People ask me all the time: "Why leadership training? What made you do this?" The truth? For years, I was a solution without a problem. I went to radio school, became an announcer. The job was fun, but it didn't pay the bills. I graduated with a speech communication degree. I loved speaking, but I had nothing meaningful to say. Then, about 30 years ago, everything changed. The Three Hours That Changed My Life I met Ross Reishus. Brilliant communicator. For three hours, he del

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So, you’re the new boss. Congratulations! You got the title, the office, maybe even a slight pay bump. But let's be blunt: the promotion was the easy part. Now the real work begins, and it's easier to screw up than you think. Too many new managers crash and burn within their first year. Why? Because they stumble into the same rookie mistakes over and over. They think being a great employee automatically makes them a great leader. Newsflash: It doesn’t. Here are the ten most c

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