2017

The One Unfortunate Way Everyone Grows As A Leader

I'm not sure about you, but I am a life-long learner.  I'm not sure where I picked it up or inherited it from, but I am constantly looking for more information on how to lead better.  I read books and blogs, I attend conferences, and I meet and talk with other leaders who can teach me new things. And although all of those will help me grow, it seems as though the growth I see from it is incremental.  It's small.  It takes a long time to get good at the principles I learn and it can even have no...

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5 Differences I Hope To See In My Leadership in My 40’s

2017 is going to be a big year for me.  I mean, it's going to be HUUUUUUGE! This is the year where I will turn 40 years old.  I know, I know - you probably thought that I crossed that threshold years ago given that I have the gray hair of a man decades my senior and I have the experience of someone who's been on this earth since the early 1950's.  But, no.  I turn 40 in 2017. My birthday's in June, so please don't rush me there.  I want to enjoy the last 6 months of being 39...

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10 Ways to Avoid Burnout in 2020

Ok, we're a few weeks away from the new year.  It's almost 2020 and we don't need to talk any more about 2019.  We can move on.  Onward and upward, right? By the way, how are you doing on your new goals...your resolutions?  Are you on track or have you already given up.  Either way, there's grace here for you! Whether you set goals or not, whether you're after some new plateau of your life like a tenacious animal or you've already limped away like an injured koala bear who fell off the top branch trying to reach that last...

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