Leadership


Clear the Deck!

Clear the Deck!

In a recent blog post, a colleague of mine, Al Watts, talks about “clearing the deck.” It’s a great read about how we as leaders need to take time to step back, look at the bigger picture, get rid of the clutter in order to get a clearer vision of not only the present, but the future. Al says: “Just as for naval commanders of old and present-day sailors,...

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Undermining the Boss

Undermining the Boss

There are many lessons to be learned in sailing. First, I always learn something about myself when I’m sailing and secondly, I always learn something about those with whom I’m sailing – sometimes good, sometimes not so good, and sometimes just plain awful. You see the thing is, when you’re on a sailboat, any kind of pretense or falsehood goes out the window pretty quickly,...

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