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The Eagles Work Hard

If you are tempted to complain that you don’t have something you want, here is a way to use a mirror as your circle of truth. Simply keep a log of how you spend your time and your money for a month—it will tell you what you really value in life.

Rules for Effective Feedback

The following rules for giving feedback help us take care when expressing opinions that can be taken as criticism or suggestions for improvement so that we do not create unintended consequences.

Authentic Leadership: What it is, What it Isn’t

Providing the most relevant experiences at the right time—such as stretch assignments—helps create leaders equipped to meet the demands of a high-level position…

Winning as a Cultural Habit

Leaders have a responsibility to ensure their organization’s culture is positive and nourishing to build and maintain a winning culture.

A Fish Tale

The appeal of mountain fishing is the peaceful babble of a stream making its way over and around boulders, stones, and pebbles. The sound is constant, and rather than irritate, it soothes. Bubble, rush, crash, foam, and flow.

Groupthink

Irving Janus, a research psychologist, developed the theory of groupthink: a mode of thinking by people deeply involved in a cohesive in-group when strivings for consensus override any motivation to consider other alternatives realistically.