Best advice for your career: Run YOUR race
Your career is a race, not a sprint. And it is your race. Not anyone else’s. First, some historical context. Running a race goes back centuries. In biblical times, Paul talks about running the [...]
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The 6 strategic habits of highly successful leaders
Let’s talk about habits. Over my 42-year career, I have picked up a few good habits, and I continue to try to improve them each day. Habits are like discipline. But the word discipline [...]
A ‘people first’ culture is about relationships and results
Leaders must build relationships with their people and deliver results through their people. This tension to do both is part of being the best leader possible — and it’s an important theme in the book “[...]
Bill Partin on how we need to adjust to the future of work
The number one leadership initiative in any organization today is improved coaching. Coaching empowers employees, empowerment drives engagement, and engagement drives performance. At its core, coaching is about transformation. Leading distributed teams requires transforming how [...]
People 1st culture
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” In today’s hyper-competitive environment, this is not the catchphrase most leaders are experiencing. It takes more than good luck to lead today. It takes choices that [...]
Navigating career crossroads: What to do when you ask yourself the question: ‘What next?’
If you work, you’re inevitably going to come to a crossroads and wonder: What next? That time could come if we feel our own personal values aren’t aligned with the values of our [...]
The importance of taking vacation
Summer’s here, and vacation season has begun. Taking time away is vital, I believe, to being effective in your job. Plenty of studies show that after a certain amount of time at work, you [...]
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