Giving Just For The Fun of It 0
Our Curtain Call Cusine Guests Bev and I love the Fountain Hills Theater, food, wine and entertaining friends. Recently we had an opportunity to combine all four by hosting a small dinner that was auctioned off as part of the Theaters fund raiser, Curtain Call Cuisine. It is our second year of hosting a dinner
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Executive Leadership Coaching: Do Not presume to know 0
I witnessed something remarkable recently. After delivering the opening keynote speech for First American Equipment Leasing's annual sales kick-off meeting, the Chairman and co-founder, delivered his state of the company address. I have seen and heard these hundreds of times. The Chairman/CEO runs through the results from the previous year, acknowledges a few folks, talks
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3 Strategies to Stop Making Up Excuses 0
There is no room for excuses in a culture based on leadership, sadly, in ours, there is. In our culture it is acceptable to “not have the time because I’m swamped” or to “just be too busy” to make sales calls, to face challenges directly, to be on time for appointments, to change when it
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This Week’s Contagious Leader Spotlight: Deanna Brown 0
Each week, we will be highlighting (or "spotlighting") someone we think demonstrates the actions, thoughts and mindset of a Contagious Leader. This week's spotlight is on Deanna Brown. Close up of Deanna Brown's winning pose at Copper Classic, Las Vegas I met Deanna about a year ago. She was teaching a weight lifting class at
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This Week's Contagious Leader Spotlight: Noah Plumb 0
Each week, we will be highlighting (or "spotlighting") someone we think demonstrates the actions, thoughts and mindset of a Contagious Leader. Noah Plumb is an inspiring GoDaddy.com employee. When Eric Keosky-Smith arranged for the Fountain Hills Leaders Institute to meet with Warren Edelmann, COO of GoDaddy.com and to tour the facilities last year, we had no
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Good Guys Finish First! 0
So many of us long for the "good old days" when the good guys finished first. It seems as though those days have been replaced by all the "bad boys" winning the big games and gaining all the notoriety and huge pay days. Well, we have news for you; the good old days may still
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The 3 E's of the Passionate Leader 0
Passion Counts, it sells, it inspires and people respond to passion. So, if you are not naturally passionate how does an aspiring leader get passionate. The 3 E's of a Passionate Leader are: emotion, energy, and enjoyment. Practice them and watch your passion rise.
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The Puerto Vallarta Experience 0
When we could have purchased this light in any one of 100 places in Arizona we chose to buy it in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico? Why? Because now the light has a story and that makes it an experience. What kind of stories are you creating with and for your employees and customers? What reasons are
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