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Aim High, Achieve Higher

Different things speak to different people. For me, sometimes it’s the lyrics in a song that move me to tears. Sometimes, it’s the message on a billboard or even the common theme of a popular TV show or classic movie

Posted in Inspiration, Leadership, Management, Motivation, Passion, success

Hiring and Firing: Why Do We Hire So Fast, and Fire So Slow?

I often wonder why so many leaders hire so fast and fire so slow. It always seems that we do the due diligence required to select qualified candidates for our most important positions. And then when things don’t seem to

Posted in Firing, Hiring, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Recruitment, Selection

So How Do You Manage People You Never (or Even Rarely) See?

You don’t! OK, that’s sort of a trick question because I don’t believe in managing people per se. In my experience, management is all about planning, budgeting, directing, and  controlling work efforts. Leadership, on the other hand, is more about

Posted in Management, Remote Coaching, Remote Workers, Virtual Leadership, Virtual Teams Tagged with: , , , ,

“Horrible Bosses”: A Powerful Wake-Up Call for Any Leader

Have you seen it yet? The movie “Horrible Bosses”… I’d like to think I’m not a horrible boss. Fortunately, when I asked my staff about this, on Facebook of all places, telling them I’d pay for their movie ticket and

Posted in Leadership, Management, organizational culture, Performance

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