On Leadership and Learning to Pace

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Cheryl Ragsdale

Pacing: How I Realized I Was in Sprint Mode Most of the Time Problems sometimes get solved in the most unusual ways. As I worked through a framework designed to help me look at one business problem in a new way, I had a “Eureka! moment” pertaining to solving an entirely different problem. Life in the Fast [...]

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The Penalty Box: Plight of a Good Leader

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Cheryl Dilley

Believe it or not, leaders are human too. They make mistakes. And they suffer the consequences like the rest of us. These mistakes can result from many reasons: Not having all the right information before a decision is made Not understanding the impact to all levels of the organization Underestimating underlying relationships between stakeholders, managers, customers, or peers Not comprehending where alliances reside within the [...]

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Leaders: How to Get More Creativity, Energy, and Clarity

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Mari Peck

Do you want more creativity, energy, problem-solving, and clear-thinking at your workplace? Of course you do! Who doesn’t want a team that is happy, energetic, creative, and solves problems easily?  I can’t think of one organization that couldn’t benefit in this way. I think we may have found the magic bullet. And the great news is this: [...]

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On Leadership and Santa Claus, CEO

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you ever run into a leader who had no daily strategy; no plan; no focus; and no idea how to approach getting organized at all? Yeah, me too… Working without a strategy is like setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean with no charts (or GPS) and no idea what your destination looks like, and [...]

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Office – Part 1 Denial

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Doug Ramsey

Recently I was reading yet another news story of how radically the world had changed in past few years and how it may be a long time before things get much better. Another story was about how unhappy most employees are but how they cannot leave their current jobs because of the fear generated by [...]

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Hope Actually IS a Strategy

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Christa Dhimo

Where to start, where to start.  I have, for the most part, loyally posted a monthly blog for nearly two years on this fabulous and support-my-crazy-blogs site.  But last month?  Nothing. I know… there was no blog post from me.  My shelves were empty, my inspiration went desert, my fun balloon shot around the room [...]

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Blankity-Blank-Blank Nerves!!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Christa Dhimo

Nerves! Those blankity-blank-blank nerves! Yes, you heard me.  Nerves.  Those darn nerves!  Always around, never a dull moment: “nerves” have gotten the best of us and promoted the worst of us.  Leadership isn’t leadership without nerves, is it. I have a close relationship with nerves.  My nerves, other people’s nerves, high nerves, low nerves… the [...]

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