– These are thoughts that are impacting my work

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I spend a lot of time reading. The new ideas and interpretations that flow from others’ wisdom often lead to day-to-day insights.

  • Clarity is a strategic tool

    Clarity is a strategic tool

    Great leaders are clear communicators—articulate, confident, persuasive. They are unambiguous. They tell you exactly what they believe and what they want. And that’s why clarity is often mistaken for charisma. But while some leaders may be widely perceived as naturally charismatic, clarity is much simpler. It isn’t a personality trait. It’s a design choice. In

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  • Traditional Auditing

    Traditional Auditing

    There are a lot of posts that traditional auditing is dying. Or it’s at a crossroads. Or it needs to adapt. Or, whatever. I’ve been in the internal audit profession for a long time. And I have no idea what an author means when they talk about traditional auditing. I suspect it refers to their

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  • Leadership is not a privilege

    Leadership is not a privilege

    Leadership is sometimes referred to as a privilege. I don’t think so. I ran across a post a few days ago that was talking about the importance of leadership. And they reverentially referred to leadership as a privilege. This author was addressing the idea that leaders need to accept the privilege with humility rather than

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And, of course, my older posts (on various topics that seemed important to me at the time) are still available. Check out my archive if you wish.

I’m sharing ideas you can use every day. If you want to put your career on a higher trajectory, you just need to take the first step.

Any questions?

I’m happy to discuss what I’m doing … and why.