Lead In With Lorne - Can You Practice Like Zaila Avant-garde?

I’m inspired by the practice-ethic of recent Spelling Bee champ, Zaila Avant-garde. It’s amazing how much she’s accomplished as a 14-year-old, and a lot is due to how much practice she’s put in.



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Lead In With Lorne - So, Are You Optimistic or a Pessimist?

Here’s a bright look at why optimists make better leaders than pessimists. What do you think?



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Lead in With Lorne - Do Something Cool in This Heatwave

During this record breaking heatwave, here are some leadership ideas to do something cool for your organization and teammates.



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Lead in With Lorne - How to Take Out Trash Policies in Summer 2021

Do you have some trash policies that you need to take out this summer?



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Lead in With Lorne - Should I Cruise Around the World For 118 Days?

My wife and I are contemplating taking a cruise around the world. Should we do it? Sometimes you have to take a leap.



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Lead In With Lorne - Do You Know Where Your Employees Are At?

For the first time, employees are starting to be in the driver’s seat of choice. As leaders, do you know where your employees are at?



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Lead In With Lorne - Five Ways to be a Rebel and Hacker

Five ways to be a rebel and hacker. Let’s learn leadership hacks, and a rebel mindset!



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Lead In With Lorne - What’s On Your Summer Reading List?

Hey, what books do you plan on reading or listening to this summer?



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Lead in With Lorne - One Day You Will No Longer Be Able to Do This

In my 40+ years of leadership, I’ve learned that one day, you will not be able to offer or do what you might take for granted now.



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Lead In With Lorne - That Birthday Feeling

This week, let’s talk about that birthday feeling. It happened to be my birthday, and the truest gift is being seen, thanked, acknowledged, and appreciated by those around us.



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Lead In With Lorne - What Do You Say to Yourself in the Mirror?

Let’s focus on you this week. How would you rate your level of self-compassion? Do you sometimes look in the mirror and criticize yourself in a way that you would never do to a friend?



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Lead In With Lorne - The Growth and Disruptive Mindset Challenge

This week, we’re talking about the choice of developing a growth and disruptive mindset. Here’s a challenge for you. How have you changed your routine in the last six months? I want to challenge you to commit to this idea, do something about it.



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Lead in With Lorne - Hold Your Technology Horses and Connect Before Content

People like Peter Diamandis and Elon Musk are making incredible technological breakthroughs, however before we start communicating telepathically, perhaps we have a lot of human interaction to prioritize first. Connect before content.



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Lead In With Lorne - Easter Egg Hunting at Work

This week, we’re talking about play and experimentation as leaders with our teams. While it may not be physical easter egg hunting, it still involves exploring. Let me explain.



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Lead In With Lorne - The Don'ts of Remote Working


Welcome to another Lead In With Lorne. This week, we’re talking about the DON'TS regarding remote work.



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Lead In With Lorne - This Sounds Boring But it’s Not

Let’s talk about synchronous and asynchronous working in a remote environment. Sounds boring, but trust me, it’s not! It’s important.

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Lead In With Lorne - One Hour of Intentional Fun (Not Happy Hour)

This week, let’s figure out how to deliver one hour of intentional fun to our teams (more than just happy hour). Also, who’s the leg wrestling champion of Eastern Washington?

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Lead in With Lorne - What’s On The Corner of Your Desk?

This week, we’re talking about what’s left on the corner of your desk… How might we actually get to these tasks? Perhaps here’s an idea on how to truly accomplish this, and improve others as well.

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Lead In With Lorne - Why This Article Ticked Me Off

This week, I’m talking about an HBR article that discussed post-pandemic, and it ticked me off. This article. Hear me out and I’ll tell you why.

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Lead In With Lorne - The Power of Unlearning and Rethinking

Inspired by Adam Grant’s new book, I’m looking into how I can keep unlearning and rethinking to improve results. Hearing stories from wildfire fighters, and others, to help understand that things will continue to change, and we can unlearn and rethink to sharpen our abilities to get better.

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