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Pressurized Lucidity

Some people fold under pressure. Actually, if we’re being honest, most people are pretty averse to extreme pressure. A select few, however, actually improve their performance when pressure straps weight onto their backs. As the noise rises, stakes increase, and time left counts away, their thinking crystallizes. I call this unique mental acuity pressurized lucidity […]

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The Cost of Innovation Is Failure: Why Great Leaders Make Room for Mistakes

Years ago, when I was an undergraduate student taking a night class in leadership, one of my adjunct professors told us a story I have carried with me ever since. The instructor was Dr. Anthony “Tony” Bonanzino, former president and CEO of Hollister-Stier Laboratories, now Jubilant HollisterStier. As I remember Tony telling this anecdote, an […]

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