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You’re Doing it Wrong If No One Knows Your Vision

“Big thinking precedes great achievement.” – Wilferd Peterson** What is vision? The most obvious answer to this question, would be one’s ability to see. We can take that further when looking at leadership, groups and organizations, by saying, the ability to think of or plan the future with imagination or …

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Analyze Your Problem and Figure Out What Went Wrong. Here’s Why

“A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on.” – CS Lewis** When we encounter a problem we must move on, it’s true, however, we realistically cannot just keep moving on …

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Six Ways To Make Sure Your Team Is Not Held Hostage by Groupthink

“That which a team does not want to discuss, it most needs to discuss.” – Paul Gibbons***  Have you ever sat in a meeting or watched major leaders and found yourself wondering if you were in the twilight zone? I’ll give you some examples. Testing Review I once had the …

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7 Essential Tips for Managing Diversity

Inclusivity means not ‘just we’re allowed to be there,’ but we are valued. I’ve always said: smart teams will do amazing things, but truly diverse teams will do impossible things. – Claudia Brind-Woody*** Leadership is hard work. I would imagine anyone who walks in the shoes, not the shadow, of …

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5 Surprising Benefits of Grooming Troublemakers

“Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels – men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower*** I’ve noticed that in any organization, there are …

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The Art of Managing Personalities

“Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald*** Monica doesn’t talk much but she is a wise, laid-back, motivated, detail-oriented problem solver with the creativity and diplomacy of an up and coming executive, but she’s really quiet and reserved. You wouldn’t notice her in a room …

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