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Are you protecting morale? Or undermining urgency?
An inadvertent form of sabotage occurs when reality is softened instead of confronted.
Jan 11
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Do you lead from attention or reaction?
Nov 9, 2025
Who's keeping you from thinking non-linearly?
Jan 26, 2025
Do your meetings invite real questions—or just status updates?
Jul 27, 2025
Will your growth strategy soon run out of gas?
Jan 12, 2025

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Does the way you work support your most important work?
Don't settle for a structure that gives you a clear path to a lesser goal.
Sep 22, 2024
Are you focusing on problems rather than outcomes?
An outcome focus unleashes strategic creativity.
Sep 15, 2024
Are you building a strategic network with reciprocity?
Getting more by giving more: the power of reciprocity.
Sep 8, 2024

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Are you keeping perspective? Or losing it without realizing?
Perspective is the discipline that keeps judgment clear under pressure.
Dec 14, 2025
Do you collapse tension too quickly?
Tension is the discipline that strengthens your judgment and sharpens your strategy.
Dec 7, 2025
Do you lead from fullness or depletion?
Renewal is the discipline that restores what leadership drains.
Nov 23, 2025

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Building Learning Organizations

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