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Leaders Look Like Leaders
Leaders Look Like Leaders
All eyes are on the leader for inspiration, guidance, and influence. Leaders must earn and maintain the respect of others by walking in excellence and going beyond what is expected. ...
09-26-2024
Raise up Team Members to Help You Lead
Raise up Team Members to Help You Lead
A leader’s ability to handle multiple responsibilities and develop healthy relationships is limited. For an organization to grow beyond the visionary, leaders must identify emerging leaders to help manage the ...
08-13-2024
The Best Leaders Admit Their Own Mistakes and Honor Those Who Point Them Out
The Best Leaders Admit Their Own Mistakes and Honor Those Who Point Them Out
Admitting mistakes early is the sign of a healthy organizational culture; the sooner you can fix any mistake, the less the cost in real expenses and reputation. That truth remains ...
08-5-2024
Leaders Work Smart by Balancing Personal and Professional Commitments
Leaders Work Smart by Balancing Personal and Professional Commitments
The most important resource of any leader is his or her time. The challenge is maintaining timely and consistent prioritization that balances one’s personal and professional commitments. No leader can ...
07-5-2024
A Wise Leader Builds Relationships With Other Leaders
Develop the Eye of the Loon for Fun and Profit
Successful Leadership Today: What to Do Now
Leaders Make Humor Work on the Job
The Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Using Trafficked Slaves to Scam Americans | Timothy Blackwood
The Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Using Trafficked Slaves to Scam Americans | Timothy Blackwood
Thousands of slaves are forced to work in scam centers, the new film 'Scam Slave: From Hell to Home' reveals.
08-4-2026
Transcendental Tofu
Transcendental Tofu
Golden cubes of crispy tofu soak up a deeply peppery broth, delivering comfort and depth in equal measure.
03-3-2026
RFK’s Winning Prescription for Winning Over the Public—Lessons for Political Leaders
RFK’s Winning Prescription for Winning Over the Public—Lessons for Political Leaders
What Australian politicians can learn from the US election.
03-26-2025
6 Tips for Success from the World Champion
6 Tips for Success from the World Champion
A chess grandmaster's approach to success.
03-14-2025
How Great Leaders Thrive Under Pressure
14 Tips for Leadership from the Rugby League ‘Coach of the Century’
The Power of a Page of Guiding Principles
How Lincoln Used a Team of Rivals to Build Trust
Eliminating Excuses (II)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (16)
Eliminating Excuses (II)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (16)
A Navy SEAL's Guide to Achieving Everything You've Ever Imagined
12-7-2023
Eliminating Excuses (I)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (15)
Eliminating Excuses (I)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (15)
A Navy SEAL's Guide to Achieving Everything You've Ever Imagined
12-6-2023
Tales From the Battlefield—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (14)
Tales From the Battlefield—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (14)
A Navy SEAL's Guide to Achieving Everything You've Ever Imagined
12-2-2023
What Navy SEAL Training Taught Me (III)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (13)
What Navy SEAL Training Taught Me (III)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (13)
A Navy SEAL's Guide to Achieving Everything You've Ever Imagined
11-29-2023
What Navy SEAL Training Taught Me (II)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (12)
What Navy SEAL Training Taught Me (I)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (11)
Learning From Failure—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (10)
Setting Micro-Goals and Macro-Goals (III)—Reaching Beyond Boundaries (9)
The Best Leaders Avoid Humor at the Expense of Others
The Best Leaders Avoid Humor at the Expense of Others
The best leaders avoid humor that makes laughter at the expense of others. Let me read a quote by Cliff Thomas. It's a powerful reminder of the limits of appropriate ...
06-19-2024
Humor Helps Listeners Receive and Retain Important Points
Humor Helps Listeners Receive and Retain Important Points
I'm going to let you into a little secret. There is no more effective communication tool than a humorous story. As Alan Klein, humor consultant, would say, you can give ...
06-18-2024
The Safest Target for Your Humor as a Leader Is Yourself
The Safest Target for Your Humor as a Leader Is Yourself
The best leaders know that the safest target for humor will always be yourself. I love a quote attributed to Pope John XXIII when he says, I often wake at ...
06-15-2024
How Ronald Reagan Used Summits and Social Hours to Influence Enemies
How Ronald Reagan Used Summits and Social Hours to Influence Enemies
The challenge that we have of dealing with difficult people is to avoid the distance and the selective scanning that keeps us distant. The only way to do that is ...
05-16-2024
How We Contribute to Making Our Own Enemies
How Initiating Positive Moments Can Turn Enemies Around
Reality Can Easily Be Hidden Behind the Blind Spot (Short Videos)
Leaders Don’t Worry