Six Ways to Motivate
Last year I was invited to write an article for Outreach Magazine about how to motivate your team. I’ve reworked the article to make it a little edgier and shorter for my Junkyard Wisdom audience….
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Holly and Salvaged
At long last, my second book is available! Salvaged was released on Tuesday. People have asked how I spent that day celebrating. Truth is I spent it much like I’ve spent the last several days…
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Make a Small Mess
Make a small bet. It’s an organizational maxim meaning to test an idea or run an experiment on a small scale before investing significant time or money. It’s a great practice that has saved me…
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Baby Feet
As Christmas Day draws near, here is a reflection inspired by the conclusion of Salvaged. Whether in medieval art or contemporary holiday cards, you’ve seen Christmas scenes with the newborn Jesus and his pudgy little feet. Yes,…
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Influencers
The publisher just shipped me actual hardback copies of Salvaged! It’s fun to have the actual book in my hand. These early books are meant for “influencers” who will tell the world how great the…
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Leadership Work Ethic
If you haven’t picked up a copy of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s new book Leadership: In Turbulent Times then I highly recommend it. I’m currently reading it and can’t put it down (okay, so I’m actually listening…
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What Do You Want To Learn?
In my upcoming book Salvaged there’s a chapter focused on the power of asking good questions. A recent question I asked of a young man who wanted to be mentored is a case in point….
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Ownership Matters
Hopefully we can all agree that ownership matters to the success or failure of an endeavor. But I think we still undervalue the importance of ownership. You may have heard the old maxim, “Leadership casts…
