How to Beat a Burnout Culture
In 2013, the Romanian hacker Marcel Lazar cracked open email accounts belonging to the members of George W. Bush’s family. Lazar found paintings by the[...]
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Create Transparency and Trust with Cascading Communication
In 2000, I got one of the greatest opportunities in my career. I was appointed publisher over the Nelson Books division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, which was[...]
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How to Avoid Confusion with Clear Communication
Under-communication is a consistent problem in nearly every business. You can solve that by taking ownership of the communication happening around you. I’ve[...]
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Communication Secrets of Remote Teams
If you’ve recently made the switch to remote work, you’re not alone. At least a quarter of U.S. employees worked from home at least part of the time before[...]
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How to Choose a Business Coach
I recently had lunch with a young entrepreneur. His business had grown quickly, and, as a result, he was facing challenges he’d never encountered before. He[...]
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Selling Your Vision When You’re Not in Charge
I once worked for a boss who lacked vision. I should say he lacked a single vision because he changed direction frequently. The team never knew what[...]
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The No. 1 Mistake Leaders Make in Crisis
During a crisis, leaders tend to hyperfocus on managing the threat and neglect long-range thinking. That’s a mistake because vision is critical both for[...]
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7 Benefits of Working Remotely
When the COVID-19 crisis made it necessary for our team to work from home, the transition was seamless. We began as a completely remote company six years ago.[...]
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4 Steps to Communicating Vision
You can be successful externally and still deeply dissatisfied. To be satisfied in your work, you must posses three[...]
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Why Leaders Can’t Ignore Vision
You can be successful externally and still deeply dissatisfied. To be satisfied in your work, you must posses three[...]
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The 3 Components of Job Satisfaction
You can be successful externally and still deeply dissatisfied. To be satisfied in your work, you must posses three[...]
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Why You Need to Take Care of the People Who Take Care of You
Some leaders believe that customers are their most important priority. Others believe their boss, their board, or their investors are their most important[...]
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People See, People Do
The “law of replication” says that like begets like. This applies especially to leadership. Like it or not, you will replicate yourself. Your[...]
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Why Vision Is More Important Than Strategy
Vision and strategy are both important. But there is a priority to them. Vision always comes first. Always. If you have a clear vision, you will eventually[...]
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The Fastest Way to Get Clarity about Your Future
Have you had this experience? You’re traveling in a new city, using your GPS to find your destination. But the route doesn’t seem to match[...]
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How to Leverage the L.E.A.P. Principle for Big Results
The turn of the year is always a good time to evaluate what’s working in our lives, what’s not, and make any changes that will start us down a better path.[...]
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5 Ways Reading Makes You a Better Leader
Pollsters say reading is in decline. As an author and former publishing executive, the statistics make me wince. But I’m optimistic for another reason. Why?[...]
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Four Questions to Sharpen Your Vision
Sometimes it’s hard to see something, even when you’re looking right at it. That’s partly because of the way our brains work, according to psychology[...]
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Making Vision Stick
To lead others, you need a compelling vision. But lofty words are not enough. A vision statement must draw a crystal-clear picture of the future that guides[...]
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The First Question Successful People Ask about Their Goals
Recently I had an idea for one of my coaching clients. It was a fundamental change to her business model that I knew would 10x her business and provide her[...]
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5 Steps to a Clutter-Free Workspace
A lot of productive people operate in disorganized workspaces. The problem is that they’re not as productive as they could be. The hidden culprit stealing[...]
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7 Ways Successful Creatives Think Differently than Unsuccessful Ones
I have worked with authors for more than three decades. Based on my observations, here are 7 characteristics that separate the highly successful ones from the[...]
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5 Reasons You Need to Get Better at Saying No
I have a hard time saying “no.” Perhaps you do, too. I think it is more common than we think, especially for those who are empathetic or nurturing.[...]
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How to Get Out of That Funk
The easiest way to get out of that funk is to change your physiology. It's surprisingly easy and fast. Here’s a five-step[...]
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