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The latest articles from FranklinCovey thought leaders and consultants.
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Read ArticleThe Greatest Missed Opportunity In Business Today
Leaders have so much to do, and it’s not easy to set aside the time to meet with our team members individually. And it’s easy to cancel that time, but here's why you shouldn't.
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Read ArticleMake The Mental Leap To Leader
The role of the leader is to ask, am I willing to step back, slow things down a little, and develop the capabilities of my team?
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Read ArticleEveryone Deserves A Great Manager
Scott Miller gives thanks to the behind-the-scenes-team that helped launch Everyone Deserves A Great Manager and shares some thoughts on the process, including what he has learned.
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Read ArticleCheck Your Motive
Check your motive. When you’re entering a meeting, starting a conversation with a colleague, or launching a campaign, ask yourself, what’s your agenda, what’s your win, and what's theirs.
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Read Article10 Ways To Talk Like A Leader
Do you want your direct reports to be positive team players? Then think carefully about how you talk to them and use these 10 examples to talk like a leader.
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Read ArticleExamine Your Paradigms
Most of our beliefs are shaped early in life by our surroundings. Some were shaped just yesterday by Fox News or the New York Times. Take control of your thoughts by examining your paradigms.
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Read ArticleThe 4 Cores of Credibility
Trust is a function of two things: character and competence. The good news is that we can increase our credibility, and we can increase it fast with The 4 Cores of Credibility.
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Read ArticleThe Do's And Don'ts Of Effective Presentations
Don't waste your time, or the time of your CEO during your next presentation. Follow these simple do's and don'ts of effective presentations and get the most out of these valuable opportunities.
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Read ArticleThe Focusing Question
What is the one thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything will be easier or unnecessary?
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Read ArticleKnow Your Stuff
Scott Miller shares a challenge with presenters everywhere: Know your stuff inside and out. Don't rely on anything besides your knowledge and passion for the subject to communicate your message.
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Read ArticleFields Of Experience
If you solve future problems based on how you’ve always solved previous, that seems very safe. But safe isn’t always a valuable leadership competency in an ever-changing marketplace.
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Read ArticleLeadership Training Over The Years
Over the last 30 years, FranklinCovey’s point of view on leadership has evolved substantially. With leadership, often the “how” changes, but the "what" remains the same.
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Read ArticleDoes Silence Equal Agreement?
Scott Miller explores the idea that silence equals complicity and calls on readers to reflect on and challenge their own paradigms.
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Make The Mental Leap To Leader
Don’t leave the success of your first-level leaders, and your organization, to chance—make the mental leap to leader and download our complimentary six-step guide today!
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Read ArticleAdvice From The CEO
When the CEO gives you advice, you listen. Which is exactly what Scott Miller did when FranklinCovey's CEO, Bob Whitman, told him that he made too many declarative statements.
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Read ArticleHabit 1: Be Proactive®
Habit 1: Be Proactive means more than taking initiative. It means we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.
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Read ArticleLead By Example
What we model gets replicated, down to the most minute behaviors. If you set a low standard in your own performance and work ethic, that’s often the culture of the team.
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Read ArticleDiscipline 1: Focus On The Wildly Important
Discipline 1: Focus on the Wildly Important - A wildly important goal (WIG) is a goal that can make all the difference. You're going to commit to apply a disproportionate amount of energy to it.
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Read ArticleThe 5 Waves Of Trust
The 5 Waves of Trust uses the ripple effect metaphor to illustrate the interdependent nature of trust and how it flows from the inside out.
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Read ArticleThe Power Of Simple Messaging
The power of messaging lies in simple communication repeated over and over. Scott Miller brings to bear lessons learned from Donald Miller to look at the political landscape differently.
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