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October 28, 2026
What Is a Weed, Anyway? How Great Leaders See the Difficult Employee
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I’m asked one question more than any other: “Jeff, what do I do about the employee who’s driving me crazy?” I answer with a question of my own. What is a weed? A weed isn’t a bad plant. It’s a… -
October 21, 2026
The Most Expensive Conversation Is the One You Don’t Have
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- Leadership
Most leaders aren’t afraid of hard work. They’re afraid of one hard conversation. They know exactly who it is. They’ve known for months. And they keep waiting for the problem to fix itself. Researchers Will Felps, Terence Mitchell and Eliza… -
October 14, 2026
The Leadership Edge Gets Tested by One Person
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I’ve written a lot this month about credibility. Actions that match your words. Credibility is easy when everyone is pulling their weight. It gets tested when one person isn’t. John Wooden knew this. UCLA had a rule: no facial hair…. -
October 7, 2026
Invest In Your Organization
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- Business
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Years ago, my team had a nickname. People called us the weeders. It wasn’t always meant as a compliment. I decided to change that. We started treating our landscape crew like leaders in training, not just labor. We built a… -
September 30, 2026
Invest In Your People
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You can plant a tree and walk away, and it might survive. But it won’t thrive. Thriving takes attention. The same is true for the people on your team. Jim Sinegal understood this better than almost anyone. He co-founded Costco… -
September 23, 2026
Invest In Yourself First
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You can’t grow a healthy garden in undernourished soil. Same goes for leadership. Before you can grow anything around you, you have to nourish yourself first. Ursula Burns is a good example. She grew up in public housing on the…
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