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If You Don’t Get To Know Them

“If you don’t get to know them, you will have no idea what scares them, what inspires them, what motivates them.” – Bo Schembechler Schembechler was a legendary coach at Michigan. By appearances, he was tough, “my way or the highway” kind of leader. This quote is an indication there was more to him than […]

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Are you “Maze Bright”?

“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” – Bill Nye One of the best training experiences I ever had was taking a course from Eugene Emerson Jennings at Michigan State University. In addition to being a professor, Jennings was counsel to the stars. He was a personal coach to many of the executives […]

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Managing Relationships and Results

Lee Ellis is a leadership consultant who recently put a graphic on the Internet. It was a picture of an “old time” scale and balance, the traditional image of the scales of justice. On one side of the scale was the word “Relationships” and on the other “Results”. Under “Results”, it says Leaders must achieve […]

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Good Housekeeping Key To Success

I roamed through three plants in North Carolina yesterday with guests. One of them commented: “We’re in plants all the time. Most are messy. These were not. You can tell these guys pay attention. Impressed with clean floors and the level of action.” I thanked him on your behalf. I mean all of you. While […]

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