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The Space Around Failure
When he was 12 years old, John’s family lost everything and found themselves living in a motel for a time. As he transitioned to a new career in real estate, John’s father listened to many motivational programs on tape while driving with his family. John was a captive audience. Listening to these tapes, John learned an important life orientation: he could be self-authoring.
What is a Hero´s Journey
A staggering 88% of companies listed in the 1955 Fortune 500 are nowhere to be found in the same list today. They have gone bankrupt, merged, or simply shrunk off the list. Half a century ago, the life expectancy of a firm in the Fortune 500 was around 75 years. Now it’s less than 15 years.
Choosing Forgiveness
In our last article, “Take Your Eye Off the Ball,” we suggested that the “ball” is an offensive thing that was said or done and that obsessing about it prevents us from taking a wider view of the situation and restoring the connection with ourselves and others. But, what if the offensive thing feels deeply personal? Or, what if the offensive thing came from us and we are awash in fear and shame for having damaged a relationship? How do we return to connectedness then?
What FDR Knew About Managing Fear in Times of Change
In our work with leaders we’ve found that managing successful transformational change has a lot to do with managing fear. This includes fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of change, or even fear of fear itself. This is especially true when making bold changes — the kind of change that could take an organization to a whole new level of performance, or, out of a paralyzing tailspin. The bolder the change, the bigger the fear, as fear is our resistance to change.
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Thanks to War
When faced with hardship, we have an opportunity dig deep for the strength and courage to do great things.
To Win the Civil War, Lincoln Had to Change His Leadership
In our work with leaders, we see that great ones grow themselves and their organizations by deliberately working on three areas...
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Think Small
“When I was younger,” Erica says, “even as a kid, I had an idea that if it would be possible to bring peace to the world, I would do it immediately.
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