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Phil Cole
Aug 28, 20192 min read
Organizational change is the intersection between vision and relationships.
HBR had a great article about organizational change strategies. You can read it here. The reason these strategies are effective is...
Phil Cole
Aug 27, 20193 min read
Somebody made a mistake. Should you get mad?
Mistakes happen, and we’re often told that the most important thing is how we respond when they do. However, there’s something we need to...
Phil Cole
Apr 16, 20195 min read
Visualize leadership in the real world. What do you see?
What do you actually see in the real world when someone is “doing” leadership? It looks a group of people performing tasks together. That...
Phil Cole
Apr 11, 20192 min read
Stop feeling bad about your mistakes — turn them into learning.
Yesterday’s HBR daily management tip was about how to avoid ruminating about your mistakes — thinking about them over and over, and then...
Phil Cole
Mar 25, 20193 min read
REVIEWED: Known (Mark W. Schaefer)
Yup, this one is going on The List. “Known: The Handbook for Building and Unleashing Your Personal Brand in the Digital Age” by Mark W....
Phil Cole
Mar 20, 20193 min read
TACTICS (The Three Ts Series)
(TACTICS is the fourth article in our series about the three Ts. If you haven’t read the series introduction or about TITLE or TRAITS,...
Phil Cole
Mar 18, 20193 min read
TRAITS (The Three Ts Series)
(TRAITS is the third article in our series about the three Ts. If you haven’t read the introduction or about TITLE, the first T, you...
Phil Cole
Mar 11, 20194 min read
TITLES (The Three Ts Series)
(This is the second article in a series on “the three Ts”, the things that are not leadership. If you missed the intro article, check it...
Phil Cole
Mar 5, 20193 min read
Do you know what leadership is not? (The Three Ts Series)
ReDefine is all about starting at the basics – the definition of leadership – and building from that to the actions, the actual visible...
Phil Cole
Nov 27, 20184 min read
START HERE
New to Re:Define and our unique approach to leadership? This is the place to start. First, let me tell you a few things that leadership...
Phil Cole
Nov 17, 20183 min read
Leadership Theories Are Dangerous
There are thousands of books on leadership. There are even more videos on YouTube, articles in journals, and experts offering training...
Phil Cole
Nov 8, 20181 min read
Why Consultants Suck
There are a lot of charlatans in the consulting business, particularly in leadership training. Many consultants jump straight into...
Phil Cole
Nov 5, 20181 min read
Why do I have to be a leader?
The world is too complex, and the range of actions required for any even a moderately complex project is too great, for one person to be...
Phil Cole
Oct 29, 20183 min read
Life in the Schoolhouse
(Excerpt from Swallow Your Ego) I lived in a school house for the last three years of my time as a fed. Well, it felt like I lived there....
Phil Cole
Oct 16, 20183 min read
What Leadership Looks Like
I want to demonstrate what leadership really is -- what it looks like in the real world. Think of this as the output of the leadership...
Phil Cole
Oct 3, 20182 min read
Complicated vs. Complex
You can't divide a pizza by the ingredients. It’s easy to divide pizza into its major components — crust, sauce, cheese, toppings. That...
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