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PEAK Leadership

CO2

Questions that sound stylistically dissimilar can be, at their core, the same type of question. Towards the end of a multi-day strategic planning session for our leadership team last year, our facilitator asked, “Can we really do all of this?” The question was well-taken, as people had voiced feeling overwhelmed by the plans.

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PEAK Leadership

CO2

Questions that sound stylistically dissimilar can be, at their core, the same type of question. Towards the end of a multi-day strategic planning session for our leadership team last year, our facilitator asked, “Can we really do all of this?” The question was well-taken, as people had voiced feeling overwhelmed by the plans.

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Reading List: What’s on yours?

CO2

Organizational Culture and Leadership by Edgar Schein. Energy Leadership by Bruce Schneider (look for a blog series on this topic in the near future). I was part of an organization once that took its leadership clues from the book of the month. To me, that is not the purpose of reading leadership books.

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Wisdom of Not Knowing…

CO2

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses. One of the wild horses kicked the man’s only son, breaking both his legs. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). The man just said, “We’ll see.” The man and his son corralled all 21 horses.

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Wisdom of Not Knowing…

CO2

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses. One of the wild horses kicked the man’s only son, breaking both his legs. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). The man just said, “We’ll see.” The man and his son corralled all 21 horses.

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Expedition Leadership in the Wild

Harvard Business Review

The lessons about leadership learned in the crucible of the backcountry environment — unpredictable, challenging, and dynamic 𕢔 map to today's business environment. Understanding their go-to "signature" style allows them to then develop situational leadership skills that can adjust to current events and group needs.

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The Big Picture of Business – Cut the Weeds: Focus on Priorities and Strategy, Avoid the Time Zappers

Strategy Driven

What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Are there networking situations which are beneficial for all parties? If so, analyze and align with those situations, rather than with the fruitless ones. Analyze them by category, to see patterns.

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