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Produce “Unreasonable” Results!
When I tell people that, as a motivational speaker, I work with, and speak for, organizations that want their people to play a bigger game and produce unreasonable results, the first question I get is,...
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Play a Bigger Game
What would “playing a bigger game” look like in your business? In many cases, it looks pretty much the same as playing a regular game — only with a different mindset. Let me give you an example. I’m a...
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If You Want a Great Result, You Need a Great Script
I am a seasoned show business professional and you’re not, so this may be an unfair question. But I’m going to ask it anyway. Ready? (That wasn’t the question.) When they get on the set to produce an...
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Why You Should Be An Irritating 2-Year-Old
I work with, and speak for, organizations that want their people to play a bigger game and produce unreasonable results. Because of this, I’m keenly interested in why people don’t do this. I mean,...
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Leaders: Do You Know What Your Show Is?
On September 26, 1990, a brand new show premiered on ABC, and television history was made. This show broke the rules, defied expectations, and was unlike anything anybody had ever seen before. The...
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Why Long-Term Planning Doesn’t Work
I was having a conversation recently with a friend, and she posed a question that I’ll bet you’ve considered at some point: “Why is it that most people will put more time and energy into planning a...
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Why Leaders Need Double Vision
Leaders have to be equally adept at both long-term and short-term vision. Each has its place, and you can’t effectively lead a team without both. The post Why Leaders Need Double Vision appeared first...
View ArticleHow to Create Your Best Year Ever
As 2014 comes to an end, what can you do create an even more successful 2015? Here are four steps to creating your best year ever! The post How to Create Your Best Year Ever appeared first on The...
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Why Consistency is the Key
Do you wonder why you’re not producing the results you’d like–in both your personal and professional life? Maybe it’s time to take a look at the things that you do every day. What you do consistently...
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5 Ways to Build a More Cohesive Team
I hear it all the time: “How can I get my team to all focus on a single goal? How can I get them pointing in the same direction? Honestly, some days ‘herding cats’ seems easier than leading my team!” I...
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5 Not-So-Obvious Mistakes People Make When Setting Goals
“In the Spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” So says Tennyson. “In December a young (and not-so-young) leader’s fancy somewhat more heavily turns to thoughts of goals for the...
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Are Your Policies Getting in the Way of Your Team’s Creativity?
All businesses depend on innovation to stay ahead and thrive in an ever-more-competitive landscape, and all innovation begins with a creative idea. But many businesses have set up policies that...
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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,...
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Will They Be Sorry To See You Leave?
“Some people brighten a room when they enter it; others when they leave.” You’ve probably heard this quotation or some variation of it. I have no idea who said it originally, but it certainly is true....
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3 Ways to Practice Intentional Creativity
According to Fast Company, creativity is now the most important leadership quality for success in business. Why is it, then, that so few leaders do little (or nothing) to make creative thinking a...
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Great Teams Focus on the Mission, Not the Squabbles
This weekend I was lucky enough to have VIP seats to see a performance by the U.S. Navy’s precision flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels. They are, by any standard, an incredible team. They fly...
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Are You About to Lose One of Your Best Employees?
I’m angry at Janie’s boss. I don’t know Janie’s boss. I’ve never met Janie’s boss. But I do know Janie. Janie is one of the most diligent, hard-working, eager-to-learn people I’ve ever met. But because...
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The Benefits of Informal Get-Togethers
I just spent a delightful morning with a colleague of mine (Ron, another speaker) who was in from out of town and gave me a call. And yes, I realize I just used the word “delightful,” when the more...
View ArticleWhat Does it REALLY Mean to Be a Producer?
“So, what does a producer really do?” During my 15 years as the Executive Producer of Seattle’s hit comedy TV show Almost Live!, I was asked that question a lot. Many times by members of my own staff....
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How Are You Filling Your Idea Pipeline?
I’ve just been reading a terrific new book called High-Profit Prospecting by my friend and colleague Mark Hunter. Mark is a consummate sales professional, and his book is about how to keep your sales...
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