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Category: taking action

move forward

Why you need to move forward to succeed

You probably know that sharks breathe using their gills.  As fresh water passes in to the shark’s mouth and over the gills, this animal’s unique aquatic physiology allows it to absorb oxygen from the water and send it to life-sustaining

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take action

Take action: why leadership starts with getting involved

There was a hole in the pathway where two bricks came loose and were subsequently kicked away.  People walked past that hole all day.  As they noticed it, many commented on how it was a tripping hazard, how someone should

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making decisions

Make decisions and take action, ask for forgiveness later

As many of our readers know, I’ve been writing a regular column for The Globe & Mail since January 2014.  Every so often, a question or a conversation with a client leads me to dust off one of the old

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making decisions

Making decisions is a leader’s job. So do it!

Below is one of my regular columns in The Globe and Mail – that I wrote almost ten years ago!  The subject of making decisions and taking action came up in one of my one-on-one mentoring conversations with a client

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choice

Obligation versus choice

As leaders, we are often called upon to implement and follow-through on decisions we don’t necessarily agree with.  When you find yourself in such a situation, it’s worth asking yourself whether you’re faced with an obligation or a choice.  And

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take action

Leaders, take action to “weed your garden”

I often blog about how it’s important for leaders to take action, even if it may not be comfortable or easy.  My continued musings about my little garden on my terrace led to yet another metaphor that illustrates this essential

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