Greetings from the birthplace of the United States – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! I’m here for one of my favorite events: The Exchange. And what a privilege it is to walk these streets during the week of the US elections. If you’re a US citizen, I hope you vote. It’s our civic responsibility and our only means…

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I’ve mentioned before that I love to collect quotes; in fact, I’ve been doing it since I was a young man. Today I went to my files and pulled out a sampling of my favorite quotes on Thinking, which I’m sharing with you here. Feel free to collect and file them yourself. Or pin one…

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Hello from Pebble Beach, California! There are certainly worse places to spend a week in October, but Pebble Beach is especially significant to me right now because of the EQUIP Leadership Summit and Golf Classic. You may have seen that EQUIP is the non-profit organization that I founded over a decade ago. EQUIP specializes in…

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Photo from Flickr, Chris Daniel’s Photostream His name is Roger Crawford, and he makes his living as a consultant and public speaker.  He’s written a few books, and travels all across the country working with Fortune 500 companies, national and state associations, and school districts. Those aren’t bad credentials.  But if that doesn’t impress you,…

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October 1, 2010 Delivering the completed manuscript for The Five Levels of Leadership to Rolf Zettersten, Sr Vice President & Publisher, FaithWords/Center Street Last week I had the privilege of turning in the manuscript for what I believe is my most important book to date: The Five Levels of Leadership. Now, if you know me…

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Well, it’s autumn here in the United States. And as usual, it arrives after a busy summer — spent speaking, traveling, and writing my book for 2011. But no matter how busy I am, I’m always reading. I thought it might be nice to share what I’ve read in the past few months. As usual,…

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Several things on a team are not contagious. Talent. Experience. Willingness to practice. But you can be sure of one thing: Attitude is catching. When someone on the team is teachable and his humility is rewarded by improvement, others are more likely to display similar characteristics. When a leader is upbeat in the face of…

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Can changing your thinking really change your life? Consider this: I’ve studied successful people for forty years, and though the diversity you find among them is astounding, I believe they are all alike in one way: how they think! That is the one thing that separates the successful from the unsuccessful. The good news is that…

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Welcome to my blog’s new look! I’m really pleased with the simplicity of the design, and I hope it serves you, the reader, well. You may notice some additions to Upcoming Events in the sidebar to the right. —–> Let me highlight a few of the events where I’ll be speaking this fall: September 16-18,…

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