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Two Reasons You Get Paid in the Marketplace

There are two reasons why you get paid what you get paid in the marketplace. I know many of you will be interested in this topic. Whether you are working for someone else, or you are working for yo

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There are two reasons why you get paid what you get paid in the marketplace. I know many of you w

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The Ultimate Guide To Consulting Skills For Advancement From Manager and Above

Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability to communicate in a way that holds the attention of the room, the ability to solve complex problems

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Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability

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Start Here: Reaching Your Potential

Approximately 6.7% of the world’s population has a university degree. Less than 1% of this select group has the intent and the will to make a difference. Because you are receiving this email, I

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Approximately 6.7% of the world’s population has a university degree. Less than 1% of this select

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Procrastination: Why You Procrastinate and How to Overcome It

We started our Executive Presence, Gravitas & Structured Thinking challenge by keeping your need for being important and superior to others in check. If you missed that post, please read the pre

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We started our Executive Presence, Gravitas & Structured Thinking challenge by keeping your need

Career

Arrogance: Effective Ways to Stop Being Arrogant and Fearful

Summary: How to test if you are arrogant, what arrogance does to your career and life, and how to stop being arrogant and fearful. This post starts a series of posts to help you elevate your level of

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Summary: How to test if you are arrogant, what arrogance does to your career and life, and how to st

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Executive Presence & Communication Coaching Program

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talent

Career

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the s

Career

The Ultimate Guide To Consulting Skills For Advancement From Manager and Above

Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability to communicate in a way that holds the attention of the room, the ability to solve complex problems

Career

Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability

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Life Purpose: How to Find It & Examples

If you’re trying to find your life purpose, the central motivating aims of your life, and to find better ways to manage your time and be more productive, there’s an exercise that will help you det

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If you’re trying to find your life purpose, the central motivating aims of your life, and to find

Strategy

Don Schmincke: From MIT Planetary Physicist to Training CEOs (Strategy Skills ep. #230)

Don Schmincke: From MIT Planetary Physicist to Training CEOs (Strategy Skills ep. #230) For this episode (#230) of the Strategy Skills Podcast, we interviewed a best-selling author, Don Schmincke. D

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Don Schmincke: From MIT Planetary Physicist to Training CEOs (Strategy Skills ep. #230) For this epi

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Difficult Conversations at Work: Guidance, Tips and Best Practices

Difficult Conversations at Work: Guidance, Tips and Best Practices You’ve probably seen the recent headlines about how Vishal Garg, CEO of Better.com, sparked outrage when he laid off 900 employ

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Difficult Conversations at Work: Guidance, Tips and Best Practices You’ve probably seen the re

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Retirement Planning & How to Retire Early

Retirement Planning & How to Retire Early Many people are concerned about their retirement planning but put it aside for far too long. Unfortunately, this often leads to a retirement you settle fo

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Retirement Planning & How to Retire Early Many people are concerned about their retirement plann

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The MasterPlan Acceleration Program

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talent

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When Everything Goes Wrong with Your Career Plans

There are times when everything goes wrong with your career plans. This happens often in life. It happened to me multiple times … We work with many partners and executives and they sometimes bre

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There are times when everything goes wrong with your career plans. This happens often in life. It ha

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The Dark Side of Being a Leader

We’ve almost rounded the sun once more. Less than 2 weeks left in 2021! And I turned 40 on top of it. Feels like an end of a chapter and the beginning of the next. This year was hard. If

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We’ve almost rounded the sun once more. Less than 2 weeks left in 2021! And I turned 40

Sales

Consulting Sales Rainmaker Coaching Program

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talent

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Strategy

The Published Author Program

How can you start using the title published author in the next few months WITHOUT writing an entire book You probably already know the benefits of getting a book published: Build a stronger personal b

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How can you start using the title published author in the next few months WITHOUT writing an entire

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A strategy expert vs. a CEO

A strategy expert vs. a CEO I’m going to end today’s Strategy Insights by talking about a client and some of the challenges, successes and particularly one of the deep insights we develope

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A strategy expert vs. a CEO I’m going to end today’s Strategy Insights by talking about

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Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People

Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People The next big theme is called, “Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People.” That’s a fu

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Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People The next big theme is cal

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Three people that influence you the most

Three people that influence you the most The first big theme is titled, “The Three Most Influential People in the World: Roula Khalaf, Gwen Robinson, and Matt Murray.” This is a very deep insight

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Three people that influence you the most The first big theme is titled, “The Three Most Influentia

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Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds

Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds This week’s theme is called, “Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds.” If you read any major news publication, you’re going to see two big trends. One

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Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds This week’s theme is called, “Coal, Oil and Gas Need t

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Career Stagnation. When Promotions End and the Runway Ends

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I’m going to talk through an interesting client situation. We have an Insider, who later also bec

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In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I

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Understanding Negative Interest Rates

The next big theme I want to talk about is a pretty interesting one called, “Understanding Negative Interest Rates.” If you go to a bank and take out a loan, the bank charges an interest rate to g

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The next big theme I want to talk about is a pretty interesting one called, “Understanding Negativ

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CVC Capital Partners, Toshiba and What’s Really Happening There

The next big theme is titled, “CVC, Toshiba and What’s Really Happening There.” CVC Capital Partners, a private equity firm, is using their Asian fund to make something in the range of a $20 bil

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The next big theme is titled, “CVC, Toshiba and What’s Really Happening There.” CVC Capital Pa

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Insights and Implications of Declining Birth Rates

The first theme is called, “COVID-19 Is the World’s Best Contraceptive.” It’s been assumed for a long time that if you get two people to talk to each other and stare into each other’s ey

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The first theme is called, “COVID-19 Is the World’s Best Contraceptive.” It’s been assum

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Analysis and insights alone don’t make a leader.

Leaders implement their ideas and bank the benefits. Leaders get results.

Two Reasons You Get Paid in the Marketplace

There are two reasons why you get paid what you get paid in the marketplace. I know many of you will be interested in this topic. Whether you are working for someone else, or you are working for yo

There are two reasons why you get paid what you get paid in the marketplace. I know many of you w

The Ultimate Guide To Consulting Skills For Advancement From Manager and Above

Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability to communicate in a way that holds the attention of the room, the ability to solve complex problems

Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability

Start Here: Reaching Your Potential

Approximately 6.7% of the world’s population has a university degree. Less than 1% of this select group has the intent and the will to make a difference. Because you are receiving this email, I

Approximately 6.7% of the world’s population has a university degree. Less than 1% of this select

Procrastination: Why You Procrastinate and How to Overcome It

We started our Executive Presence, Gravitas & Structured Thinking challenge by keeping your need for being important and superior to others in check. If you missed that post, please read the pre

We started our Executive Presence, Gravitas & Structured Thinking challenge by keeping your need

Arrogance: Effective Ways to Stop Being Arrogant and Fearful

Summary: How to test if you are arrogant, what arrogance does to your career and life, and how to stop being arrogant and fearful. This post starts a series of posts to help you elevate your level of

Summary: How to test if you are arrogant, what arrogance does to your career and life, and how to st

Executive Presence & Communication Coaching Program

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talent

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the s

The Ultimate Guide To Consulting Skills For Advancement From Manager and Above

Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability to communicate in a way that holds the attention of the room, the ability to solve complex problems

Consulting Skills as a Competitive Advantage Developing strong consulting skills such as the ability

Life Purpose: How to Find It & Examples

If you’re trying to find your life purpose, the central motivating aims of your life, and to find better ways to manage your time and be more productive, there’s an exercise that will help you det

If you’re trying to find your life purpose, the central motivating aims of your life, and to find

Don Schmincke: From MIT Planetary Physicist to Training CEOs (Strategy Skills ep. #230)

Don Schmincke: From MIT Planetary Physicist to Training CEOs (Strategy Skills ep. #230) For this episode (#230) of the Strategy Skills Podcast, we interviewed a best-selling author, Don Schmincke. D

Don Schmincke: From MIT Planetary Physicist to Training CEOs (Strategy Skills ep. #230) For this epi

Difficult Conversations at Work: Guidance, Tips and Best Practices

Difficult Conversations at Work: Guidance, Tips and Best Practices You’ve probably seen the recent headlines about how Vishal Garg, CEO of Better.com, sparked outrage when he laid off 900 employ

Difficult Conversations at Work: Guidance, Tips and Best Practices You’ve probably seen the re

Retirement Planning & How to Retire Early

Retirement Planning & How to Retire Early Many people are concerned about their retirement planning but put it aside for far too long. Unfortunately, this often leads to a retirement you settle fo

Retirement Planning & How to Retire Early Many people are concerned about their retirement plann

The MasterPlan Acceleration Program

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talent

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the s

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When Everything Goes Wrong with Your Career Plans

There are times when everything goes wrong with your career plans. This happens often in life. It happened to me multiple times … We work with many partners and executives and they sometimes bre

There are times when everything goes wrong with your career plans. This happens often in life. It ha

The Dark Side of Being a Leader

We’ve almost rounded the sun once more. Less than 2 weeks left in 2021! And I turned 40 on top of it. Feels like an end of a chapter and the beginning of the next. This year was hard. If

We’ve almost rounded the sun once more. Less than 2 weeks left in 2021! And I turned 40

Consulting Sales Rainmaker Coaching Program

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talent

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the s

The Published Author Program

How can you start using the title published author in the next few months WITHOUT writing an entire book You probably already know the benefits of getting a book published: Build a stronger personal b

How can you start using the title published author in the next few months WITHOUT writing an entire

A strategy expert vs. a CEO

A strategy expert vs. a CEO I’m going to end today’s Strategy Insights by talking about a client and some of the challenges, successes and particularly one of the deep insights we develope

A strategy expert vs. a CEO I’m going to end today’s Strategy Insights by talking about

Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People

Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People The next big theme is called, “Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People.” That’s a fu

Sanctions Are Like Punishing Your Spouse by Letting Them Date Other People The next big theme is cal

Three people that influence you the most

Three people that influence you the most The first big theme is titled, “The Three Most Influential People in the World: Roula Khalaf, Gwen Robinson, and Matt Murray.” This is a very deep insight

Three people that influence you the most The first big theme is titled, “The Three Most Influentia

Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds

Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds This week’s theme is called, “Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds.” If you read any major news publication, you’re going to see two big trends. One

Coal, Oil and Gas Need the Best Minds This week’s theme is called, “Coal, Oil and Gas Need t

Career Stagnation. When Promotions End and the Runway Ends

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I’m going to talk through an interesting client situation. We have an Insider, who later also bec

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I

Understanding Negative Interest Rates

The next big theme I want to talk about is a pretty interesting one called, “Understanding Negative Interest Rates.” If you go to a bank and take out a loan, the bank charges an interest rate to g

The next big theme I want to talk about is a pretty interesting one called, “Understanding Negativ

CVC Capital Partners, Toshiba and What’s Really Happening There

The next big theme is titled, “CVC, Toshiba and What’s Really Happening There.” CVC Capital Partners, a private equity firm, is using their Asian fund to make something in the range of a $20 bil

The next big theme is titled, “CVC, Toshiba and What’s Really Happening There.” CVC Capital Pa

Insights and Implications of Declining Birth Rates

The first theme is called, “COVID-19 Is the World’s Best Contraceptive.” It’s been assumed for a long time that if you get two people to talk to each other and stare into each other’s ey

The first theme is called, “COVID-19 Is the World’s Best Contraceptive.” It’s been assum

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How McKinsey Developed It's Strategy

In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I