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Remembering What’s at Stake

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The best piece I’ve read on the travesty was an essay from Simon Schama, a historian at Columbia University and columnist for the Financial Times. I’m grateful to Simon Schama for so clearly defining that. When the noise machine starts, it will likely be difficult to remember what’s at stake.

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How to Prepare for Your Meetings Like Olympians Prepare to Compete

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And the even better news is that you don’t have to spend years training like Simone Biles or Michael Phelps for it to work! Last night, Diane and I were watching the U.S. women’s gymnastics team compete in the opening round of competition in the Rio Olympics. The floor exercises were the most astounding thing I saw.

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Staying Productive in the Age of the Corona Virus

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Simon Sinek is filming short videos where he’s answering questions from readers. As everything started to shut down this past weekend, I spent a good bit of time on Monday scrolling through my LinkedIn and Instagram feeds to see how some of the best-known people in my field of leadership development are handling this new reality.

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Leadership and the Ground Zero Mosque

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For a full discussion of the historical grounding of their positions, I encourage you to read this column by Simon Schama in the Financial Times and this one by former George W. Bush speechwriter, Michael Gerson in the Washington Post.