Finding My Priorities

Q4 is underway and along with it comes new performance targets, year–end pressure, and hopes for a strong 2012.  During times of transition it can

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Self Bias Resistor

Sometimes leadership can be a lonely assignment.  Add a few layers of complex relationships, regulatory interference, a host of third party interests, and before long the

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Thankful

I’ve been traveling on a consulting assignment this week….very far from home and my team in HR.  And to be honest with you, I’ve never

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Thank God for HR

“I could never do your job.”  “How do you deal with this day after day?”  “I don’t know how you do it, this is just

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Flying Solo = Grounded

Quick poll – How many of you can accomplish everything you need to do all by yourself?  Anyone?  No one?Get Over YourselfI don’t know about how your team

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Destinations are Excuses

“I can’t wait until I wrap up this project…As soon as we fill that vacancy everything will turn around…Once the economy bounces back you’ll see big changes around

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Friday Social

Several weeks back Doug Shaw, leader, artist, and an extremely supportive member of my network, offered on his terrific Stop Doing Dumb Things To Customers blog to paint

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Your Shoes Don’t Matter

It’s one of the most frustrating behaviors out there.  Lots of employees do it; but when leadership does it too it sends such a terrible message. 

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