What’s Your Leadership Aperture?

Why do some leaders struggle to see the big picture while getting mired in the details?  Why do other leaders excel at long-term thinking, but can’t get anything done?  The reason is leadership aperture.   Leadership aperture refers to the breadth and depth of information that a leader incorporates into their decision-making framework. A broader aperture […]

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Do Hard Things

When was the last time you chose to do something hard?  How often do you deliberately take a difficult path?  Most people, most of the time, do the opposite.  We choose the path of least resistance. In doing so, we miss a massive opportunity because hard things are a disruption and disruption creates a unique […]

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Is It Time for a Think Week?

When was the last time you thought deeply about where you are, where you want to be, and how to get there?  Many of us tend to wait until we are forced to pause and reflect on our thoughts, actions, and goals. However, what if we actively sought out these opportunities instead of waiting for […]

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Tapping Into Our Liminal Space

by: Rick Simmons As we navigate and mature throughout our careers, we hope and expect opportunities for advancement into positions of leadership. These instances are a great example of liminal space – that point at which the past no longer applies, but what will come is still uncertain. In such moments of personal achievement and […]

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Maintaining Perspective and Purpose through Change

Maintaining Perspective and Purpose through Change: An excerpt from Unleashed When facing critical inflection points, it’s easy to want to change everything about your organization. But those who have gotten through liminal spaces (that moment of discomfort that creates an openness to change) know that in order to endure and grow, first you need to […]

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