Recognition is a funny animal. Author Ken Blanchard says, “The last applause most people got was at their high school graduation.” How sad is that? I mean, think about it. When’s the last time someone applauded you that didn’t involve tripping over something and landing on your face? I have plenty of co-workers who applaud
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Leaders always ask the question, “Am I doing my team right?” Well, good leaders ask that question. (Bad leaders don’t care.) And while this is a concern, Benjamin Zander has a fantastic measuring tool. In his Ted Talk, Benjamin Zander on music and passion, he says you can tell if you’re affecting your team by
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Today’s post is The Producer’s Point of View from our EntreLeadership Podcast producer Chris Mefford of my interview with Cordia Harrington. Have you ever found yourself going through the motions, wishing someone would just define how to win at life, business or relationships? So many times in our lives, we’re told to be winners, be successful,
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Here is a guest post by Steve Baynes. You can follow him on Facebook. You can guest post as well! Read how to here. I really enjoy reading Chris’ blog, and it’s not just because I’ve known him for many years. I appreciate his wisdom. In fact, it would be nice to work for a
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By now, you’ve probably heard of the FedEx guy who delivered a computer monitor by throwing it over a customer’s fence. Yep, he tossed it right over what looks like a 6-foot fence. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKUDTPbDhnA[/youtube] The customer wrote under the video, The sad part is that I was home at the time with the front door
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Today’s post is The Producer’s Point of View from our EntreLeadership Podcast producer Chris Mefford on my interview with Jim Collins. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, one of the fun parts of my job as producer of the EntreLeadership Podcast is to listen to some of the greatest business leaders and minds of our
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In EntreLeadership, I teach that as a leader, you must have power but seldom use it. Now for most of us, it’s not hard to imagine a powerful leader. But it takes some time for us to wrap our heads around the concept of a leader who doesn’t use that power often. I mean, what’s
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Here is a great question from an EntreLeadership Podcast listener about required reading: Hi Chris, A few years ago, I began giving everyone in my business resources to help them outside of their responsibilities at work. I believe that I may have started after learning about the required reading Dave has for everyone at his
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Character and power tend to go hand in hand. Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand the test of adversity, but if you really want to test a man’s character, give him power.” All too often I’ve watched someone be placed in leadership, and then they become a mean control freak. Or someone
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Here is a great question from an EntreLeadership Podcast listener: I work in a chiropractor’s office. One of the up-and-coming chiropractors has done some really unethical things with some checks and cash that were in his possession. Some of these are actually illegal, and he could be prosecuted for what he has done. He has
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