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Vision - Not an Option
More than 35 years ago I become the pastor of a small rural church in Sugarcreek, Ohio. In those early days, people would often ask me...
Sep 22, 20224 min read
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Unlearning For Leaders
That sounds strange, doesn’t it? We always talk about leaders learning—what is it that leaders have to unlearn? Learning can be an...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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Creating And Maintaining Culture
Most everyone talks much about work culture or company culture. The bottom line is that culture is who you hire. If you currently have a...
Aug 20, 20227 min read
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It Will Hold You Back
Perfectionism is often viewed as a positive quality. We assume that perfectionists are indeed perfect, and who wouldn’t want to be...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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Getting People Right
Warren Buffett said, “We look for three things when we hire people. We look for intelligence, we look for initiative or energy, and we...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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Leaders Are Learners
Leaders are learners. In fact, a well-known leadership proverb says that the day you stop learning is the day you stop leading. We are...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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An Absolute Necessity
A mentor of mine has always challenged me that I cannot manage or lead people from where I wish they were, but that I must manage and...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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Complaining Leaders
Do you know anyone who seems to prefer complaining about their circumstances to changing them? We all have reasons, explanations, or...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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Giving Feedback
What’s a performance review? For many employees it’s an annual fear-inducing ritual that provokes great dread. They go into a room with...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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What Leaders Must Get Right
Empathy has always been a critical skill for leaders, but it is taking on a new level of meaning and priority. Far from a soft approach,...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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REGAINING FOCUS AND MOMENTUM
All you have to do to discover that you aren’t alone in having personal and organizational momentum derailed during the pandemic is...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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THE NFL DRAFT AND LEADERSHIP
This past week was the NFL draft, and now draft grades are coming out for each team. The great teams and those who consistently contend...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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HOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Almost everyone at one point or another thinks about changing his or her life. There are many things a person can do to up life, but...
Aug 20, 20226 min read
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Captured Thoughts- Kevin Warren
Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten, spoke to Leader’s Edge leaders last week. Besides leaders from a variety of vantage points,...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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The People Challenge
Ask many managers what their greatest work challenge is, and they’d most likely say something along the lines of “managing difficult...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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What It Takes to be Great
This past weekend was the final four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Justin Moore, star player for Villanova, tore his Achilles...
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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Women in Leadership
March has been Women's History Month, highlighting the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. The first...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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Leadership and Painful Decisions
One of the most frequent misunderstandings people have is that painful decisions and difficult decisions are one and the same. They are...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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Covid and a New Normal
It has been two years since we were hit with what we know as COVID. I have experienced new territory as a leader. Change is in the wind…...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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Want to be a Great Leader? Learn to Say No.
NO is a big-deal word. Just saying it can free up the person saying it while totally crushing the person who receives the no. Because of...
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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