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Capability Engine

Ideas and practical insights on leadership systems, decision patterns, and the hidden structures that determine whether organizations scale—or stall.

Thankfulness

7 minutes read

January 17, 2018

Happy 2018!! It’s a New Year and before we move forward, it can be very helpful to look back. As I look back on 2017, it was a fantastic year ...

Reclaim Your Personal Power

Reclaiming Your Power in the New Year

6 minutes read

December 19, 2017

Can you believe it? Another year has come and gone. As you look back on 2017, how did you do? Did you use your power to accomplish all that you ...

Is being harder on yourself than others a good idea?

8 minutes read

October 31, 2017

Being vulnerably honest… OK, it’s been a while since I sent out a newsletter or posted an article online. It’s time that I let you know why (even if I ...

Build Trust with the CONNECT Cycel

What you’ve learned about trust may be all wrong!

6 minutes read

August 11, 2017

Most trust building approaches are haphazard. We approach trustworthiness and Trust building in a random, casual, helter–skelter manner and then we expect others to “just trust me.” Many books have ...

Your Greatest Grammar Challenge & how it sabotages your success

6 minutes read

July 24, 2017

I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I thought I was pretty good at communication. I mean, I’m a public speaker after all. Then it happened… There I ...

3 Magic Words of Persuasion

6 minutes read

June 6, 2017

Have you ever wanted to persuade someone? Have you, as a leader, needed to get somebody to do something? And, no matter what you say, how nicely you say it, ...

Moving from Doing to Leading (4 Keys)

5 minutes read

April 13, 2017

In Steve Keating’s blog post at LeadToday, he states: “Here’s a reality of leadership: the vast majority of people are promoted into leadership positions without having demonstrated even a slight ...

Confidence starts with TRUST. Do you trust yourself?

5 minutes read

February 16, 2017

Do you ever feel stuck or lost? Have you ever wondered what all of ‘this’ means? Have you wondered why are you working so hard? Whether you are making the ...

Is this your Lucky Year?

Is this your Lucky Year? Learn How To Increase Your LQ – Your Luck Quotient

7 minutes read

January 17, 2017

It’s a NEW YEAR! Is this going to be your lucky year? Is this year going to be your best year so far? Are you going to reach new heights ...

3 Things You Might NOT Know About Reaching Your 2017 Goals

2 minutes read

December 14, 2016

New Skills DO NOT lead to Improved Performance or Results What? That can’t be true! Think about it… how often have you wanted certain results or outcomes in your life, ...

How Climate Change Can Make the World a Better Place

5 minutes read

November 21, 2016

… Okay, stick with me. I’m not talking about Mother Nature’s climate change here. That topic is for analysis by people who know far more than I do about the ...

Is your team singing it or winging it?

4 minutes read

November 1, 2016

While I was walking my dog, Riley, yesterday morning along the sidewalks of our subdivision, I heard a mockingbird singing just ahead of us. She was boldly singing her large ...

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