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Pumps and drains
Time management is impossible...

D. Mark McCoy
5 days ago2 min read


The three-word mission statement
As a leader, this was one of my most feared questions...

D. Mark McCoy
Mar 93 min read


The Speed of Trust
Leaders who invest in trust early tell me that it was the most leveraged work they did.

D. Mark McCoy
Mar 33 min read


The Star of our own emotional drama
Self-authorizing leaders resist both temptations...

D. Mark McCoy
Feb 223 min read


The Self-authorizing leader
Edwin Friedman argues that leadership rises or falls not on technique, charisma, or even vision—but on nerve.

D. Mark McCoy
Feb 153 min read


Nice v. Good
Nice leadership is about the finite game. Good leadership is about the infinite one.

D. Mark McCoy
Feb 93 min read


How to Do To-Don’t
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

D. Mark McCoy
Feb 34 min read


The Power of the To-Don’t List
Your leadership is measured not by how much you do, but by what you do that advances the vision.

D. Mark McCoy
Jan 263 min read


January 19
Leadership is not measured simply by what we accomplish or how long we last...

D. Mark McCoy
Jan 193 min read


Last year is telling you something
A New year doesn’t change leaders. Attention does.

D. Mark McCoy
Jan 122 min read


The gift
I hope you will find two minutes to read this. And to share it. Happy holidays.

D. Mark McCoy
Dec 21, 20252 min read


The present of being Present
One of the most important leadership gifts you can give others—and yourself.

D. Mark McCoy
Dec 15, 20253 min read


The problem with solving problems
This is the paradox of transformative leadership...

D. Mark McCoy
Dec 8, 20253 min read


26.2 miles of leadership lessons
Growth lies on just the other side of endurance...

D. Mark McCoy
Dec 1, 20253 min read


How Do You Say Thanksgiving?
It's not just pronunciation. The emphasis fundamentally alters the focus.

D. Mark McCoy
Nov 23, 20253 min read


What a 90-Year-Old Surgeon Taught Me About Purpose
I learned about the greatest operation of all...

D. Mark McCoy
Nov 17, 20253 min read


The Epiphany
Productivity matters. Connection matters more.

D. Mark McCoy
Nov 9, 20252 min read


Leaders Believe
with enough belief for every person in their organization...

D. Mark McCoy
Oct 27, 20253 min read


Face time or focus time?
To achieve our goals, what do our people really need?

D. Mark McCoy
Oct 20, 20252 min read


Celebrate the Wins
Simply and sadly, Bad is Stronger than Good.

D. Mark McCoy
Oct 14, 20253 min read
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