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Angels in the Workplace – be the one to make the impact!

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Sep

29

Why Your Best People Have Already Checked Out (And What Actually Brings Them Back)

High-potential employees rarely quit without warning. They quit after months of silence: no honest signal...

Sep

25

What’s in a name? Or should I say headline – find out what yours is and make it positive!

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Sep

22

When Your Best People Stop Raising Their Hand: The Hidden Cost of a Feedback-Starved Culture

Most organizations don’t have a leadership problem. They have a feedback problem that looks like...

Sep

17

Take a bow, but share the spotlight while doing so!

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Sep

15

Organizational Drift: How Teams Quietly Rewrite Their Own Rules

Organizational drift is the gradual process by which a team’s actual operating standards replace its...

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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

A curated collection of books that shaped my thinking, strengthened my leadership, and continue to inspire growth.

First Break All the Rules by Gallup book cover on what the worlds greatest managers do differently

First Break All the Rules
Its Called Work for a Reason by Larry Winget book cover about personal development and success

It’s Called Work For a Reason
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday expanded 10th anniversary edition book cover

The Obstacle is the Way
Cows Pigs Wars and Witches The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris book cover

Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches: The Riddles of Culture
Wheat Belly by William Davis MD book cover about losing wheat and weight for better health

Wheat Belly
Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer number one New York Times bestseller novel book cover

Once An Eagle
The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins book cover on critical success strategies for new leaders

The First 90 Days
Once Upon a Stranger by Dr Gillian Sandstrom book cover about the science of small talk

Once Upon a Stranger
Resilience by Eric Greitens book cover on hard-won wisdom for living a better life

Resilience
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie revised edition book cover

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
The Laws of Connection by David Robson book cover on building a strong social network

The Laws of Connection
The Quest for Belonging by Jeremy Beer book cover on nonprofit leadership and psychology of giving

The Quest for Belonging
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