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Three Short-Sighted Behaviors All Effective Leaders Should Avoid
3 years ago InspirationThe Practical Leadership Guy

Three Short-Sighted Behaviors All Effective Leaders Should Avoid

Short-sighted Short-cuts Lead to Dead Ends The desire for instant gratification can be tempting, leading one to seek opportunities to cut corners to achieve faster results. And while the initial perception of saving time and money is promising, the end result is a continuous cycle of bad decisions, uncompleted projects, and lack of trust from others. […]

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The Power of 10% and How it can Change your Life Starting Now.
4 years ago InspirationThe Practical Leadership Guy

The Power of 10% and How it can Change your Life Starting Now.

The Power of 10% and How it can Change your Life Starting Now. Time is FREE, BUT IT’S PRICELESS. You can’t own it, BUT YOU CAN USE IT. You can’t keep it, BUT YOU CAN SPEND IT. Once you’ve lost it, YOU CAN NEVER GET IT BACK.  HARVEY MACKAY Time: A unique system that ties together events, represents a form […]

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The Art of Corporate Mutiny: Leading the Way Towards Efficiency
4 years ago InspirationThe Practical Leadership Guy

The Art of Corporate Mutiny: Leading the Way Towards Efficiency

The Corporate Elephant in the Room Throughout my professional career, I’ve been exposed to various organizations both small and large. The smaller the company, the easier it is to communicate a shared set of motives and beliefs. As the company grows, new attitudes and behaviors begin to form, some, creating a toxic work environment. We have […]

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Use this Three-Letter Word to Help Manage Expectations at Scale
5 years ago InspirationThe Practical Leadership Guy

Use this Three-Letter Word to Help Manage Expectations at Scale

Unrealistic Expectations Even for the seasoned professional, managing workplace expectations can be tricky and if the right level of tact is not used, the wrong response could set off a negative chain reaction. Just take these scenarios for example: Scenario 1: The Special ProjectAnother unwanted “special project” has fallen into your lap, consuming your time […]

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5 Principles Guaranteed to Help Build a Strong Team Culture
6 years ago InspirationThe Practical Leadership Guy

5 Principles Guaranteed to Help Build a Strong Team Culture

One Team. One Goal. Early January 2017, I had the opportunity to host a workshop for my Automation Tools team. The group was comprised of two sub-teams with members distributed across California, Nevada, Colorado, and Oregon. Over a 13 month period, each team had successfully delivered against their company objectives. However, as part of the workshop, […]

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Inspirational Talks
The Black Experience in Business
2 years ago

I had the opportunity to moderate a virtual panel discussion, hosted by the  Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, focused on understanding the obstacles and biases that African Americans experience in their professional careers. The discussion was open and honest and we touched on topics surrounding the practice of whitening, discrimination on the job, discrimination within business […]

The Heartbeat of an Entrepreneur
3 years ago

We are faced with challenging situations daily. And each of these experiences help shape who we are as individuals.  It is through the fire we become refined and through this refinement we become who we are destined to be. The Heartbeat of an Entrepreneur is an inspirational keynote I presented at San Diego Startup Week […]

Transforming how we shop in a virtual world
2 years ago

I had the opportunity to speak with Carolina Alban-Stoughton, Communication & Engagement and Editor of the Carlsbad Business Journal, to share insights on how Walmart Labs has transformed the way shopping during COVID-19 and my thoughts on how shopping patterns and customer behaviors may change as we enter into the virtual era of doing business.

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