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Hard work or work hardening? It’s late January, 7:10 a.m., in the Ohio State football weight room. There are 304 days till Ohio State plays “That Team Up North.” Some men are straining, grinding, digging deep while others are struggling, fatigued and losing the mental battle while looking for an opp...
You don’t have to be a first responder to be a leader in a crisis. There are many actions everyday people can during uncertain times to create stability for themselves and those around them, and two top suggestions include: Slowing the velocity of change, and Increasing clarity. On April 2, 2020, I ...
Part 2 in a series. Read part 1 here . The United States Army Ranger School is a demanding leadership course that takes volunteer Soldiers of all ranks out of their comfort zones, puts them in an austere environment, takes away all authoritative leadership tools and still demands leaders get results...
Key Takeaways : Playing favorites is counterproductive and jeopardizes team effectiveness. Awards and punishments must be administered equally across organizations to avoid favoritism. Have you ever been on a team and noticed that some people seemed to receive preferential treatment, or maybe weren’...
Key takeaways: Do not be afraid of failure. As a leader, take chances to defy expectations and go for your goals. Perseverance is a non-negotiable for success as a leader; achieving greatness does not come easy. Team remains as one of the most valuable words for leaders. Super Bowl LVI garnered nume...
Have you found yourself in a meeting thinking of all the things you could be doing instead of this meeting? Studies show that meetings can often be painful, tedious, unproductive, and costly: A Gallup study found that unproductive meetings cost U.S. businesses $37 billion annually.1 A MIT Sloan stud...
As a leader, use “I” to take the blame and “we” to take praise. Leaders should put their people first. No one likes a selfish, self-centered or narcissistic leader (see Kevin Dawson's paper on narcissistic leaders). You can use a simple assessment called the “I Versus We Test ” to evaluate whether o...
Anything less than the World Cup trophy would be a failure. That was the expectations laid upon the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT). The entire country — correction, the entire world — expected the USWNT to win the World Cup. The pressure to perform was substantial. Every opponent was g...
Key Takeaways Understand why strategic planning is important even in a pandemic Refresh on the benefits of engaging teams in strategy discussions Tips for what to get from discussions and how to apply it It is the 19 th month and counting for living in, and hopefully through, a pandemic in the Unite...
I lead a small team who is charged with providing innovative leadership development experiences to a large number of students. Over the past few years in this role, I’ve found that there are times when we’re creative – cooking with gas, as it were – and other times, our ability to create innovative ...
