Meghan Biro, founder of TalentCulture recently wrote, “When it comes to recruiting, bias is the brain’s subconscious way of labeling a candidate a ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ or ‘maybe.’ It’s based on our subjective feelings about observable human characteristics.” She also wrote, “Subconscious bias can lead to unfair assessments. And bias can show up in almost every […]
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I was once the owner of a company, decades ago, before I became a coach. And due to poor leadership, it eventually went bankrupt and so did I. Among the many lessons learned the hard way, was that I was not a good listener and I didn’t listen to my people. I thought leadership meant
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Will Keiper is a prosperous and internationally known business consultant and on-demand leader who has worked with clients all over the world. He is so gifted in taking companies in distress and turning them around that he doesn’t have time to serve all who need him. Yet Will is so dedicated to his own craft,
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It so happens that my coach, Steve Chandler, is one of the most revered in the world. I didn’t know that when I met him, and he is so humble that this fact still escapes him. Initially, I wanted his guidance as I began pursuing a new career in coaching businesses, and as an author.
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For most of my life I assumed that nirvana was a state of ultimate enlightenment and maybe even ecstasy in some form. This, I guessed, was reached through long-term, dedicated mediation, and probably a lot of “clean living.” Only in the past few years did I discover I was mainly wrong. (I readily admit that
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As a coach who often coaches leaders, I benefit from reading the best and most current and enlightened books and articles on leadership from people who have the real-life experience to back up what they are recommending. I have benefitted from my regular brainstorming sessions with Will Keiper (the Leader in our book The Leader
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As a coach who often coaches leaders, I benefit from reading the best and most current and enlightened books and articles on leadership from people who have the real-life experience to back up what they are recommending. I have benefitted from my regular brainstorming sessions with Will Keiper (the Leader in our book The Leader
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MOST LEADERS eventually grow tired of “the sky is falling” approaches from team members. “OMG, you won’t believe what happened! It is soooooo bad! We are in real trouble now! What are YOU gonna do??” And that’s before even describing what befell us all that brought things to the brink of ruin! It didn’t take
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“Change has never been this fast, and will never be this slow again.” So said Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel. To his point, it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the eve of the New Millennium. We blinked, and over twenty years have passed. Just since that day, the top ten companies in the
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Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, observed over 55 years ago that, “Change has never been this fast, and will never be this slow again.” He has been proven right every day since then, and it couldn’t be truer than it is today. Changes in the world of work and leadership have significantly accelerated since the
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