When I was a little boy, our family gathered around the black-and-white TV set on Sunday nights in Southern California to watch The Ed Sullivan Show. Sullivan hosted a variety […]
Read MoreThursday of last week was the USA’s Thanksgiving holiday. The day typically includes family, food, and pro football, all three in great quantities. A play during one game revealed the […]
Read MoreRecently, I overheard two frontline supervisors talking about a meeting they attended a few days earlier. At that meeting, senior leaders of the division shared upcoming plans (layoffs) for cutting […]
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A friend recently accepted a senior leadership position in an established organization. She asked for my suggestions on how to “put her best foot forward” in her new job. My […]
Read MoreI’ve been reading Steve Jobs biography and have compared what I’ve learned so far in the book to what I know about his career. I’ve been pondering two powerful insights: […]
Read Morehttp://youtu.be/5AQ-cXpo_Y4 (Chris’ video of this blog post was featured on Blanchard’s Leadership Livecast on January 25, 2012.) At a recent leadership training session, some of the managers and supervisors taking […]
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