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How to K.I.S.S. Lousy Operational Meetings Goodbye

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Corporate teams love meetings. People who do the work can’t wait for meetings to end. Use a K.I.S.S. agenda to run meetings real people love to attend. #1. Keep: What do we need… Continue reading →

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Secret Sauce: A Chief Operating Officer Didn’t Get Promoted

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If promotion or advancement didn’t work out for you, the practical lessons in this post are for you. Welcome to “Secret Sauce Sunday.” I invite leaders who I admire to share real world… Continue reading →

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Secret Sauce: Mike Bowker Chief Operating Officer of Cable One

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Welcome to “Secret Sauce Sunday.” I invite leaders who I admire to share real world leadership principles they have learned on their journey. The insights that follow are born in Mike Bowker’s experience.… … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago Today: The Path From Empathy to Accountability

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11-15-2019) The ability to manage schedules, operate machines, or take someone’s temperature has nothing to do with leading. This post was published one year ago today. (11-15-2019) The challenges of leadership are human, not… Continue reading →

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7 Ways to Rise Above Grumpy Leadership

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Order of operation: Happy people are more successful than grumps. A leader who never laughs has an unhappy team. Happy people go further than grumps. And they enjoy the journey. You might believe… Continue reading →

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Moving from Operations to HR Helped Microsoft’s Chief Security Officer’s Career Path

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The term “best” is best understood in context. When I asked Mike Howard to talk about the best things he’s done, it was in the context of choices that best helped his career path. First, the Chief Security Officer for Microsoft said, “getting involved in Martial Arts was a good choice. It taught me discipline [.].

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The Path From Empathy to Accountability

Leadership Freak

The ability to manage schedules, operate machines, or take someone’s temperature has nothing to do with leading. The challenges of leadership are human, not technical. Highly skilled people get promoted to leadership because… Continue reading →