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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

Leaders: Looking for Advice? Where Do You Go?

Written by Doug Thorpe
advice
Leaders are looking for advice. Business people often need it. New challenges and ever-changing priorities leave us looking for fresh ideas. Businesses operate at such a fast pace that owners and leaders are looking for advice wherever it is available. More often than not, you may reach toward the wrong resources. Un-tested advisors and...
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June 27, 2018

Leadership Starts at Home

Written by Doug Thorpe
Fathers
If you are already in a leadership position or want to be in one, you should reflect why? Are there certain skills you demonstrate? Have you always been in leadership? Or do you know you have potential that others may not yet recognize? While our adult life and the effort to earn a reasonable wage...
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June 13, 2018

Here’s the One Topic Always Missing from Everyone’s Top 10 Leadership Lists

Written by Doug Thorpe
grace
Are you curious when you read a headline about leadership “Top 10”? I know I am.  There are certainly some great thoughts that get covered in the popular lists of success factors attributed to great leadership. Goodness knows we need good leadership. Yet there is one topic that seldom gets mentioned in any Top...
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May 9, 2018

Homeward Bound – Making the Shift from Work to Home

Written by Doug Thorpe
Homeward bound
Busy professionals face many similar challenges. Finding the elusive work-life balance is likely one of the biggest problems. You spend your days leading teams, making decisions, solving problems, and guiding the big work effort, but how do you make the transition going home? I’m talking about the change that happens as you leave the...
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April 9, 2018

Three Stages of Life: Wage, Page and Sage

Written by Doug Thorpe
We make plans and have dreams, but then life happens. The day to day takes over, having a mysterious way of clouding those great visions we have for ourselves. Here’s a little bit of life coaching for you. Compared to many of you who read my articles, I sit with a few extra trips around...
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March 26, 2018

Are You Managing Your World or is Your World Managing You?

Written by Doug Thorpe
managing world
We all suffer the daily grind. Some days are better than others. For anyone in management or leadership, you need to take a pause to make some critical assessments. I like to call it recalibration. This is a key leadership quality. Let’s face it, the demands on your time and your life can get...
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February 26, 2018

Major on the Minors, Minor on the Majors

Written by Doug Thorpe
overwhelmed
Facing life each day, we all make this mistake. We spend time on the wrong stuff. Priorities get mixed up. Big things get forgotten or set aside while little things get all our attention; both emotional and physical. We major on the minors and minor on the majors. Why do we do this? Mainly...
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February 12, 2018

Measuring the Milestones of Life

Written by Doug Thorpe
milestones
Have you ever stopped to think what the milestones in your life are telling you? Or do you even keep track of those moments? We all have decisions, outcomes, and experiences that shape and mold the person we become. Some call these defining moments. Taking a look at the list of the key moments can be...
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February 5, 2018

Leaders Modeling the Way

Written by Doug Thorpe
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Any entrepreneur, business owner, or executive who wonders why the team is not operating as you expect should take a couple of critical steps. Get out from behind the desk and take the steps to walk to the mirror. Take a long, hard look. Are YOU modeling the way for others to follow? Your...
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January 28, 2018
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