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Best practices are dead. Long live better practices.

Best practices are dead. Long live better practices.

I used to be in love with the idea that there is a best way to do something. Perhaps you love that idea too? I’ll be honest, I find deep comfort in the concept of best — the best deal, the right answer, the perfect fit, the best choice. Exhibit A: Brandi Olson and The...

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The Active Ingredient Every High Performing Team Needs

The Active Ingredient Every High Performing Team Needs

How do you create the spark that elevates a perfectly decent team to a truly high performing team? How does a team create a dynamic that allows everyone to consistently show up and ship their very best work? And how do you create conditions so fulfilling that your...

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What can you control when the future is unpredictable?

What can you control when the future is unpredictable?

Welcome to December, where winter has arrived in my part of the far northern hemisphere. It’s impossible to predict exactly when the snow will arrive and how the winter season will settle in, but every single year snow eventually comes. This year is no exception. I...

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Prioritize Your Change Capital Investment

Prioritize Your Change Capital Investment

I'll give you a quick example of how I saw this play out for an organization that I've been working with for the last year. This is a data analytics firm, and they had been planning on doing a big organizational redesign. They were going to take their hundred...

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What Is Your Baton?

What Is Your Baton?

I love track and field events. I am captivated by the speed, strategy, and in the case of the relay races, by the collaboration required to pass a baton at record speeds. But, watching the 4x400 relay race at the 2016 Olympic Games, I couldn’t keep my eyes off all of...

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