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Persistence pays off for leaders

Lead on Purpose

'Successful leaders are persistent; they relentlessly pursue their goals. In a recent post about business ups and downs, Michael Hyatt makes an interesting comparison of amateurs to professionals in baseball: Professionals aren’t smarter than you.

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Check Out Today’s “200-Second Soundbite™” Podcast!

General Leadership

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Seven Certain Steps for Dealing with Doubt

Leadership Freak

'Doubt is a double edged sword, too much and you’re doomed, too little and you’re doomed. But, one thing is certain… Doubt-free leaders are dangerous.

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Hate Your Responsibility?

Joseph Lalonde

'I was working with my mind numb to the world, hating a process that I normally love. Have you been there? My shoulders were slumped and I was moving like a slug. I was in such a bad mood that the day was moving so slow and an hour felt like a whole day. It was an infectious attitude and my crew members knew to look out. What was wrong? What changes when we go from loving our job, kids, spouse etc., to hating the responsibility?

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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What will your life story be?

Coaching Tip

'"Everyone has a story, and everybody wants to tell their story in order to connect. If no one listens, we tell it to ourselves and then we go mad. Listening moves us closer; it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation and fragmentation always causes more suffering." Margaret Wheatley. Most of us will spend an average of 117,000 hours of our life tolerating work with the perceived belief that we will have a steady paycheck to take care of obliga

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To Have a Seat at the Table, You have to Have Actual Seats – at the Actual Table (a reflection from Lean In)

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I graduated from college in 1991 and from business school in 1995.?But with each passing year, fewer and fewer of my colleagues were women. More and more often, I was the only woman in the room.? Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead ——————- This is a short, simple post. Call […].

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More Leadership Quotes From John C. Maxwell

Eric Jacobson

'The real gems in John C. Maxwell''s book, Everyone Communicates Few Connect , book are the abundant leadership and communication quotes, such as these: To add value to others, one must first value others. People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude. All good communicators get to the point before their listeners start asking, "What''s the point?