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Almost every project I lead is through a virtual team that includes new folks because I love mentoring; especially when its helping colleagues gain new experience or perspectives.  Sometimes, those first or second timers get relatively ‘small roles’, but … … there are no small roles, just big opportunities.

This week, I’d like to share a powerful phrase that I’ve sometimes struggled with: “We judge others by their worst behaviors; we judge ourselves by our best intentions” This applies everywhere in life, but let’s stick with the workplace for now on #TwoMinuteMondays

There’s a saying that “The two best days to plant a tree are ‘Twenty years ago’ and ‘today’” – meaning, sure, you wish it had happened way back then … but if it didn’t, don’t wait any longer, do it now. Love that, but there’s another tree story that I think we can learn from.…

Last week, I suggested that if you are a leader, then you are an apple.  Building on that, if you serve others, then you are an apple tree.  Here are 6 tips on doing that, starting with – if you are an apple tree, don’t try to make oranges.  Transcript Last week, I suggested that…

Think about this: you can count the number of seeds that will come from an apple, but you cannot count the number of apples that will come from one seed. That’s what leadership impact looks like. Transcript Did you know that you can predict the number of seeds that will come from an apple? Think…

Have you ever been in an argument – and you knew that you were right – so all that was necessary was the other person needed to apologize? Yeah … you might have been right … they might have been sorry … but that probably wasn’t how the argument ended.  Let’s talk about that. Transcript…