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Tag: Executive Coaching Toolkit

Questions, Questions, Questions – Asking Better Leadership Questions

Written by Doug Thorpe
questions
Our headlines are filled with questions. Did he? Did she? Who did what and when? Why? All of these questions consume our attention and build tensions between opposing factions. For what real good? (Ha, another question!) Questions can be used for good or bad. Well-intended questions can add clarity. A properly structured question uttered in...
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October 2, 2018

Leadership and Life – Walking the Fine Lines

Written by Doug Thorpe
walking-fine-lines
Travel around the sun a few times and you learn things. If I’ve learned anything traveling my journey around the sun (I’ve done it 65 times), I see people all around who trip on the fine lines. What do I mean? I am talking about those oh so subtle differences between things that are...
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September 25, 2018

The Unsung Role of Leadership

Written by Doug Thorpe
managing up the organization
It is time to dedicate some blog space to a segment of my audience that gets little direct attention. I am talking about the females who serve in leadership roles. I always write with an open mind about the topics I share, and I seldom differentiate between male or female. I still believe “leadership...
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September 18, 2018

If Serving is Beneath You, Leadership is Beyond You

Written by Doug Thorpe
servant leader
What a quote! “If serving is beneath you, leadership is beyond you.” If you ever struggle with being willing to serve a greater good and another human being, you should reconsider any desire you have to become a manager or a leader. Being in a position of authority has a great responsibility. If you are already...
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September 11, 2018

Hey Guys – Stop Chasing Your Tail !!!!!!!

Written by Doug Thorpe
Ever watch a cat or dog chase their tail? To be sure, it is quite humorous. The real question is when was the last time someone watched you chasing your tail? As I reflect on various chapters of my life I know I was chasing my tail. I also hear friends and colleagues share...
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September 4, 2018

The Surf is Up Before the Tsunami v2.0

Written by Doug Thorpe
success
  There is an old Beach Boys song with this lyric. “The surf is up before the tsunami.” It makes me think of a phenomenon I have seen time and again in business. After almost 20 years in commercial banking, I saw a lot of highs and lows with my business customers. Companies on...
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August 28, 2018

In Decision Making: Is It Requirement or Desirement?

Written by Doug Thorpe
There’s a decision to be made. You weigh the options and ask for more information. Then it’s time to choose. But wait. Is the thing you have to decide a requirement or a desirement? Decision making can get clouded by issues or priorities that are more a desire than a requirement. To oversimplify the...
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August 21, 2018

Here’s a Powerful Formula for GREAT Success

Written by Doug Thorpe
In the fast-paced world of business, it’s easy to lose sight of your most valuable principles. Even the best of leaders get overwhelmed with progress happening at what seems like the speed of light. As I visit with leaders at all levels, I find a need to return to a couple of very basic...
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August 14, 2018

Leaders: Feeling Isolated? Maybe You Dug the Moat

Written by Doug Thorpe
lonely island
When I hear executives or entrepreneurs say they feel isolated, like standing on an island, I often ask how did you get there? Sometimes you may be the one who dug the moat providing the divide between you and everyone else. A Story I know a very successful executive who runs a thriving subsidiary...
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August 7, 2018

Here’s the View from My Seat on the Bus

Written by Doug Thorpe
My seat on the bus
Occasionally I like to just share some thoughts about what I see going on around me. Maybe nobody cares. Yet maybe just one someone does care; like the story of the starfish. (You may have heard this one before.) Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to...
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July 30, 2018
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