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What Leaders Need to Do Now

What Leaders Need to Do Now

  Given the challenging times we are experiencing, those leaders who are realizing success with their businesses, organizations, associations, and memberships, are those who are doing three things intentionally 1) Articulating and maintaining a clear purpose, 2) Focusing on and strengthening their teams, and 3) Refining their teams’ paths forward. They’re not doing anything unique or new but they are being intentional. They’re focusing on the essentials to ensure their teams, their...

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Poor Pilot Leadership

What would you do if you were the Pilot in Command, your plane full of passengers is stuck at an airport because of bad weather, and... You're not going anyplace soon? Here's how a real pilot leader handled the situation: First-Class Pilot Leadership and here's how the pilot on the flight my husband and I were on handled it... I just experienced, first-hand, poor leadership – poor ethical leadership that manifested itself through a lack of courage, character, and communication (Hmmm, three of...

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What’s Your Job?

I had the opportunity to see one of my clients make the leap from being a manager to being a leader a few days ago. I was preparing for our strategic planning session with his senior team, when my client – the company owner – walked into the conference room and said, "I finally understand what my job is. My job is to build a strong management team and to ensure this organization survives me." That's it!  He "gets it"!  He finally understands – deep in his gut – what his job is.  A manager...

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