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368. You Hate The Answer As Much As The Problem
You think you just need to change your behavior. But that won't last. The real reason you stay stuck is something else entirely.
366. Why You Keep Choosing The Bad Option
You’d rather live with an outcome that you know is bad - everybody does it. But that doesn't mean the devil you know is a good choice.
364. Your Dog Smells Things You Can't. So Does Your Team.
The problem we have, as humans, is that we assume all beings experience the world the same way we do.
363. The Reason Your Team Doesn't Listen
You can't fix a listening problem with more talking. So stop trying.
362. Most Decisions Are Just A First Date
Most leaders get something wrong about most of their decisions. As it turns out, you can learn a lot from dating.
357. This Is The Part Where Everything Breaks
We're in an 80-year cycle and I'm not sure your leadership will survive. This is the part where everything breaks.
356. The Leadership Skill Nobody Trains You For
Most leaders think they struggle with risk. They don’t. They struggle with uncertainty.
347. The Leadership Mistake Almost Every Manager Makes
You don't succeed by pretending everyone's elite - you do it by coaching the right people the right way. That's the Skill Will Matrix.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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