Tim, Phil and Mel This month’s selections read like a short-list of leadership traits: be yourself; disarm your fears; think through your actions; have courage to start over; engage emotions; and align communication with your offers. Mastering one or two might be a good way to grow.

– Phil, Mel and Tim

Anything holding
you back
from greater
success?

Of the three ways listed that could hold leaders back, the most common mistake we see is trying to be something that they’re not, impersonating someone else instead of being the best self-actualized version of themselves.

– Tim

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Disarming
your fears
with one sheet of
paper divided in three

This simple exercise from Tim Ferriss can help you understand and demystify the things that keep you up at night. I am sleeping better because of it.

– Phil

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Getting
it
right

The most effective corporate communication ties the message to the product or service provided. Mozilla recently achieved this, amazingly using open source collaboration.

– Mel

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Everything is emotional, even strategy execution

Many people are governed by self-preservation when their emotions are ignored during change. Here are five barriers to change that leaders can remove by addressing people’s emotional states.

– Phil

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Getting
it
wrong

When I was a kid learning to spell, my mother’s constant refrain was “sound it out.” This is a good piece of advice, especially when coming up with “clever” communication campaigns.

– Mel

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Courage to call it
when you’re not
hitting the mark

During this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony, Adele began singing a tribute to recently departed music legend George Michael. By Adele’s standards her performance wasn’t up to snuff and she had the courage on live TV to call it and restart.

– Tim

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Newsletter February 2017

Anything holding
you back
from greater
success?

Disarming
your fears
with one sheet of
paper divided in three

Getting
it
right

Everything is emotional, even strategy execution

Getting
it
wrong

Courage to call it
when you’re not
hitting the mark

Take Action

Newsletter February 2017

Anything holding you back from greater success?

Disarming your fears with one sheet of paper divided in three

Getting it right

Everything is emotional, even strategy execution

Getting it wrong

Courage to call it when you’re not hitting the mark

Take Action

Anything holding
you back
from greater
success?

Disarming
your fears
with one sheet of
paper divided in three

Getting
it
right

Getting
it
wrong

Courage to call it
when you’re not
hitting the mark