Notes on Leading

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Our stories. Filled wrong turns And laughter And ache And triumph And connection And struggle Are compelling. Without neat bows. All the loose ends…
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Genius distilled Is being willing and able To see extraordinary things Before they exist. It's being willing and able To believe in those things And…
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Mostly We don’t listen. Mostly We wait to talk. In a world full of people Waiting to talk Listening is defiance. A remarkable act of love. Listening is…
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Employees enter the work world With enthusiasm and hope. Great leadership Fans that flame. It creates conditions That encourage it to burn more…
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You jump in. Things get Intense Quickly. Acutely aware of risks You’re not sure You can Pull it off. Keep making decisions. Equal parts Confidence And…
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Like fire Worry is useful When controlled. But destructive When fed too much fuel. In every situation One of two things Happens. Things work out Or They…
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Dialed in We sense Everything. Angles appear In the shadows. The next step beckons Before we know why. Muscles Don’t ask permission They just move Honed…
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Questions open options Answers focus energy. Questions make us pause Answers help us move. Questions deepen thinking Answers deliver results. Too much…
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Your eye Catches light That others don’t see. Things come alive When you trust Where it leads. Don’t lose yourself In too many questions.
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Crises are frightening At first. Equilibrium pierced Ground gone Future dark. Momentarily. Hidden in the next moment Is a rare gift. Crystal clarity…
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We’re weakest When we think We have it all figured out. When we think We know The patterns The angles And how things Are going to go. Before they…
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Too much risk Is dangerous. Yet So is too little. Perhaps More so. Too much risk Bites quickly Warning early With a shaky feeling That’s all consuming…
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