The Stupid Edition of Intuition
The Stupid Edition of Intuition

  Sometimes letting people trust their guts is a very good thing.  Sometimes it’s not.  Here’s one way to think about the difference. Conscious Competence Model Consider the conscious competence…

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The Leadership Paradox, I:  Managing Potential
The Leadership Paradox, I: Managing Potential

One of the many paradoxes of great leadership is the dialectic of developing people versus upgrading talent. Great leaders are able to do both, primarily by intuitively assessing potential. This…

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Great Leadership
Great Leadership

Some thoughts on great leadership. The more we get into this, the more we're becoming convinced that it's all about inspiring and enabling others to do their absolute best, together…

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Create – Control – Connect
Create – Control – Connect

Three words can make a huge difference to your onboarding success: create – control – connect CREATE Day One is a critical pivot point for people joining from outside the…

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