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Race in America
In light of George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020 and the subsequent protests and unrest, I began a series of conversations called Race in America. The response has been pretty amazing. Most of it extremely positive and some not … Continue reading
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There are times in our lives when vacations, rest days, calling in sick, going fishing, taking a walk or any of our other normal tricks for finding rest just don’t work. These are the times when we are spent. We … Continue reading
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The Problem with Freedom
Free-dom/’frēdəm the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. When I was younger I didn’t want anyone telling me what to do. I was independent, proud, and wanted to do my own … Continue reading
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Ideals
When I was a young leader I went to work at an organization I had known and loved for years. In fact, the leader had mentored me in my high school years. I was so excited about this new opportunity … Continue reading
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3 things that will quickly improve your leadership
When I was young I thought leadership was for the privileged. I would listen to leaders talk about the challenges, the costs and the constraints and think to myself, ‘Yeah right, you guys are flying all over the world, have … Continue reading
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What Qualifies a Leader?
I was eating dinner a few months ago at my friend Ned Berube’s house. He and his wife Sue are dear friends to Susan and I. We just absolutely love hanging out with them. They live in St. Paul, Minnesota, … Continue reading
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Generational Leadership
Generational Leadership – leading so that the next generation can impact generations I recently gave this talk at the annual GRG Weekend. Afterwards we did a panel style interview with some of the next generation guys I’m investing in. It … Continue reading
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My top 5 leadership books
So here they are and why… 1. Good to Great by Jim Collins Why? This is a book that you just can’t argue with. The quality of research is so impeccable that the principles speak for themselves. Favorite Take-away I think my … Continue reading
Conflict upgrade
I’m definitely facing into a much needed upgrade concerning the way I’m dealing with difficult situations. I’ve never thought of myself as conflict averse, but I’m realizing there are specific situations that cause me to avoid it. As a result, … Continue reading
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Teamwork 2
So, for years I’ve said that I’m not an artist. What I’m referring to is the fact that I don’t paint, play a musical instrument, or design stuff. But recently I’ve begun to seriously rethink this statement because the more … Continue reading
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