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Lessons on Coaching Effort: a Las Vegas Aces Leadership Case Study
June 16, 2025

Lessons on Coaching Effort: a Las Vegas Aces Leadership Case Study

Send us Fan Mail Episode 139: Are you responsible for coaching your team's effort level? The question struck me after hearing WNBA Coach Becky Hammon's bold post-game declaration following a tough loss: "I will not coach effort." Her philosophy is clear—professional athletes must bring 100% effort …

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Breaking Free from the Performance Rut: How Leaders Can Overcome Complacency
June 3, 2025

Breaking Free from the Performance Rut: How Leaders Can Overcome Comp…

Send us Fan Mail Episode 138: Are you giving your absolute best, or just enough to get by? That comfortable routine might actually be your biggest career threat. The silent killer of professional excellence is complacency – that subtle shift from passionate engagement to simply going through the mo…

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Challenging Your Thought Process
April 7, 2025

Challenging Your Thought Process

Send us Fan Mail Bonus episode #90: Mindset forms the bedrock of effective leadership. The way we think shapes our decisions, influences how we solve problems, and determines the trajectory of our professional journey. But how often do we examine our own thought processes? In this bonus episode, I …

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Becoming Your Best Self
June 29, 2020

Becoming Your Best Self

Send us Fan Mail Episode # 20: Becoming Your Best Self is essential when you are developing your leadership ability, because when you lead others you should be your best version to encourage growth and development while avoiding toxic behavior. During the episode, I discuss Becoming Your Best Self …

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Defeating Complacency
Feb. 17, 2020

Defeating Complacency

Send us Fan Mail Episode #6: Complacency helps you lose on opportunities for growth, innovation and seeing necessary change to keep up in your organization and industry. When you get comfortable, you miss out on opportunities. When you don't change, you fall behind. Challenge the status quo daily s…

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