Leadership is a people business
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Practical writing on leadership, culture, change, and people.
Jon began writing about leadership because too many people were working for bad bosses and disengaged organizations. These articles preserve his practical ideas on building better leaders, better teams, and better workplaces.
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The Truth about Authenticity
While fake news is often hard to spot, phony advertising, inauthentic companies, and fake people aren’t. I was listening to my favorite podcast…
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Go Where You Are Celebrated, Not Just Tolerated
One of the key pieces of advice I give to professionals is to “go where you are celebrated, not just tolerated.” This advice came…
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5 Reasons Why We’re More Productive on Planes and How to Replicate it at Work
“Please place your seat back and tray table in their full upright and locked position and check to ensure your seat belt is securely…
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What Happens When Leaders throw People Under the Bus?
The American public witnessed two colossal leadership failures in the past month – a botched withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan and an uncontrolled migration…
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Using Failure to Fuel Sucess
You’ve probably noticed the same thing as me. There is success all around us and, as a society, we love to celebrate success. Think…
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The Truth about Chasing Down a Dream
For several weeks, orders were unusually low. Our growth seemed to be stalled. I was getting nervous. I was starting to think our business…
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Faith, Family, and Fitness
2021 is nearly complete, and, in a way, I’m glad. Despite many successes, this year has been difficult for me. As a small business…
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Remembering 9/11: Lessons in Crisis Leadership
The world changed on September 11, 2001. And as a leader, I changed too. I was seven years out of the Navy and…
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Radical Transparency
Have you ever sat through an annual performance review and had that awkward feeling? Like your boss was not giving you true feedback? Like…