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APRIL 4, 2024

I started doing yoga in late 2010 because a knowledgeable friend of the family encouraged me to take it up to help manage the multiple sclerosis I had been diagnosed with in 2009. Our friend was right.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It started in 2009 with a post I wrote about how leaders could succeed just by not doing what he did. There was a period in my blogging career when I created a side gig as a vocal critic of former Washington NFL football team owner, Dan Snyder. That one led to an appearance on the local TV news in D.C.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 18, 2018

You can consider this post an update of one I wrote back in the summer of 2009 about how middle managers can feel like the meat in the sandwich. I’ve used that analogy for years with my clients in middle and upper middle management. My experience since 2009 suggests the meat in the sandwich dynamic has become more pronounced.

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Middle Management Audience Micromanagement Planning 161

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APRIL 21, 2020

Up until now, the period following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the 2008 – 2009 financial crisis have been among the most often cited examples of VUCA environments. With that in mind, here’s a simple framework for getting started with VUCA leadership that I came up with last year when I was working with a group of global general managers.

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JULY 19, 2010

This has been a problem of mine for several years, but since going on my own in January of 2009, it's been more acute. Part of the reason why I retweet your blog posts is because I don't want to recreate this stuff. People don't need to wait on me to "get it" although that is sometimes the case.

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