If you caught last week’s episode, you know we are talking about how to create conversations that generate inspiration and engagement. I’m always looking for a good question. There are so many questions you could ask, but I’m talking about the kind of question that makes you stop and say “Now THAT’S a good question.” […]

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If you’ve been listening to the Leader to Leader podcast for a while, you know how I value stimulating the right conversation. I use the word “right” intentionally. Anyone can fill the void (or silence) with meaningless words – I’m interested in the conversations that generate inspiration! How do you avoid the unintentional impact of […]

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I hope that you have enjoyed the last couple episodes on liminal space. As I mentioned in Episode 110, I had not heard of the concept before it was shared by Thomas Winninger and I feel very fortunate to have been able to share with you some of the things that I learned as I […]

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We started talking about the concept of liminal space in the last episode. If you missed it, you can go back to Episode 110: Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty and listen to it when it’s convenient for you. As I shared in that episode, Thomas Winninger defines liminal space as that space between two points of […]

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Uncertainty is uncomfortable. Most of us are not okay with the unknown. For instance, sometimes simply saying the word makes us edgy. At other times, you find yourself literally having no idea what is next. Imagine driving in a blizzard – scary right?! Every landmark, whether it be the painted lines on the road, mile […]

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I did not intend to draw out this series. Yet, I also realize that this topic is resonating and there was some additional information that I want to give you. I know that I have not addressed an important point, so I thought it would be useful to run through an actual scenario for you […]

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As I mentioned earlier, this is Part Two of a two-part series called Leading While Leaving and today, I’m talking about things you must never do. As you can imagine, this is actually a very long list, so I’m going to keep it manageable for you. I will focus on what I think are several […]

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This is Part One of a two-part series called Leading While Leaving. Today, we are going to talk about things you must always do. Next week, I’ll talk about the things you should never do. Leaving an organization can be terribly difficult but it doesn’t have to be. There are so many good reasons why […]

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If you are like me, you probably find yourself thinking about how cool it would be to know everything! Like having a superhero ability or power to know what was going to happen before it did or how a particular event was going to turn out. But what if there is a reason why it’s […]

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Have you grown bored of the myriad of ways that gameification has occurred in business? Well, let me pile on with another overused analogy! I want you to level up your leadership and I’m going to offer some tips on how to do that today. But in order to level up, you first have to […]

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