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Communicate What You Believe and Value - What to Ask the Person in the Mirror

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jul 22, 2024

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Topics: Core Values, leadership, Effective Leadership, Leadership Decisions, Mission, Vision, Values, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, Robert Steven Kaplan

Change Your Culture - Admit Your Mistakes

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, May 23, 2022

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Many leaders find it difficult to admit their mistakes. They feel when they make mistakes, they are more vulnerable, risk losing respect, and the authority they need to lead.

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Topics: change, Effective Leadership, Harmonious Culture of Accountability, Leadership Decisions, Mistakes, Change Your Culture

The Leaders Role – Mercenary or Mission Driven?

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jun 29, 2020

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During challenging times you discover a lot about yourself and the people you work with.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, leadership, Purpose, Effective Leadership, Leadership Decisions, Coronavirus, COVID19

How Language Sunk the El Faro – Leadership is Language

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, May 18, 2020

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This blog is not about the sinking of the merchant ship, El Faro.

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Topics: Mastering Leadership, Leadership Decisions, Coronavirus, Leadership Is Language, David Marquet, Redwork - Bluework, EMBRACING VS. REDUCING VARIABILITY, COVID19

Do Your Meetings Kill Your Employees Best Ideas?

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jun 25, 2018

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Meetings can be the scourge of an organization, or a catalyst for growth.

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Topics: meeting rhythms, meetings, Innovation, leadership meetings, Leadership Decisions

Leadership Core Behavior – Productive Paranoia

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Aug 7, 2017

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In Great by Choice Jim Collins asks and answers: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not?

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Topics: Great by Choice, Productive Paranoia, Effective Leadership, Leadership Core Behavior, Core Behaviors, Leadership Decisions

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