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#Goal Setting

Research shows that the poorest performers don't set goals; they just slog through their work.  Mediocre performers set goals that are general and are often focused on simply achieving a good outcome - get the new project proposal written.  The best performers set goals that are not about the outcome but about the process of reaching the outcome.

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#Coaching

Anyone who thinks they've outgrown the benefits of a coach's help should at least question that view.  There's a reason why the world's best athletes and aspiring musicians still go to coaches.  One of those reasons goes beyond the coach's knowledge.  It's his or her ability to see you in ways that you cannot see yourself.

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Watching Leaders

Much of leaders influence proves to be intangible and symbolic; their actions set the tone, communicate norms, shape values, and provide meaning.

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Culture Driver

How your leaders behave drives the kind of culture you end up with.

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#Branding: Different or Die

Being different is a far easier way to be remembered than simply being better than your competitors.

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Core Competency

Wouldn't it be great if your company's core competency was hiring?  Just imagine what you could accomplish? 

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#Leadership Default Setting

As a leader, your default setting should be aggressive-proactive rather than passive-reactive.  Instead of letting the situation dictate your decisions, you must dictate the situation.

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Team Debugging

Engineers love debugging software because they know they can get 10% more efficiency by just making a few tweaks.  But we never focus on debugging human interactions.  We put great people together in teams and hope it will work, and sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't, and most of the time we don't know.

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Relax Man

A recent American Time Use Survey, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that 83% of people in the U.S. spend no time at all "relaxing or thinking."  

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Why vs. How

Figure out your why, and the how will take care of itself. 

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