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Always Practice the Details Prior to Performance
In the early 2000s, a young Chinese pianist named Lang Lang was scheduled to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in a highly anticipated debut. At the time he was considered by many critics to be the most exciting keyboard talent in a generation. In the months leading up to the concert, Lang Lang
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Let People Discover Your Strengths
The humility of not broadcasting a signature strength, combined with the self-confidence it takes to allow others the luxury of learning about it on their own, enhances credibility in a way that strikes people like lightning. They come to believe that anyone who is modest about their greatest strengths might be extraordinary in so many…
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Why Everyone on the Team Matters
Great teams are never about any one team member. Instead, great teams depend on each team member to step up when they are needed. Even more distinctively, the best team leaders make sure every member is treated like a “starter.” Treated as a critical piece of the team puzzle, it is the team members who…
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The Flaw of Selecting People Before Deciding on Strategy
The Flaw of Selecting People Before Deciding on Strategy. Following the correct sequence of strategy to structure to people enables for objective and quality decisions regarding any reorganization. Doing things in the right order promotes clear thinking. Don’t attempt to put the house in order without putting strategy first.
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How Can We Improve Our Judgment?
“Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment,” or so goes the well-known quote.
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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Behind the Desire for Promotion
To advance in their careers, good leaders ask to do more. The desire for the next role and a deserved promotion to a more senior leadership position seems to be a natural motivation in organizational life. In an ideal world, the best people and leaders rise and take on more responsibility and ownership for the
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On Becoming More Aware
In a legendary graduation address, later turned into the book This Is Water, David Foster Wallace offered this allegory: “There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim
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Body Language and the Search for Hidden Meaning
There is little doubt that body language can exude confidence, anxiety, awkwardness, and charisma. Experts tell us that roughly 80 percent of the meaning of a message lies in the nonverbal expression of it. No wonder so many seemingly smart people invest a lot of time and money into predicting what people believe and feel
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Don’t Let Your Family Down
Pride is a powerful motivator. Among many factors that inspire complete performance, family pride stands out. The idea that we represent everyone who came before us is an exceptionally powerful and emotionally poignant feeling. Many of the most successful athletic coaches remind their team members to make their family proud through their actions and choices.…