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Finding Your Writing Process

If you are a leader, you are in the communication business. That means, you need a process for putting thoughts into writing. Here's mine.

Walking the Tightrope of Hard Conversations

Difficult conversations are not unique to leaders, but they are unavoidable if you are going to lead. Every leader needs to walk this...

Inertia and the Boogie Man

What is one thing that's bugging you because it needs to get done? One thing eating your lunch today? One thing on which you are stuck?...

How do You Halt Personal Erosion

What’s your favorite description of 2020? There’s some pretty funny stuff out there, but my favorite came from a friend: “2020 feels like...

How do You Lead thru a Long Hard Slog::pt.2

San Francisco is rather famous for its fog. But, did you know that the fog has a name? Yep: Karl. Karl even has instagram and twitter...

How do You Lead thru a Long Hard Slog?

I read a news story this past week that was meant as good news, but sure didn’t feel like it. A group of scientists predicted we might be...

Great Teams Choose Tension

Great leaders and great teams learn to embrace creative tension and reject the simplistic solutions of “either/or thinking.” One constant...

The New Rules of Communication :: Rule #3 — “The Pie in the Face”

Ever get cranky because people don’t read your emails? What's wrong with people? How can they be so rude? Well, you’re in good company. I...

The New Rules of Communication :: Rule #2 — Write for People Who Scan

We don’t read the way we used to. We don’t open an email or a document and just start reading. We scan before or even instead of reading....

The New Rules of Communication :: Rule #1 = Focus on One Thing 

The tools we have to facilitate effective communication couldn’t be any easier, however, the challenges of effective communication...

The Church has Left the Building — 5 Leadership Responses

I remember a profound moment with my daughter ten or fifteen years ago. We were engaged in one of our “deep thought hour” conversations...