Bolster Your Self-Confidence with Self-Assessment
To bolster your confidence at this moment, do some honest self-attitude assessment of where you are now. In other words, appreciate your current status. Think about what you’re especially good at now and what you have going on for yourself. Everybody has a lot more than they think about on a regular basis. What’s painfully [...]
Learn MoreRules are not different for men or women - unless you let them be.
Rules are not different for men or women - unless you let them be.
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In 1985 I was a speaker at the Young President’s Organization leadership conference in Mexico City. The organizer became my event mentor.
Afterwards I learned from him that my audience rating ranked higher then the male speakers. Heartened, I discussed [...]
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it” - Benjamin Franklin
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As a leader you have to be willing to pay a ransom for your good name. There are people out there skilled at giving good guys a bad name.
If you have [...]
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When you are out of a job and an offer comes in, you can tend to overlook some red flags about the offer. Even in a time of near desperation, slow down and honestly ask yourself some questions that will minimize your having to look for a job, again, in the near [...]
Why I Like Cowboys
In business (and in Washington D.C.), too often a courageous-think-and-act-outside-of-the-box individual is pejoratively labeled a cowboy. As if being a cowboy is a bad thing! Whoa! That’s exactly what I want on my team.
Why? Because I know cowboys — real cowboys. They are about inspiration not regulation. They don’t worry about rules but rather principles, values, and character.
Cowards [...]
Coaching Tips from the New England Patriots
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On assignment in California, I happened to stay at the same hotel the New England Patriots football team was using. Naturally I made a point to seek them out to talk (not stalk mind you!) in the lobby, the restaurant, and the elevator. (They were pretty easy to spot and distinguish from [...]