Amazingly, we find ourselves in the middle of a storm that started back in March and is unlikely to end by next March. Let’s call it a 500-day storm and acknowledge the extreme stress of dealing with an adversary with

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Extreme circumstances can be revealing times. As you likely have been focused the last few weeks on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, I propose that you carve out 15 minutes to consider the series of questions below to bring to

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With ever present uncertainty and a rapidly changing world, there are very few knowns right now and many of the past playbooks are no longer effective. That means that one of the only ways to survive (let alone capture opportunity

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As you lead through unprecedented times, I want to share a few thoughts that may be helpful now and as the situation becomes more challenging over the coming week and months: Beware the fallacy of linearity. Our brains want to

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Likely you’ve heard the expression, “feedback is a gift.”  While trite, the purpose of the phrase is to prepare the receiver to be open to the input. The bigger risk in the equation, however, is that important feedback is not

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Expectations of public and private companies have never been higher and results are harder to achieve, let alone sustain. What used to work 10, even 5 years ago, no longer works, at least not as well or consistently. Talent is

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