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What are your habits for lifelong learning?

I posed a question on Twitter recently, asking folks what their habits were for lifelong learning. I appreciated reading responses and revisiting this idea of making active learning something we constantly pursue. The article I shared with my tweet was from Jeff Goins, author of The Art of Work, and it included three habits of […]

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Change, Disruption and Opportunities

Service anniversaries are normally really fun events. They give us a chance to congratulate folks for their efforts over time, reminisce a bit, and even roast colleagues for things we’ve shared over years of working together. I attended one, recognizing a long-term employee’s service to the company. When the usual stuff was over (started on […]

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How to Learn to Love What You Do

Thanks to everyone for your comments on my last post, where I talked about my two sons and cautioned against holding out to “do what you love.” Instead, I’ve come to believe there’s a real need to learn how to “love what you do.” Early in my career, I constantly looked to see what next […]

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Become an Everyday Leader

Leaders lead. And they follow. These sentences sound contradictory, right? After all, we’ve all been conditioned to view leaders as … those out in front, those leading change, those making things happen. We have the context of historical leaders with tremendous personal will and courage. I’ve written about leadership and courage before, so it does seem […]

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Active learners, poised for success

Thanks for the great feedback on my first blog post. I enjoyed the interaction and your thoughts on The Culture You Deserve. One piece of feedback came from an employee of mine. We went back and forth via email about who is best positioned to succeed when a company changes culture and strategy, and moves […]

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