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A short read for leaders. Curated by Brian Cooke and published biweekly on Fridays. Free.
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When I was a child learning to play piano, my teacher insisted I had not mastered a lesson until I could play the music “by heart.”
To test my level of mastery each week, he expected me to play at least one piece without looking at sheet music.
Although it’s been many years since I regularly played piano, I am surprised I can still recall and play music I once learned by heart.
Great leaders and musicians know it's not enough to know the right notes to play. They learn,...
Great leaders ask good questions.
Influenced by fundamentals of “design thinking,” here are five questions to help you breakthrough to the next levels of performance.
What’s your why? Managers tend to focus on what needs to be done while leaders emphasize why something is worth doing. When we understand why something is worth doing, we are more motivated to do it.
What if? Leaders who explore possibilities are more likely to achieve breakthroughs than managers...
