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10 May

Your Living Legacy

by Lee J. Colan

 

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07 May

Leading from the Eye of the Storm

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

A hurricane’s outer bands can extend a few hundred miles from the center. Hurricane Andrew's (1992) rainbands reached 100 miles out from the eye, while those in Hurricane Gilbert (1988) stretched over 500 miles.

The hurricane's eye is a relatively calm, clear area usually 20 - 40 miles across. People in the midst of a hurricane are often amazed at how the incredibly fierce winds and rain can suddenly stop and the sky clear when the eye comes over them.

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03 May

The Test of Time

by Lee J. Colan

 

Recently, I got stuck at LaGuardia airport in New York due to weather that grounded many flights.  The timing of my arrival into LaGuardia and my next flight out put me in a bit of a pickle so I spent the night in the airport terminal.  At 11:00 pm the terminals close and all overnighters must sit in a small food court until the airport reopens in six hours.

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30 Apr

Are you Reliable? (Read before you answer)

by Lee J. Colan

 

As I reflected on the life our family dog, Sparky, I was struck by his gold standard of reliability.

Before Sparky went to doggy Heaven, he greeted me at home every time I walked in the door for 14 years. To put that into perspective, that’s 20,000+ times without failure! The same greeting, the same panting with excitement, the same wagging tail. He was as reliable as, well, a dog.

So, it made me think about my own human reliability:

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26 Apr

What's awesome to you?

by Lee J. Colan

 

I just returned from a fun weekend in Washington DC with my son. I was able to share some favorite things I did while I was in graduate school at George Washington University, but we mostly discovered new favorite sights and experiences together.

Cameron and I were both struck by the scale and majesty of the buildings and monuments that left us awestruck. The word “awesome” has been diluted by its hyperbolic use during the past decade, but we found the Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol, World War II memorial and Supreme Court truly awesome.

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22 Apr

Teacher and Student

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

As parents and leaders, we tend to focus on teaching lessons to our teams, whether it is a team of employees at work or a team of children at home.

In today’s fast moving and ever-changing world we must also focus on learning new lessons ourselves.

I have learned from our children how to:

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19 Apr

Involve Your Team

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

INVOLVE your Team is Positive Coaching Habit #2.

Since we support solutions we are involved in the natural outcome of involving your team is ownership behavior - something every leader wants more of!

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Learn how to apply the 5 positive coaching habits to inspire winning results and relationships by: 

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16 Apr

Applying a Positive Coaching Mindset

by Lee J. Colan

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