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345. Better. Cheaper. Faster. Pick Two.
In leadership, as in life, you can't have it all. There are trade-offs for every choice. You want it better, cheaper and faster. You only get two…
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344. How Great Leaders Win By Inches
In leadership, just like in baseball, the difference between winning and losing isn’t the big swings — it’s the tiny, incremental plays in between…
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343. The Only 3 Problems You Actually Have
Regardless of how unique your troubles, they can all be boiled down to 3 problems in your life: your head, your heart and your bank account.
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230. The Power of a Personalized Perspective
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343. The Only 3 Problems You Actually Have
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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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345. Better. Cheaper. Faster. Pick Two.
In leadership, as in life, you can't have it all. There are trade-offs for every choice. You want it better, cheaper and faster. You only get two…
13 hrs ago
2
4
344. How Great Leaders Win By Inches
In leadership, just like in baseball, the difference between winning and losing isn’t the big swings — it’s the tiny, incremental plays in between…
Oct 20
6
343. The Only 3 Problems You Actually Have
Regardless of how unique your troubles, they can all be boiled down to 3 problems in your life: your head, your heart and your bank account.
Oct 13
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341. The Importance Of Q-Tips In Your Career
Q-Tips push all the bad stuff deeper inside. All they do is make things worse. As it turns out, the same thing happens at work when you take things…
Sep 29
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340. The Secret Way To Get Things Done Faster and Better
Getting things done is your job description. But it isn't a marathon. Success is a sprint. And this is your guide to doing it faster and better.
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345. Better. Cheaper. Faster. Pick Two.
In leadership, as in life, you can't have it all. There are trade-offs for every choice. You want it better, cheaper and faster. You only get two…
13 hrs ago
2
4
344. How Great Leaders Win By Inches
In leadership, just like in baseball, the difference between winning and losing isn’t the big swings — it’s the tiny, incremental plays in between…
Oct 20
6
343. The Only 3 Problems You Actually Have
Regardless of how unique your troubles, they can all be boiled down to 3 problems in your life: your head, your heart and your bank account.
Oct 13
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342. Obama, Kirk, and the Leadership Lesson You Need Right Now
What do Obama, Erika Kirk, and a blunt VP have in common? They all reveal the same uncomfortable truth about leadership: you can't shake hands with a…
Oct 6
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341. The Importance Of Q-Tips In Your Career
Q-Tips push all the bad stuff deeper inside. All they do is make things worse. As it turns out, the same thing happens at work when you take things…
Sep 29
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Life's Leadership Lessons: October 23, 2025
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342. Obama, Kirk, and the Leadership Lesson You Need Right Now
What do Obama, Erika Kirk, and a blunt VP have in common? They all reveal the same uncomfortable truth about leadership: you can't shake hands with a…
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339. The Bridge Between Courage And Pity
Today I saw a one-armed man walking a three-legged dog. My reaction was nothing I'm proud of, but it did teach me a whole lot about courage and pity.
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338. The Illusion of Progress
We work hard every day to check boxes off our to do lists, but what if all that work is merely an illusion of progress. Maybe if you could only…
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337. You Are God. That's The Problem.
God created mankind in Her image, in the same way that you create problems in your image. So maybe the problems on your team are not actually problems…
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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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337. You Are God. That's The Problem.
God created mankind in Her image, in the same way that you create problems in your image. So maybe the problems on your team are not actually problems…
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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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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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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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342. Obama, Kirk, and the Leadership Lesson You Need Right Now
What do Obama, Erika Kirk, and a blunt VP have in common? They all reveal the same uncomfortable truth about leadership: you can't shake hands with a…
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Q-Tips push all the bad stuff deeper inside. All they do is make things worse. As it turns out, the same thing happens at work when you take things…
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