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14 Years In, What I’ve Learned.

Rich Gee Group

And I won’t get into the crazy politics, bosses, and people I was forced to work with every day. A huge company in CT wanted to license my entire sales training platform, I presented it and got to the top. Suggested reading: Make Your Bed & The Obstacle Is The Way It’s been a wild ride and I’m ready for the next 14 years!

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. Having trained hundreds of thousands of young professionals to develop into leaders—Dr. The result has been a lack of acknowledgment of his scholarship among critics who prioritize political correctness. That’s not the way to lead.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. operations training director, West Operations package Operations Manager, President of the Mid South District, President of the Atlantic District, and President of the West Region.

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You Need More Weirdos

Talent Anarchy 1

When everyone else was prioritizing politeness and “being nice” while discussing something that clearly had issues, Kevin would speak that truth into reality. We prioritize being polite over telling the truth to keep the weirdos from complicating things. We hire for “cultural fit,” which screens out the weirdos.

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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. The man just said, “We’ll see.” The man and his son corralled all 21 horses. All the neighbors came by saying, “Congratulations! This is such good news.

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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. The man just said, “We’ll see.” The man and his son corralled all 21 horses. All the neighbors came by saying, “Congratulations! This is such good news.

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Why is it so darn easy to say NO?

Women on Business

I wasn’t getting the answers I wanted from the one person I was talking with – he kept saying “no” – so I politely ended the call. Happy clients that go wild about you because of the surprising way you serve their needs. Last week I called my cell phone provider to modify the service, cancel a line, add a data line, etc.