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  • Five Leadership Lessons Learned in November

    Five Leadership Lessons Learned in November

    November was a memorable month due to events that occurred both on the national stage and inside my leadership peer groups. These events reinforced five leadership lessons that I...
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  • Rafael Palmeiro Should Read Viktor Frankl

    Rafael Palmeiro Should Read Viktor Frankl

    I recently read this article about Rafael Palmeiro and it got me thinking about Viktor Frankl. Palmeiro was a major league baseball player. His career ended abruptly when he...
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  • INSIDE OUT – The Unofficial Sequel

    INSIDE OUT – The Unofficial Sequel

    We saw the movie Inside Out last weekend. It was good, not great, but I recommend it because the concept is so original. The movie takes us inside the...
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  • Your Time in the Wilderness

    Your Time in the Wilderness

    I’m reading the recently released biography, “Becoming Steve Jobs.” I got only as far of page 12 of the Prologue when something caught my attention and triggered the idea...
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  • Perspectives on Subpar Performers

    Perspectives on Subpar Performers

    I had a conversation with a former coaching client last week. She was lamenting the weak performance of someone who works for her, and I couldn’t resist the inclination...
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  • RIP Joe

    RIP Joe

    One of my fraternity brothers died on Christmas day. I had seen Joe only a half dozen times since I graduated from college more than four decades ago, but...
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  • My Second City Debut

    My Second City Debut

    In mid-November, I took my CEO group to Chicago for a retreat. The highlight of the trip was a custom workshop at The Second City. We worked with two...
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  • Woodstock’s Forgotten Man

    Woodstock’s Forgotten Man

    It’s Aug. 11, and so we begin the week every year when TV and radio stations celebrate the anniversary of Woodstock, the near-mythical music festival that took place on...
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