Values Must Be Lived, Not "Visited"

By S. Chris Edmonds / November 14, 2011 / 10 Comments

The horrible acts allegedly committed by an ex-Penn State football coach here in the USA have taken over the headlines in newspapers and newscasts each day over the last week. […]

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New Leadership Role? Here’s Your 90-Day Plan.

By S. Chris Edmonds / November 7, 2011 / 5 Comments

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 […]

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Three Steps to a Bully-Free Workplace

By S. Chris Edmonds / October 31, 2011 / 4 Comments

I’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: […]

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Creating a Motivating Work Environment

By S. Chris Edmonds / October 24, 2011 / 4 Comments

The Ken Blanchard Companies is a research-based firm. Blanchard comes up with all kinds of cool ideas, hypotheses, and strategies – but only those ideas that are tested in real world […]

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Managing "Retired On Active Duty" Employees

By S. Chris Edmonds / October 17, 2011 / Comments Off on Managing "Retired On Active Duty" Employees

http://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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Lead from Your Heart, Intentionally

By S. Chris Edmonds / October 10, 2011 / 6 Comments

I reflect regularly on my best bosses. I analyze how they took widely varying players with differing skill sets, experiences, and personalities and helped each of us genuinely contribute while […]

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