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Getting high with Peyton Manning
Denver is more than a mile-high these days, and it’s not just a result of the new cannabis law! Broncomania is back with a vengeance. The Broncos have had a transformational year under the leadership of quarterback Peyton Manning, and for the first time since John Elway led the team, the Broncos a...
Nine steps for success in 2014
High performers don't make New Year's resolutions. Why would they? According to at least one study, 92 percent of New Year's resolutions fail. Instead, high performers use the power of intention, combined with committed action, to achieve amazing results. They develop plans for success and the fre...
The magical Apple genie
Apple creates fanatically loyal customers as well as or better than any other large company in the world, and I’m one of their biggest fans. We can all learn from what Apple does right. The other day, I arrived a few minutes early for my appointment at the Apple store’s Genius Bar. After taking up...
Nine great Peyton Manning traits …
Leaders need to be collaborative at times and directive at other times. Manning is collaborative in meetings and on the bench during games. On the field, he controls himself and everyone on the offense, and at times even the crowd. If you watched the Monday night game against Oakland, you also saw...
The “F” word in leadership
What’s the F word in leadership? It’s what most leaders fear the most … failure. It’s true for most leaders in all fields: business, sports, science—it’s even true in leading one’s family. But is it true for the most successful leaders?
Best of CoBiz: Stop toxic brain waste
Most people whine, complain and make excuses. Here’s an excerpt from my conversation with Gary, a typical company owner, about a high-performance coaching program for his sales team: TC: “Gary, […]
Five powerful steps to master fear
There are rational fears and irrational fears. Rational fears, such as fear of rattlesnakes, are healthy. They keep us safe. Irrational fears are the rational interpretation of the false stories we make up and then believe. It’s Make Stuff Up (MSU) learning (I’ve heard others use a different “s” w...
Best of CoBiz: The invisible obstacle to success
If you were building a fire, would you pour water on it? Not if you knew that’s what you were doing. Many of us work on building our inspiration, motivation […]
One easy way to increase motivation 500 percent
The best for-profit and nonprofit organizations I’ve worked with had leaders who involved the whole team in the development of their vision, mission, strategic plan and values. The leadership teams for both organizations drafted the mission, vision and strategic plan then worked with all employees...
Best of CoBiz: High-performance selling
A sales secret - the best way to control fear of sales. The best way to minimize fear of selling is to create a belief about selling that has no fear. What if you truly believed selling was a great and loving service? The most successful, relationship-focused salespeople I've worked with do. "Love...
Best of CoBiz: Success secrets of world-class athletes and business leaders
Olympic athletes and world-class business leaders have many of the same success secrets. Here is one: They know how to control their fear, anger and frustration as part of creating a mindset of greatness. Fear, anger and frustration wreak havoc on your success! These negative emotions, like all em...
Best of ColoradoBiz: Feel like a fraud?
Everyone who felt like a fraud had a secret. What was Dan's secret? He'd dropped out of the eighth grade, gotten a GED diploma and never attended college. Now he was in business negotiating multimillion dollar deals with Harvard MBAs, some of the most brilliant business minds in the country. His g...
