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IS THE CEO A SPARTAN OR A TOUGH MUDDER?

I run lots of obstacle course races. I run Wadi Adventure Race, Spartan, NAS Night Challenge, Desert Warrior Challenge, Tough Mudder, and Urban Ultra races.

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ARE YOU TOO LAZY TO LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE?

What makes life meaningful? The movies we watch or those we watch them with? The work we do, or the promotion we get when it’s recognized? The diapers we change, or the child we are raising?

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DO YOU WANT TO FIND MEANING AT WORK?

Just this week I saw a screenshot of a participant in a leadership training program (not mine, haha) who was not only lying in bed during the program, but fast asleep with his camera on.

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HOW TO BATTLE WORKPLACE BURNOUT

Just this week I saw a screenshot of a participant in a leadership training program (not mine, haha) who was not only lying in bed during the program, but fast asleep with his camera on.

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6 QUESTIONS TO PRODUCE A MORE MEANINGFUL MANAGEMENT

I have a close friend who loves her job and hates her boss. She loves the company, the culture, the team of managers that work under her, and she loves most of the day-to-day work that she does, solving problems and helping her company to run smoothly.

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16 STRATEGIES TO BECOME A MORE RESILIENT LEADER

In business, as in life, resilience is essential to leading a successful one. Overcoming obstacles and thriving in a business leadership role takes a winning combination of strength and strategy, which all good leaders must possess in order to bounce back from challenges quickly and remain stable and steady.

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SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENTDURING THE PANDEMIC

Marna used to think of herself as a team player. She was the one who brought balloons and cake to the office for everyone’s birthdays.

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FINDING MEANING IN COMPANY OWNERSHIP

A number of years ago one of my companies failed, and I had to tell my entire staff that they were out of a job.

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BRAINHACKING: WHY YOU FAIL AT DOING THINGS

Imagine you’re sitting in front of your computer and you have a sudden thought that you should get started on that quarterly report that’s due at the end of next week.

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SPARTAN LEADERS! UNITE!

I’ve been reading a lot of history lately while polishing up my new book on executive performance called Spartan CEO. It’ll be out in March.

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HR MYTH # 2: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Performance management is an oxymoron. The behaviors that separate high from low performing employees, can’t be managed at all.

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HR MYTH # 3: SUFFICIENT INCOME

If the best things in life are free, then why do humans want so much? Rather, why do we continue to want more when we’ve well passed the point of what we used to define as sufficient income?

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