Leading with Passion and Confidence

5 Dumb Things Smart Salespeople Sometimes Do

You may have had your share of bad experiences with salespeople—as I have.  But my recent interaction with Martin made the past pale by...

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The Benefits of Teamwork

4 Reasons Smart Leaders Scrimmage

“We’ve got our first scrimmage.” Players love to hear those words from the coach because scrimmages are much more fun than squat thrusts,...

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Talking too Much

Communication: Excessive Talking Can Be A Killer

Excessive talking can be dangerous to your business and your life.  Tongue-wagging may not send you to the ER with heart-palpitations, blot clots,...

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Social Business Practices

5 Reasons You Need Coaches at Work

Life coaches and personal trainers seem to be the new status symbol.  From corporate CEOs to the nineteen-year-old French student, everyone’s...

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Learning from Your Superiors

Leaders: Legal, Ethical, or Right?

Do you remember playing games as a child when you made up the rules as you went along?  Those rules that evolved on such short-notice often proved...

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Climbing to Your Goals

Are You a Risk Taker?

Imagine that you’re the coach, and your team is leading by two points with two minutes to go in the game. Would you try to slow things down, hold...

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