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“Roll over!  Dig your axe in!  Get up on your toes! Put all your weight on the axe!  Hold fast!  Hold fast!” All these thoughts were racing through my mind as we hurtled down the face of the glacier – four of us roped in and falling together.  My hands and arms were scratched and bloodied from the ice crystals …

“Shark attack! Shark attack!” I was yelling it with all my might. I could see what was going to happen and I needed to help Robert see it too. Everything would change in an instant if he heard me and did what he needed to do. His future depended on what he did, right here and right now. Let me …

Have you ever been celebrated at your work?  Have you been tolerated at work?  Which did you prefer? No contest right?  We all want to be celebrated, to be valued, to be appreciated.  Nobody wants to be simply tolerated.  We want to know that what we do makes a difference, that who we are matters. Sadly though, there are millions …

Epic: “Heroic; majestic; impressively great; spectacular; very impressive; awesome.” (Dictionary.com) How would you describe an epic leader?  Who would you say is an epic leader?  Winston Churchill?  Martin Luther King Jr.?  Jesus Christ?  Steve Jobs? A few years ago I got to thinking about epic leadership.  It’s what I would call leadership that creates history-making change in the lives of …