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336. Your Communication Process Is Your Communication Problem
You can’t expect to improve your company’s communication problems without altering the company’s communication processes.
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335. Working With Narcissists: A Survival Guide
In the circus of narcissists, your job is not to tame the lion. Just don’t be the clown. This article will tell you how.
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231. The Mistaken Milestones in Life
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230. The Power of a Personalized Perspective
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235. The Danger of Complacency and How to Avoid It
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246. The People We Take For Granted - Which Might Be You
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239. Your Fault vs Your Responsibility: The Critical Difference
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293. The State Of Women (Leaders)
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336. Your Communication Process Is Your Communication Problem
You can’t expect to improve your company’s communication problems without altering the company’s communication processes.
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334. What If Slower Was The Secret To Success?
While I stress-eat through back-to-back Zooms, my clients are off the grid — and somehow still crushing it. Maybe going slow is the secret to success…
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332. The Disney Hug Rule, and Why Your Culture Is Screwed.
The Disney Hug Rule is an essential part of your Disney experience. As it turns out, the same principle applies to your leadership.
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331. The Confidence Gap & The Reason Women Have Less Confidence Than Men
Success is partly about luck. As it turns out, confident people tend to have more luck than others. And that's where the Confidence Gap becomes a…
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325. The Leadership Shortcut You Need To Know About
There are no shortcuts to success. But there is a faster way to get there. Fortunately, I know how to do it. And everything I do, I do for you.
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Leadership Lessons

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332. The Disney Hug Rule, and Why Your Culture Is Screwed.
The Disney Hug Rule is an essential part of your Disney experience. As it turns out, the same principle applies to your leadership.
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Jeff Matlow
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331. The Confidence Gap & The Reason Women Have Less Confidence Than Men
Success is partly about luck. As it turns out, confident people tend to have more luck than others. And that's where the Confidence Gap becomes a…
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Jeff Matlow
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330. The Growth Paradox
We live in a society that is obsessed with comfort. But pain has an important purpose. And that's where the growth paradox comes into play.
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329. Over-Empowerment
Empowering your team members is your job. But over-empowerment doesn't mean you're doing a better job. To the contrary.
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328. The Law of Holes
The challenge you face is rarely the actual problem. Sometimes you think you're fixing things, but you're really holding a shovel and digging a hole.
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Uncomfortable Truths

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335. Working With Narcissists: A Survival Guide
In the circus of narcissists, your job is not to tame the lion. Just don’t be the clown. This article will tell you how.
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333. The Deadlines That Matters Most
There always seem to be deadlines in my life that are haunting me. It's the reality of my mortality. And then one day everything changed.
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330. The Growth Paradox
We live in a society that is obsessed with comfort. But pain has an important purpose. And that's where the growth paradox comes into play.
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Jeff Matlow
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328. The Law of Holes
The challenge you face is rarely the actual problem. Sometimes you think you're fixing things, but you're really holding a shovel and digging a hole.
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327. Hero Syndrome
When leaders need to be heroes, they create villains. First it's competitors. Then clients. Eventually? Their own teams. It's time to demystify Hero…
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Jeff Matlow
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Building A Better Culture

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336. Your Communication Process Is Your Communication Problem
You can’t expect to improve your company’s communication problems without altering the company’s communication processes.
4
335. Working With Narcissists: A Survival Guide
In the circus of narcissists, your job is not to tame the lion. Just don’t be the clown. This article will tell you how.
2
329. Over-Empowerment
Empowering your team members is your job. But over-empowerment doesn't mean you're doing a better job. To the contrary.
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Jeff Matlow
7
324. Environmental Psychology
Your physical surroundings will influence your thoughts and behaviors. So if you want a productive team, you better understand environmental psychology.
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323. Conway's Law
Your customers know all about your company's dysfunctional communications. Conway's Law proves that. It all starts with my Uncle Melvin's funeral.
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Jeff Matlow
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334. What If Slower Was The Secret To Success?
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333. The Deadlines That Matters Most
There always seem to be deadlines in my life that are haunting me. It's the reality of my mortality. And then one day everything changed.
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332. The Disney Hug Rule, and Why Your Culture Is Screwed.
The Disney Hug Rule is an essential part of your Disney experience. As it turns out, the same principle applies to your leadership.
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331. The Confidence Gap & The Reason Women Have Less Confidence Than Men
Success is partly about luck. As it turns out, confident people tend to have more luck than others. And that's where the Confidence Gap becomes a…
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Jeff Matlow
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tl;dr for 330. The Growth Paradox
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330. The Growth Paradox
We live in a society that is obsessed with comfort. But pain has an important purpose. And that's where the growth paradox comes into play.
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tl;dr for 329. Over-Empowerment
Super special subscriber-only tl;dr for article 329 on Over Empowerment
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329. Over-Empowerment
Empowering your team members is your job. But over-empowerment doesn't mean you're doing a better job. To the contrary.
 • 
Jeff Matlow
7
328. The Law of Holes
The challenge you face is rarely the actual problem. Sometimes you think you're fixing things, but you're really holding a shovel and digging a hole.
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Jeff Matlow
2
327. Hero Syndrome
When leaders need to be heroes, they create villains. First it's competitors. Then clients. Eventually? Their own teams. It's time to demystify Hero…
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Jeff Matlow
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