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July 23, 2012

Imagine you are at the helm of a huge ship moving forward at high speed.  You’re the driver, you control …

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Trust the Brake

July 9, 2012

Thousands of spectators flooded into the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York City. It was 1853. Elisha Graves Otis stood …

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Obeying: Murky Middle Ground

July 5, 2012

… even if you obey, what is your responsibility to actively support? You can undermine a decision or initiative more …

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Disobeying

July 2, 2012

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones …

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I Disagree. Now What?

June 28, 2012

It was 1985. I was about halfway through an initiative to drive productivity improvement in our trucking terminals.  I was …

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X the Concerns

June 25, 2012

In this post I will be sharing one of the most profound and impactful lessons of my life. But for …

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