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Conflict
In today’s fast-paced, complex world, we don’t need teams that agree...

D. Mark McCoy
Jun 183 min read


Fred and Ted
Leaders quickly learn there is one simple question with major consequences…

D. Mark McCoy
Jun 22 min read


Say Less Later
You have the right to remain silent.

D. Mark McCoy
May 263 min read


Bees and flies
The Bee is praised, the fly is swatted. Both are busy.

D. Mark McCoy
May 193 min read


A radical act of courage
Desire for approval is a trap.

D. Mark McCoy
May 122 min read


Power
Power is often seen as a dirty word.

D. Mark McCoy
May 63 min read


Teams we want
As leaders, we often find we do not have the teams we want. Worse, we don't have the teams we need.

D. Mark McCoy
Apr 253 min read


Eye of the Storm
Lin Manuel Miranda tells us in Hamilton, “In the eye of a hurricane there is quiet.”

D. Mark McCoy
Apr 42 min read


The Power of a Preposition
“Why is this happening to me?” is an all-too-common phrase.

D. Mark McCoy
Mar 93 min read


The 'hood to avoid
She could live in the neighborhood of the Black Butterfly, but there was one 'hood she knew to avoid.

D. Mark McCoy
Mar 22 min read


Gold and Platinum
“Do unto others as you would have done unto you” is excellent advice. Mostly.

D. Mark McCoy
Feb 193 min read


Listen up
Leadership training usually includes listening skills development because listening skills are required for good leadership (and in very...

D. Mark McCoy
Feb 113 min read


Good Questions and the "Shared Pool of Knowledge"
In our last blog post we discussed the power of punctuation, and I suggested that the quality of the questions matter. (If you have not...

D. Mark McCoy
Jan 283 min read


The Power of Punctuation
This is the first in a series of blog posts about achieving success through productive dialogue. I have discussed the “power of...

D. Mark McCoy
Jan 143 min read


New Year's Understandings
Now is the time of year when many people begin to set themselves up with New Year's resolutions. Some people swear by these; some people...

D. Mark McCoy
Dec 31, 20243 min read


Veterans and Purpose
In the opening days of the US entrance into WWII, my grandfather left the mountains of West Virginia, a wife, and three young children to...

D. Mark McCoy
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Anxiety
I am blessed to work with some the smartest, life-changing leaders in America. These are folks of very high education and significant...

D. Mark McCoy
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Nothing changes if nothing changes...
You have likely heard " We don't know what we don't know ." The bigger problem is that “ we don't know that we don't know .” It is kind...

D. Mark McCoy
Sep 14, 20243 min read


A radical key to long-term success
Moore’s Law essentially suggested that the computer chip would double in power at half the price each year. Gordon Moore predicted this...

D. Mark McCoy
Aug 11, 20242 min read


D-Day and Disagree and commit
Shortly before the D-Day invasion, General Ike Eisenhower visited with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne, minutes before they boarded...

D. Mark McCoy
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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