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humble leadership

Instead of learning the importance of humility while ascending to leadership, Doug Guthrie learned it on the way down and out. Guthrie teaches leadership at Apple University, but his ascent to Apple followed a pride-induced fall.  Guthrie is a smart, hard-working and capable leader who served as the dean of the George Washington School of

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passing fad

I was recounting the other day the worst email I ever sent. It was a “Reply to All.” The email I had received said that my strategic plan had failed to create the desired results, and now it was time for me to end my efforts and join the email author in implementing his strategic

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virtue

Coaches help clients set goals (and hopefully reach them).  And clients have all sorts of great goals, from improving a relationship to raising their performance at work to achieving a big milestone such as writing a book.  But there is perhaps no bigger goal than this: becoming a more virtuous person. When a client truly

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politics

I suppose I could have titled this post A CHRISTIAN Response to Political Discourse as I believe there are some attitudes and behaviors that all believers could bring to the current political climate in the US. However, I am writing largely to Christian coaches and I think there may be some particular insights that apply

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Rut vs Grave

By Dr Brent Sleasman, President of Winebrenner Theological Seminary (brent.sleasman@winebrenner.edu) “The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions” – attributed to Ellen Glasgow I’m in a bit of a rut right now.  Our organization has just come through a series of big decisions and the adrenaline is slowing as I take

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Humble

I’m sitting on the plane next to a bully. I had a different name, but I realize the context within which many of you are reading this post. (If you’re curious, the name I first thought of has two words. First word starts with J. Second word starts with A). I have been flying quite

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