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Dive 115: What successful people know about “doing the right thing”
3 simple leadership principles that transform teams, relationships, and society itself. Learn why doing the right thing when it's hard sets leaders…
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Dive 105: The Greatest Leaders are Critical Readers
The greatest leaders have goals greater than what's directly in front of them day-to-day. They have a passion for life, the world, and people in it…
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Dive 104: A good mentor is not a chauffeur
The best mentors let you drive. They let you take chances, make mistakes, and get messy. For the student, it means taking responsibility for freedom…
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Dive 102: How a handshake leads to self-improvement
A handshake with another is about more than mutual respect. It's a promise to yourself. From an acknowledgement that you can always do better. Here's…
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Dive 97: Want to grow your career? DRIVE initiatives.
To grow your career, you can't just start initiatives. You'll need to respond well to challenges. Then, drive your projects to completion. Here's what…
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Dive 83: How to Grow Courage
We have opportunities to strengthen the muscle we call Courage every day. Forget bungee jumping and skydiving. These exercises are totally free.
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Dive 79: How poor ethics are breaking society
Safety regulations are often created after a life is lost. It happens when people ignore ethics and morals. What really happens when we lower our…
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Dive 71: Shame the player and the game
Shame is valuable and important to maintain healthy societies and individuals. When we refuse to shame bad behaviour, we subject society and people to…
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Dive 60: Writing for others IS writing for yourself
Generosity is not a sacrifice. It's an investment in you. Because when you give yourself to others, you gain something back. So, when you elevate…
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Dive 57: Why the Greatest Leaders are Elevators.
The greatest leaders are not just technically competent at their jobs. They lift up those around them, so their teams can thrive when they're not…
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Dive 51: A Happier life needs the right kind of Authenticity
Fake it until you make it leads to misery. On the other hand, Authenticity leads to happiness and contentment. It means aligning your values, likes, and…
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Dive 42: Are you a “Chosen Leader”?
Emergent leadership is when leaders are chosen by their followers after adding value. Often they do the dirty work no one else wants to do. True leaders…
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