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  • The Privilege of Authority is an Unseen Force Limiting Leadership Potential

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    The Privilege of Authority is an Unseen Force Limiting Leadership Potential

    Photo courtesy of Hunters Race – Unsplash Authority is a Privilege It has been said that leading others is a privilege that is earned not a right. In this instance, the word “privilege”…

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  • The Leadership Crisis in Corporate America

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    The Leadership Crisis in Corporate America

    Photo courtesy of Rob Walsh – Unsplash Most Managers Are Not Leaders My friend Jon Fazarro recently shared a post from the OG influencer and author Tim Denning called “Your Boss Doesn’t…

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    Our Outdated Education System Has Created a Cult of Mediocrity

    A Society Indoctrinated With Anti-Patterns Indoctrinating anti-agility into our children from an early age is a pervasive issue that silently hinders corporate America today, placing leaders and organizations at a distinct disadvantage…

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    The Real Trickle-Down Economics Part I: A Cog in the Machine

    A Cog In The Machine I shared this thought on LinkedIn the other day (queue the Letterkenny intro song): The irony is that companies are giving smaller raises, laying people off, and cutting…

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    The Real Trickle-Down Economics Part II: The Corporate Paradox

    The Corporate Paradox In my last article I stated that “In publicly traded organizations, ownership is divided among shareholders, and CEOs are hired by a board elected by shareholders. 71% of whom are…

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    The Ugly Reality of Agile and DevOps

    Introduction The Agile and DevOps world is plagued by confusion, misinformation, and #FakeNews due to the industry’s obsession with tools and processes which have led to a grave misunderstanding of these concepts.…

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