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You got promoted. Nobody taught you how to lead.
Now you're managing people who used to be your peers. You're stuck between what your boss wants and what your team needs. Your calendar isn't yours anymore. And you're wondering if everyone can tell you're figuring it out as you go.
They probably can. That's fine. Staying stuck there is the real problem.
Tim Stating the Obvious is the leadership podcast for people stepping into their first real leadership roles. I'm Tim Staton, a retired U.S. Army leader. I've spent my career building teams, holding people accountable, and fixing organizations when things went sideways. Every week, I sit down with executives, founders, and leaders who've been where you are. We get into what actually works.
No theory you'll never use. No corporate fluff. Just the obvious stuff nobody bothered to tell you:
How to lead people older or more experienced than you
How to have the hard conversation instead of avoiding it
How to earn respect without trying to be liked
How to protect your time when everyone wants a piece of it
How to build a team that performs when you're not in the room
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Leading Through Polarization
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Nov 13, 2026 |
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Veterans Update #1
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Nov 11, 2026 |
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AI Co-Thinking: A Better Framework for Working with AI
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Nov 09, 2026 |
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The First 100 Days of a CISO
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Nov 06, 2026 |
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More Administrators Won’t Save Your Business
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Nov 04, 2026 |
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Is Your Team Really Lazy, or Is It You?
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Oct 30, 2026 |
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How Leaders Build Trust When the Future Is Uncertain
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Oct 28, 2026 |
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How to Never Miss Important Deadlines Again
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Oct 23, 2026 |
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You Don't Have an AI Problem. You Have a Tech Problem.
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Oct 22, 2026 |
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Why Old Nonprofits Go Broke
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Oct 16, 2026 |
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High Performing Teams Start With Clear Roles
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Your Team Is Growing. Is Your Mission Getting Lost?
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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Feeling Stuck in Your Career? Find Your Next Move
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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"They Wanted to Fire Him. His Boss Said No
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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How to Earn Your Team's Respect (Before You Say a Word)
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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Leadership Playbook: Lead Like a SpaceX Pro | Essential Manager Skills
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Nobody Owes You Success
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Why You Only Get Noticed When Everything Breaks
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Why Labels Are Ruining Your Company with Ryan Vet
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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From Bunker Hill To The Boardroom with Andy Moye
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Stop Chasing Outcomes with Erin Treacy
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Who Leads when AI Thinks with Adrian Wolfberg
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Profit Seeks Purpose with Harland Merriam
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Why Best Hires Become Problems
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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How to Dominate Your First 90 Days as a New Leader
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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The Reality of AI Displacement
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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AI Uncovers Secret Workplace Behaviors
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Embracing Modern Leadership with Scott Abbott
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Rise Up with Deepak Bhootra
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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AI at Work with Kate Marshall
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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The AI Ready Human with Paul Slater
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Are Critical Thinking Skills Declining with Geoff Gibbins
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Fractional CEO Services For Small Businesses
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Unlock Six-Figure Careers for Veterans
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May 22, 2026 |
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37 Secrets to Lead with Confidence with Bill Miller
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May 15, 2026 |
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The Fragility of Trust in Leadership
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May 08, 2026 |
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What is Job Hugging with Nanci Appleman-Vassil
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May 06, 2026 |
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Palm’s Up Leadership with Rich Plumery
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May 01, 2026 |
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The Leadership Toolkit with Dave Berkus
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Civilian Life Trap: Veterans Get This Wrong
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Growing into Leadership with Sharyn Abbott
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Mastering Business Exit Strategies
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Cash Flow Secrets to Financial Independence
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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From Heart Disease To Heart-Centered Leadership
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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The Unspoken TRUTH About Selling Your Business
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Unclaimed Funds: A Veteran’s Mission
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Tired of Excuses? Take Back Your Leadership Now
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Be Do Have Model: Transform Your Life
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Never Fire Anyone with Mark Morgenfruh
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Fix Workplace Culture: Uncommon Sense with Mel Blackwell
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Can AI Help Create High Performance Teams
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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How to turn Fear into Anticipation
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Thrive Corporate: Success Guide
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Begin with We Kyle McDowell | How to Measure Outcomes
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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How to Fuel Your Brain for Optimal Performance
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Align Your Purpose with Your Profession Today
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Transform Disruption Into Success
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Bonus: Navigating Career Transitions: Insights and Strategies
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Why Most Police Applicants Fail
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Work-Life Balance Is a Myth? This CEO Explains Why
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Make Tough Choices with Peace of Mind
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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It's a SIN to not SUCCEED | What 1990s Czech Republic Taught Me About Business
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Master Intergenerational Communication Now
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Get More Time: Your 2026 Blueprint for Life Value
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Leadership Succession Planning Crisis
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Feeling Stuck? Build Your Future Self Now!
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Unlock Your Team’s Full Potential: A Leader’s Guide
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Why God Makes Us Wait: A Surprising Truth
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Lead Like a King: Lionhearted Leadership Explained
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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What is Steward Leadership | Steward Leadership Style
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Stop Team Chaos: Get Clear Vision & Alignment Now
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Neurodivergence in the Workplace | C Suite Executives
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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How many jobs will be lost to AI | technology disruptions Insights from Futurist Dr. Mark van Rijmenam
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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No Excuses: Be the Go-Getter You Were Meant To Be
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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How to Design the Life You Want: A Practical Framework
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Bending Time: Reclaim Your Health & Beat Burnout
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Ride the Eustress Wave: Productivity Secrets from Film, Tech, and Happiness
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Book Review: Antifragile - Things that Gain from Disorder
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The Principle of ACTION! Stop Overthinking!
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Your Leadership Potential: The Truth About Charisma and Influence
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Credible Leadership: Gain Trust and Inspire Others
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Command Charisma: Authentic Connection Secrets
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Book Review: The 7 Commitments of a Great Team
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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BE Before You Lead: Why Character Comes First
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Why you STINK and leading Young Folk!
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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The Anxious Generation: What Every Leader Needs to Know
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May 16, 2025 |
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The 6th Sense and How to Use it!
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May 09, 2025 |
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Why Leadership Without Integrity Will Destroy You (and Your Team) with Philippe Johnson
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May 02, 2025 |
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Subconscious Secrets: Are YOU Being Held Back?
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Book Review: You Had Me At No
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Deal With a Bad Boss: Actionable Advice For Success
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Stuck in Life? This Mastermind Secret Will Shock You!
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Book Review: The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Stop the Burnout: Set Boundaries and Save Your Sanity
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Dominate Your Vision: Decisiveness and Persistence
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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The Essential Leadership Principles You Need
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Unlocking Success Through Knowledge, Imagination, and Planning
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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How Senior Leaders Embrace Social Media
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Crafting Your Legacy: From Vision to Reality
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Visionary Leadership: Your Key to Success
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Cultivating Success with Consistency and Discipline
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Speak to Lead by Harnessing the Power of Words to Inspire and Transform Lives
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Book Review 1: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Leader's Get Educated Not Indoctrinated
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Storytelling Makes You a Better Leader with Andrea Sampson
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Healing, Faith, and the Power of Connection with Sue Bowles
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Unlocking Self-Awareness Through the Art of the Question
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Leaders Have a Profound Impact on Employee Engagement
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Lonely Screens, Stressed Hearts: The 2024 Workplace Well-Being Report
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Great Leaders Transform Burdens into Blessings Through a New Lens
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Breaking the Paper Ceiling: Rethinking Education and Opportunity
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Awful but Lawful: The Ethical Quagmire of Leadership Decisions
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Embracing Fatherhood: Leadership and Love at Home
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Unleashing Your Leadership Potential with Dave Dodson
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May 31, 2024 |
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Why Leaders Should Care about Turning Mourning into Celebration
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May 17, 2024 |
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Winning is Not Accidental
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May 03, 2024 |
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Discipline Over Motivation
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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David Dusek: Leadership in the Trenches and the Peril of Isolation
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Final Part: Mastering the Art of Power
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Part 3: Leading with Emotional Savvy
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Part 2: Risk It For The Biscuit: How to Develop Courage and Overcome Fear
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Part1: Lifelong Learning - Why You Need a Leadership Coach
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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2024 Trends to Plan For
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Coffee Badging for the Win
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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2024 Goals - what is keeping you from achieving them!
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Guardians of Integrity: Inside the World of Compliance Officers
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Mindset Mastery: Your Path to Personal Growth
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Unlocking Potential: The Art of People Development
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Time Management Hacks Don’t Work!
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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A Call to Empathy: Understanding Stress and Burnout
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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The Evolving Work Identity
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Cracking the Code to Financial Independence: Gen Z and Millennials Unite!
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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What Gen Z and Millennials Think About Work Part 1
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Got Stress: Global Report 2023
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Employee Engagement: Better But Still Not Good
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Best Ways for Conflict Resolution
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Be a Leader Worth Trusting
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Leadership vs. Management
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Senior Leader Priorities
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May 19, 2023 |
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Emails and Distractions
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May 05, 2023 |
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Invest In Employee Well Being
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Part 3: Invest in your People.
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Part 2: Someone Cares!! Building Employee Engagement.
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Part 1: Establish Organizational Trust to Increase Employee Engagement
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Retain the Right Talent!
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Got Psychological Safety?
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Tough Conversations: Jelly of the Months Club
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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The Talent Cliff of Doom!
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Top 5 Reasons Why People Don’t Achieve Their Goals
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Top 5 Goal Setting Tips
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Questions about Questions!
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Top 5 Most Trusted Professions - how’s your ethics?
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Don’t Perpetuate Stupidity
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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Introverts All Charged Up!
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Who’s Got the Monkey: Time Management
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Maximizing Human Performance for Work
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Quiet Firing... What it looks like and a better way forward!
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Quiet Quitters!The Good, the Bad, the Ugly.
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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What is engaged leadership?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Mid-Year Review and ”Okay Boomer/Zoomer!”
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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An Obvious Take on Message to Garcia
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Is it People or Processes that are the Problem?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Life Skills Part 5: Having a Community Mindset
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Life Skills Part 4: Interpersonal Skills
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Life Skills Part 3: Higher Order Thinking Skills or HOT!
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Life Skills Part2: Having A Positive Mindset
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Life Skills Essential to Leadership Part 1
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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The Importance of Knowing Your Self-Worth and Value!
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Improve Focus and Time Management
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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How to Increase Mental Focus
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Productivity Apps Don’t Work
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Happy New Year and New Goals for This Year
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Finish the Year Strong
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Goal Setting For Next Year
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Best Methods for Completing Your Goals
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Developing GRIT
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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SMARTER Goals
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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3 Principles I learned at my first job
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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How Your Career Affects Your Identity.
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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The Gratitude Attitude
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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People First Strategy...or do we just say it is!
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Best Methods for Career Planning
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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First Live Episode: Knowing Who You Are By Enduring the Hardships
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May 22, 2021 |
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Perseverance is Precious!
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May 06, 2021 |
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Leveraging Your Strengths
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Responsibility vs. Competency
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Do you control your tech or does it control you!
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Delegate Much?
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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What Other‘s Think...Who Cares?
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Can or Can‘t...Either Way You‘re Right!
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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The Strenuous Life
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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You‘re Fired?
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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The Art of Follow up
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May 11, 2020 |
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The One that Just Won‘t Listen
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Leading through Crisis
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Parable of the Sower
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Toxic leaders aren't Toxic People
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Fraternal Orders Infiltration
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Merit
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Bloom‘s Taxonomy isn‘t just for Educators
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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The place of multiple belongings!
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Oct 16, 2019 |