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Dear Dan: Can You Lead When Your Life is in Shambles

A reader asks, “Can we be a good leader if our personal life is in shambles…?”

How good do you have to be to lead?

I gave this reader 5 observations. What do you think about my response?

How would you respond?

Lead with Ears: The Art of Energizing Aspirations

Discover the power of deep listening for leaders. Learn how ‘Lead with Ears’ can be used for energizing aspirations and to enhance influence.

This post reveals 7 impactful questions to unlock and empower your team’s true potential.

You can transform your leadership today.

Unlocking Potential: 3 Unconventional Growth Strategies

The life you want waits for self-development. Growth strategies maximize potential. Perhaps you’re so busy savoring this life that you don’t have time to grow into the next. And who has time for… Continue reading →

From Presence to Power: 4 Reasons People Bristle When You Show Up

Woody Allen said, “Showing up is 80% of life.” But there’s more to leadership than showing up.

People reflect the way you show up back to you.

Here are 4 reasons people bristle when you show up. PLUS, 5 practices to enhance people’s response to you.

Mastering Emotional Agility: Transform Destructive Emotions into Leadership Advantage

Lack of emotional agility limits life.

Emotional agility enables you to gain advantage from fear, worry, stress, and doubt.

Emotionally agile leaders:

Communicate powerfully.
Bounce back quickly.
Address challenges confidently.
Embrace change openly.

This post provides 10 ways to master emotional agility.

I’m interested in your thoughts on this topic.

Rethinking Celebrations: Party Like it Matters

I woke up early because I have too much on my mind to sleep. At 3 a.m. I listened to, “E.B. White on Dogs.” At 4:30 I wandered to my writing chair and began this.

Party like it matters. Celebrations accomplish three things.