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This One Thing Will Make Change Easier
I just had a client for an upcoming keynote speech tell me, “We’re going through a lot of change right now.” YOU: “Oh my God, he’s talking about my organization! We’re going through a lot of change...
View ArticleWhy Do We Fear Change?
Leaders often find themselves asking, “Why is my team so resistant to change?” It turns out there’s actually a very good reason! The post Why Do We Fear Change? appeared first on The Executive...
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Leading Change: The Missing Step
Leading a team through change can be difficult, rewarding, messy, profitable, and frustrating.Click To Tweet Leading a team through change can be difficult, rewarding, messy, profitable, frustrating,...
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Be an Open Leader
If you’re trying to lead your team through change, don’t keep them in the dark! The key to engaging your team through change is being open with them! The post Be an Open Leader appeared first on The...
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A Leader’s Job is to Reduce Uncertainty
Part of a leader’s job—a big part—is to reduce uncertainty.Click To Tweet Leaders have many jobs within an organization: setting a vision, motivating a team, increasing profit, making the bed...
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How to Give More Effective Feedback
Giving feedback is a huge part of leadership, but few leaders do it effectively. Here are two simple tips to get the best results from your feedback. The post How to Give More Effective Feedback...
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Are You Making This Mistake When Leading Your Team Through Change?
Are you making this mistake when leading your team through change?Click To Tweet You may have seen the clip; it was all over the news—and not just the sports news. In a November 2014 football game...
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Is This Why You Aren’t Creating Lasting Change?
Change is difficult, particularly in Haiti. What I learned here about what works and what doesn’t work applies just as much to your organization. The post Is This Why You Aren’t Creating Lasting...
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The #1 Reason Most Change Doesn’t Last
You’ve done the hard work of leading your team through change, but now things are reverting to the way they were before. What went wrong? Here’s the #1 reason most change doesn’t last. The post The #1...
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3 Lessons for Breakthrough Results from Donald Trump
Do you want to produce breakthrough results in your business? In your industry? In your life? I’m not talking about incremental results, the “Hey, look, we got a new logo!” kind of results. I’m talking...
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Becoming Timeless: Bowie, the Beatles, and Apple
David Bowie existed before Ziggy Stardust, but it was Ziggy Stardust that put him on the map. The striking, glam costume; the red hair; the over-the-top Spiders from Mars tour—all these elements, plus,...
View ArticleStop Whining About “Change”!
As I look out my office window, I see the leaves on the trees are starting to change color. Believe it or not, I’m not shocked by this. Nor am I wailing about the fact that the temperature is dropping...
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Why Coming Up With a Great Idea is Worthless
“I hate coming up with a great sketch idea.” That’s what Bob Nelson told me when he was one of the writers on Almost Live!, the comedy TV show that I executive produced in Seattle for 15 years. (For...
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Are You Playing “Monkey See, Monkey Do” Leadership?
“Bill’s been to a seminar!” I was a new leader, barely into my twenties, and the TV station I worked for had sent me to a leadership seminar. I eagerly returned to the office the next day, head and...
View ArticleAre You Ready for the High Winds?
Hurricane level winds. That’s what they’re telling us here in the Pacific Northwest. As I write this, there’s a storm coming, and they’re telling us to prepare for hurricane level winds. So I...
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The Smartest Thing You Can Do as a Leader
As a leader, the smartest thing I ever did was hire people better than me. For 15 years, I was the Executive Producer of a comedy TV show in Seattle. I was also a writer and performer for the show,...
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Are You Solving the Right Problem?
Albert Einstein once said, “If I only had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” And while I don’t necessarily agree...
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Stop Treating Creativity as an Option
Turning creativity into money. That’s how I sometimes described my job as the Executive Producer of a hit comedy TV show in Seattle. Turning creativity into money. See, our job, week after week, was...
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3 Steps to a More Collaborative Team
I was just listening to an interview with one of the world’s top leadership experts, my friend and colleague Mark Sanborn. He was asked how leadership has changed over the past several years. Here’s...
View ArticleWant Better Ideas? Then Stop Brainstorming!
I used to be a fan of brainstorming. What could be better for generating ideas than gathering your team around a table, presenting the challenge, and then letting the ideas flow! No bad ideas here!...
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