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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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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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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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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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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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320. The IKEA Effect
The best leaders don’t build businesses alone — they hand over the IKEA instructions and empower their teams. It's time you understood The IKEA Effect
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317. Forget Balance, You Need A Surplus Life
Most people are stuck in survival mode. But freedom, and fulfillment come when you live a surplus life. It's time to stop surviving and start living.
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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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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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Building A Better Culture

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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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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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319. The Harsh Reality Of Truth, Trust And Transparency
Truth, trust and transparency will transform your team into a powerfully productive and efficient workforce. It all starts with a Ponzi scheme.
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318. A Clear And Inspiring Vision For The Future
How can you exceed expectations if you don’t know what those expectations are? Here are three ways to create a clear and inspiring vision for your…
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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.
 • 
Jeff Matlow
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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
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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.
 • 
Jeff Matlow
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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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326. Omission Bias
It's not what you do as a leader that you'll regret the most, it's what you didn't do. Omission Bias is the discomfort that will linger on.
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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.
 • 
Jeff Matlow
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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.
 • 
Jeff Matlow
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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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322. Actor-Observer Bias
If life were a movie, you'd be the hero and main actor in your story. But what you don't realize is that you have Actor-Observer Bias. You need to…
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321. The Matching Principle
The reason you’re having communication problems with your coworker is simple. It starts with understanding the Matching Principle.
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320. The IKEA Effect
The best leaders don’t build businesses alone — they hand over the IKEA instructions and empower their teams. It's time you understood The IKEA Effect
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