1889, legal settlers could claim lots up to 160 acres. If the settler lived on the land and improved it,

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Every day, someone gets promoted to be “the boss.”  Often, they get promoted from within a team to lead a team of former peers and friends.  This is a situation fraught with challenge and offering great opportunity. I’m not alone in recognizing the challenges.  My friend, Mike Figliuolo, conducted an unscientific poll here asking about awkward

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Watch the Final Four this weekend and I can guarantee two things:  You’ll see lots of camera shots of celebrities and parents of players, and the word momentum will be spoken by the announcers at least once.  You can watch any sporting event and hear that word – momentum – used almost with reverence.  It

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Leaders often lament to me about how busy they are.  And one of the things that many say doesn’t get done is taking the time to build relationships with their team members. I know you are busy. I know you have a lot on your plate.  But finding connections and building relationships with your team

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Everyone I’ve ever discussed the concept of trust with has a wide range of emotions related to it. While everyone wants more trust in their relationships, and believes that in an environment of higher trust they will be more productive, less stressed, and generally enjoy their life and work more, we are often stymied, wondering

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