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Leadership as Harmony Creator
Leadership as Harmony Creator
Imagine sitting in a concert hall waiting for the performance to begin. A discordant hum fills the space as each…
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"It's me. Hi. I'm the problem, it's me."
"It's me. Hi. I'm the problem, it's me."
Who would have thought that an important message for leaders is hiding in a Taylor Swift song. But, results from our…
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Find Your Fulcrum: The Key to Achieving Your Greatest Goals
Find Your Fulcrum: The Key to Achieving Your Greatest Goals
I had it wrong for years. I remember the quote attributed to Archimedes this way, “Give me a lever long enough, and I…
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How to be a Bada$$ CEO in 2025
How to be a Bada$$ CEO in 2025
“I just want to be a Badass CEO.” That was not the usual response when I ask someone about their goals.
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What if a Thriving Organization Isn't Enough to Save Us?
What if a Thriving Organization Isn't Enough to Save Us?
“In the mind of the marketplace, there are three types of organizations: Has-beens, Wannabes, and Heroes.” I wrote…
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Leading to Flourish: A Growth Mindset is Just the Beginning
Leading to Flourish: A Growth Mindset is Just the Beginning
What if we acknowledged that the way we have practiced leadership—as a set of goals, plans, initiatives, and programs…
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Tupperware and the Lessons of Boiling Frogs
Tupperware and the Lessons of Boiling Frogs
I don’t remember when I first heard the parable of the boiling frog, but I do remember when it entered the zeitgeist of…
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Can you regain your soul after your company has grown?
Can you regain your soul after your company has grown?
That's the question every organization with a unique culture faces as they scale. Whole Foods and Starbucks are recent…
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What Is and Isn’t True About Your Inability to Recruit People
What Is and Isn’t True About Your Inability to Recruit People
It is true. Recruiting top talent to your organization is more difficult.
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How Space Creates Energy & Influences Your Culture
How Space Creates Energy & Influences Your Culture
"Form follows function." The maxim that a building's purpose should be the starting point for its design has guided…
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Happy 25th Anniversary to SpeakersOffice! 🎉 On August 1st, we celebrated 25 years of success, a milestone we strategically aimed for (25 in 2025)!…
Happy 25th Anniversary to SpeakersOffice! 🎉 On August 1st, we celebrated 25 years of success, a milestone we strategically aimed for (25 in 2025)!…
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Oncor Electric Delivery was a proud sponsor of the Metrocrest Chamber Economic Development Summit.
Oncor Electric Delivery was a proud sponsor of the Metrocrest Chamber Economic Development Summit.
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Great executive teams leave ego on the shore and pick up an oar Strong teams don’t happen by accident. If you want to break down silos, your…
Great executive teams leave ego on the shore and pick up an oar Strong teams don’t happen by accident. If you want to break down silos, your…
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Pennington Performance Group
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Publications
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Make Change Work: Staying Nimble, Relevant, and Engaged in a World of Constant Change
John Wiley & Sons
See publicationChange doesn't influence your environment - is is your environment. The individuals and organizations that can continually be faster, better, cheaper, and friendlier will stay relevant in a world of constant change. This book shares strategic insights on what you must change to win and how to lead to make change a strategic advantage.
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On My Honor, I Will: The Journey to Integrity-Driven Leadership
PenlandScott
See publicationHow leaders earn and maintain a reputation for honor and integrity. Includes interviews with Ross Perot, Rex Tillerson, and other executives.
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Results Rule! Build a Culture that Blows the Conmpetition Away
John Wiley & Sons
See publicationAward-winning book about how great organizations build and sustain a culture that consistently delivers results.
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What an honor it is to receive the Speaker Hall of Fame CPAE® Award amongst these brilliant colleagues. Congratulations to all! Vernice "FlyGirl"…
What an honor it is to receive the Speaker Hall of Fame CPAE® Award amongst these brilliant colleagues. Congratulations to all! Vernice "FlyGirl"…
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Businesses get stuck in old strategies, but the marketplace doesn't wait. Competitors move forward, and customers make new decisions. From episode 1…
Businesses get stuck in old strategies, but the marketplace doesn't wait. Competitors move forward, and customers make new decisions. From episode 1…
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"No surprises." SeatGeek is a ticketing company that aims to do exactly what it’s supposed to do. Their new ad campaign is “Expect The Expected.”…
"No surprises." SeatGeek is a ticketing company that aims to do exactly what it’s supposed to do. Their new ad campaign is “Expect The Expected.”…
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The CEO of AT&T sent a message to all employees yesterday in response to delclining engagement scores. The overall summary is: * AT&T is moving to a…
The CEO of AT&T sent a message to all employees yesterday in response to delclining engagement scores. The overall summary is: * AT&T is moving to a…
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Four days. A thousand moving parts. And the best shotgun ride I could ever ask for. 🖤🤟🖤 More than a year ago, Mike Staver, CSP, CPAE and I said…
Four days. A thousand moving parts. And the best shotgun ride I could ever ask for. 🖤🤟🖤 More than a year ago, Mike Staver, CSP, CPAE and I said…
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A client said to me, "I'm doing everything I can to improve my business, but it's not working." That's his problem - he's doing "everything." The…
A client said to me, "I'm doing everything I can to improve my business, but it's not working." That's his problem - he's doing "everything." The…
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Carrollton City Manager Erin Rinehart has received the prestigious 2025 Linda Keithley Award for Women in Public Management from NCTCOG, recognizing…
Carrollton City Manager Erin Rinehart has received the prestigious 2025 Linda Keithley Award for Women in Public Management from NCTCOG, recognizing…
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A good read. I’m happy Hometown North Richland Hills is getting some more recognition by CNU (Congress for the New Urbanism). It truly is a great…
A good read. I’m happy Hometown North Richland Hills is getting some more recognition by CNU (Congress for the New Urbanism). It truly is a great…
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More evidence that the best managed business in America (as I posted years ago) is the Savannah Bananas -- thanks to Jesse Cole. Congrats on this…
More evidence that the best managed business in America (as I posted years ago) is the Savannah Bananas -- thanks to Jesse Cole. Congrats on this…
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DCA-LAX for ASAE! Looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Lots of amazing sessions in store, but really looking…
DCA-LAX for ASAE! Looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Lots of amazing sessions in store, but really looking…
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