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Leadership Lessons I Learned as a Quarterback and Coach

By Skip Hall

Before becoming a speaker and leadership advisor, I coached college football for 30 years, and played quarterback in both high school and college for eight year

4 Ways Introverts Can be Authentic Leaders

By Andy Johnson

I devote a major portion of my work to serving introverted leaders. It’s not uncommon for people to tell me that the phrase “introverted leaders” is an ox

Are You Afraid of Self-Awareness?

By Trish Candler

What two words can elicit fear for most people? Public speaking. Just the thought of having to speak in public terrifies some individuals. Yet, no one seems to

What the Heck Is an Ambivert?

Every time I speak to a group of people, there are some in the crowd who’ve never heard the term “ambivert.”

Learn the Greatest Leadership Skill of All

By Dr. Ranjit Nair

Decision-making? Persuading others? Coaching? Being creative? Developing others? None of these great and essential leadership competencies or skills can come cl

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Your Absolute Best

By Brent Patmos

Recently, an experienced sales professional asked me to detail how she could go about thinking purposefully about whether or not she had delivered her absolute

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How to Give and Receive Effective Feedback

By Lisa Nielsen

The most valuable lesson I learned in grad school was not a theory, problem-solving technique, or research method. It was learning how others perceived me.

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Fear Not

By Whit Mitchell

A number of years ago my son tried out for the local high school lacrosse team as a freshman. He had played soccer and hockey and thought lacrosse would be a go

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A Roadmap for New Leaders

By Trish Candler

Take a ride with me on a winding county road, pitch black with no streetlights, only an occasional flicker of a light at the house far away.

5 Signs Your Business Is Having a Midlife Crisis—And How to Deal With It

By Emily Soccorsy & Justin Foster

Midlife crises are fairly easy to recognize in others, but they’re often not so easy to recognize in yourself—and sometimes even more difficult to recognize

Community is the New Advertising

By Courtney Feider

There is a sea-change afoot in the way the world connects. For a couple of years, this has been brewing in the share economy, manifesting in an explosion of B-C

4 Ways Introverts Can Practice Authenticity at Work

By Andy Johnson

I devote a major portion of my work to serving introverted leaders; however, it’s not uncommon for people to tell me that the phrase “introverted leaders”