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“The quality of your decisions depends on the clarity of your thoughts, the voice of your heart, and the strength of your intuition.” Clevermemo.com What is your logic style, meaning, what is your style when it comes to making decisions? In my coaching practice I use...

"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing." Elbert Hubbard I've coached hundreds of leaders. With each person we start the coaching journey with self-awareness. I use the Forté Institute’s® Communication Intelligence Survey and Assessment. This...

"A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame, and a little less of his share of the credit." John Maxwell Nobody wants to take the blame for things they did not direct or could not control. Unfortunately, it is not always possible,...

"The price of greatness is responsibility" Winston Churchill  Responsibility is the ethos of good leadership. When it is lacking, leaders and teams must admit it. Indeed, no good leader aims to be irresponsible. However, situations occur outside of one's control where...

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion." Dale Carnegie We've gone digital instead of personal. Automated employee engagement applications tout manager - employee interaction. Texting and emailing from...

"With true collaboration, the group work no longer feels like work." John Spencer Let me introduce a phrase and concept which was often used in my military career. 'Walk the dog' meant going all the way to completion or understanding of a problem or concept. When one...

"We don't do business with companies. We do business with people." Simon Sinek Leaders must constantly give guidance and intent - specific and general, to steer their people and drive their organizations to excellence. In the U.S. Army soldiers clung to commander's...

"Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence." Unknown Emotions are a difficult thing to manage, especially in leadership. Subordinates look for the steady, calm, somewhat emotionless leader, especially when tension is high. Indeed, there is a time and place...

"Payday came and with it beer." Rudyard Kipling Kenny, an Army friend of mine once was coaching a business leader on how to better lead his people. He and I were talking about this person's challenges discussing what we thought were the problems and solutions. One...

"The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development." John C. Maxwell As a leadership author, consultant, coach, speaker, and trainer following my 27-years in the U.S. Army I've taken on the cause of creating future leaders and...

"Things don't matter, people do." Rosie Thomas I need to state up front, I'm a champion of HR. When I took command or became the CEO of my brigade in the 101st Airborne Division, I brought my S-1 or my Senior VP of Human Resources into my inner circle, meaning, I met...

"Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can get it" Bruce Lee In the early spring of 2008 I was an Army Lieutenant Colonel preparing for command of a battalion (400 soldiers) of paratroopers. I attended the Army's Pre-Command course to prepare...

"Trust, but verify." Ronald Reagan Trust is the essential ingredient for a healthy relationship. Good leaders strive to form a bond of trust between them and their people. When trust is broken, often it cannot be repaired. I fired only a handful of leaders in my time...

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