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Why Some Professionals Never Grow: Facing The Learning Curve
How far you rise in your career has a direct correlation to how you respond to the “learning curve.” In…
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You May Need a Bigger Bucket
Kathleen and I have had a Ficus tree on our back deck for years. It’s always sat in a huge…
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How to Make Conferences Work for You
I attend and speak at a wide range of leadership and media conferences and they can be remarkable events. In…
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Excusing a Problem by Saying “It’s Just Who I Am” Doesn’t Work
Whenever I teach creative people, one of the most common responses I hear is “I can’t change because this is…
Read More » - Christian Media
Want More Online Viewers? Make It Shorter
I’ve been teaching for a long time that too many churches and religious organizations are making a huge mistake by…
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Culture Watch: Why Many Universities are Failing
We wonder why colleges and universities are in such upheaval these days. Soaring costs, spiraling student debt, and more and…
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How Strategic Reading Can Transform Your Career
This photo is the stack of books next to my desk I need to read. It’s big, but it’s not…
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Free Speech on College Campus: A Thing of the Past?
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has reported that nearly 60% of college campuses in 2013 substantially abridged…
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Don’t Wait Until the Crisis Happens
Sir Jonathan Miller is a highly regarded theatrical director based in London, and while I was watching him work on…
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You Should Be An Expert At What You Don’t Know
I had a conversation recently with Erwin McManus about my book, “One Big Thing.” We joked about Erwin’s “one big…
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