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Stop Wasting the Talent of Your Chief Creative Officer

By Courtney Feider

These days hiring a Chief Creative Officer is all the rage. Many companies see the value of bringing brand management and direction in house, and having someone

The Hidden Opportunity of Insecurity

By Justin Foster

No leader is 100% confident all of the time. Sure, leaders are expected to be confident and certain during pivotal moments, but we also understand that they are

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Leaders’ Personalities: Determined or Developed?

By Andy Johnson

A significant portion of my work as an executive coach involves assisting existing and emerging leaders to accept themselves. A big part of who they are, the p

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Want to Be a Better Leader in 2017?

TCL is an EMBA-style leadership development program designed to identify and develop the skills needed to excel in both current and future roles.

The One-Hour-A-Day Fast Track to Goal Achievement

By Marelisa Fabrega

John Updike—the American novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic—, when asked what advice he had for writers just starting out, had the foll

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Want to Be Successful? Get Comfortable with Critique

By Whit Mitchell

When your car isn’t working correctly, you take it to a mechanic who looks under the hood to find the problem.

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Indignity, Indignance, & Introversion

By Andy Johnson

As an introvert and a leader, my journey to self-acceptance and understanding has been winding. In the West, we are taught from a young age that leaders are to

Effective Strategic Planning: The 3 essential component

By Ron Price

Very few organizations large or small understand what it takes to create an effective strategic plan. Terminology is confusing, plan documents gather dust, and

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What Matters More for Leaders? Charisma or Character.

By Andy Johnson

This is an election year. For many Americans, the two remaining presidential choices share a perceived concern that looms large related to personal character,

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Your Most Important Hire of 2017

By Courtney Feider

Every meeting is different in flow, timbre and organization. Every presentation template is different. Executives in the meeting are typically distracted by the

Why Visionary CEOs Never Have Visionary Successors

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. Sixteen years later, that dominance is l

Be Your Own Tyrant: John D. Rockefeller’s Keys to Success

By Brett McKay & Kate McKay

The methodology by which Rockefeller gained dominance of the oil industry and amassed his wealth has long been the subject of debate.