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Make It Happen

PalletOne leaders happen to the world rather than let the world happen to them. To be sure, there are many things out of our control. You can make a long list. A few years ago, there were a lot of things going on that made me feel like I had no control. The conditions were […]

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Next Play

In his book “Toughness,” Jay Bilas talked about playing basketball at Duke under legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. Bilas said a major toughness tenet for the team was “next play.” The concept is simple. The game is made of a long string of plays. As soon as one is completed, the next one is up. According […]

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Toughness

Jay Bilas is a basketball analyst for ESPN. He also played at Duke. A few years ago he wrote an article for ESPN magazine called “Toughness.”Β  You can read it here: http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/18howet/files/2013/01/Toughness-by-Jay-Bilas-2er84di.pdf The article was wildly popular. Coaches printed them up and shared them as well as leaders from all walks of life. It was […]

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How Does A Leader “Add Value”?

At Leadercast, John Maxwell used mathematical terms to describe simple leadership. He says leaders “add value” every day. We are in “add value” businesses. We take lumber and cut it, split it, treat it, nail it, paint it, staple it, notch it, chamfer it into a product that people want to buy. We add further […]

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