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Three Buckets of Courage

QAspire

I was a functional head in year 2008 when my growth had plateaued. That opportunity allowed me to travel across the globe, meet customers, understand their challenges, offer solutions, provide consulting support, sell services and contribute substantially to organization’s growth. There is no growth without courage.

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Leaders Travel Light

Chris Brady

" | Main | Siena by Car - "You Idiot" » July 11, 2010 Leaders Travel Light I learned it the hard way, really, by dragging bulky bags through crowded bus terminals, onto packed trains, and up stairs at a five-hundred year-old hotel. All of these can be seen as features of traveling light through life.

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International Travel as Education, Adventure and Service

Chris Brady

I had been bitten by the travel bug. I soon thereafter began traveling for for my job, and went out west to visit friends when I got time off work. Finally, I began traveling abroad on vacations, more to study and learn than as a holiday. It will cost money and gobble up some time, but it will be worth it.

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“Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from.

CEO Blog

“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started&# - Proverb Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer.

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Leadership the AirBnb Way

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Simon and I were exploring how Ritz-Carlton could adapt to meet the needs of changing luxury travelers without losing the company’s legacy customer base. Around 2007, Simon Cooper was the CEO of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where I was working with their senior leadership team.

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How COVID-19 Has Reduced Air Pollution

The Horizons Tracker

One of the defining features of the coronavirus pandemic has been the reduction in travel. Air travel has ground to a halt, while the number of journeys we take by car, train, and bus have significantly fallen. It resulted in a crash in oil prices, but also a significant reduction in air pollution. Unprecedented fall.

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Preview Thursday: Destination Facilitation

Lead Change Blog

The following excerpt is from the introduction of Destination Facilitation: A Travel Guide to Training Around the World edited by Donna Steffey. He has worked with leaders in more than 100 countries and surveyed more than 50,000 people from every major industry and region of the world on the topic of CQ (Ang and Van Dyne 2008, 3).

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