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Monthly Archive for: ‘January, 2015’

From Handshakes to Hugs

My dad taught me to give a taste of my character in every handshake. “When you shake someone’s hand son, you need to make sure you drive your hand in deep and give ‘em a good squeeze.  Look ‘em in the eye and say, ‘Good to meet you!’  Don’t hold on too long – just enough to give a good …

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You Gotta Let Go to Embrace

Have you ever had a long conversation with someone, and then in the midst of your social intercourse there is a nugget of pure gold? Something is said that stops you right in your tracks. And that little something has far more weight to it than you initially understood it to have. But somehow, someway in the midst of the …

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Be A Chief Encouragement Officer

“I’ll take courage from that! Thank you.”, she replied. What did she say? Did I hear her correctly? “I’ll take courage from that.” All I did was try to encourage her. And then it dawned on me… The true purpose of encouragement is to help people to be courageous. It’s to help people take courage. We had been at the …

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Accountability is Critical for Change

I have the privilege of working with leaders: men and women who carry significant responsibilities in business and life.  They are high achievers and they expect a lot of themselves and the people they lead.  And, consequently, they have led their organizations to accomplish exceptional results. We journey together because they want to keep moving forward in their leadership ability …

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