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Dave Lane
3 min read
The Willing Mindset: How Saying "Yes" Unlocks New Possibilities
In life, we often talk about having the right skills, the right resources, or the right timing to succeed. But what if the most important...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Be Willing, Be Bold: Unlocking the Courage to Step Into the Unknown
Person leaving their tent and walking away on a path. You are about to take one step that you have never stepped before. The path in...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Listen Up Leader!
Leadership is essential in any context. A leader, at their core, is anyone who has others following them. By this definition, every one...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
From Perfectionist to Progress-Maker: Tools for Embracing Change
Progress, Not Perfection! For the general public, here in America, this week has been a week! For some people, they are delighted and...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Clearing the Minefield: Why Leaders Must Rethink Employee Development Before It's Too Late
Intentional Development There’s a growing mountain of research proving one thing: leaders must intentionally develop their employees at...
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Dave Lane
4 min read
Vulnerability: The Key to Transforming Leadership and Trust
The Power of Vulnerability in Leadership When I led a leadership development program at a Fortune 100 company, we began by guiding...
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Dave Lane
5 min read
From Auschwitz to the Boardroom: Leading with Purpose, Not Profit
Beyond Business: Every Decision Impacts Lives If there’s one thing I’d like more business leaders to take to heart, it’s that every...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
How Ignoring Multiple Perspectives is Killing Your Team’s Success
I’m an idea guy! I love to dream big, brainstorm, and ponder. Turning ideas into action is what excites me, but it hasn’t always been...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Stop Chasing Only Strategy: Your Culture Is the Real Game-Changer
Have you ever been in a board meeting where all eyes are on you, and you can sense you’re about to be ripped to shreds? This is a common...
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Dave Lane
4 min read
Unlocking Leadership Potential: Embracing Non-Conformity in Business
"Just do as I tell you!" Have you ever been told, "Just do as I tell you!"? It makes you feel like a child, doesn’t it? It might even...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Honoring Life's Biggest Moments: Simple Acts That Make a Lasting Impact
I am wrapping up this week by leveraging the focus on 9/11 and pointing on how we can honor people with more intention. I took a risk by...
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Dave Lane
4 min read
Leadership Lessons From Snowboarding
Growing up, I was a competitive snowboarder. I competed in three competitions: slopestyle (jumps and rails), superpipe (an icy halfpipe),...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Reduce Fear. Increase Truth.
I went to a conference in March. It was a fun and productive conference. A great mix of speakers, content, connection, and application. ...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Calming the Bull
They came into the coaching session, guns blazing, high-energy, kind of like a bull in a china shop. There was something off. They...
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Dave Lane
2 min read
Interrupt Sometimes... It's OK!
FORGETTING WHY WE'RE HERE SYNDROME I spent years developing products that go into high-performance computing servers. I led global teams...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Deliberate, Thoughtful, and Intentional Leadership
I was sitting at a table drinking a coffee and waiting for my client to arrive. My client likes to meet at a coffee shop because it is...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
The World Needs You To Be A Force of Awesome!
I have been using a term that many of my clients, students, friends, family, and colleagues have heard me say over the years… It is...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Watermelons, Fireworks, and Celebrations!
Yesterday was the 4th of July for us in the United States. It is a wonderful time to celebrate our nation’s independence with family and...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
Your Time is Your’s!
Not completely successful… Have you ever thought about how hard it is to do what you actually want to do? How about thinking about how...
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Dave Lane
3 min read
The Best Productivity Tool is Conversation
RESULTS ORIENTED WE ARE We are a results-oriented society. We measure almost everything either implicitly or explicitly. So much of our...
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