"The Will to Prepare to Win" – Vince Lombardi
"The Will to Prepare to Win" – Vince Lombardi

Football coach Vince Lombardi put it well, "The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win." Most people have the will to win.…

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Paint the grass like Disney does.
Paint the grass like Disney does.

Paint the grass to improve your new hires' onboarding experience. Disney is committed to guests enterring parks that look as good as they did on the day they were opened…

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Play to enlightened self-interest
Play to enlightened self-interest

No one cares about you ...unless it's in their best interest to do so.  de Tocqueville put it well: "an enlightened regard for themselves constantly prompts them to assist each…

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Pull vs. Push Onboarding
Pull vs. Push Onboarding

As a new leader, the more they onboard you and the more room you give them to do it, the better.  People generally don't like change; and they really don't…

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30 Day Imperative when Onboarding
30 Day Imperative when Onboarding

How much should you breathe in before you breathe out?  When onboarding into a new job, as much as you can by day 30.   You can no more lead…

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meaningful and rewarding onboarding
meaningful and rewarding onboarding

What's most important? This is a critical question in onboarding.  You need to know what's important to you.  You need to know what's important to the people you're working with. …

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Create moments of connection
Create moments of connection

We've all experienced them - those moments of connection.  They happen when someone stops and really listens to what someone else is saying so they hear something that sparks something…

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Show up

You've heard it over and over again. Walk the talk 80% of success is showing up - Woody Allen If you can't make it in on Saturday, don't even bother…

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Keys to Longevity: Resolution, Resources, and Resiliency
Keys to Longevity: Resolution, Resources, and Resiliency

Tara Parker-Pope did a piece in The New York Times last month on "Living to 100 and Beyond".  Lovely.  Inspiring.  If you listen to the half dozen or so centerians…

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