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2 Practical Steps to Finally Give Feedback Effectively
Colin Cox
  • Oct 20, 2021
  • 3 min

2 Practical Steps to Finally Give Feedback Effectively

Giving someone performance feedback effectively is one of the most frequent topics that comes up in my leadership coaching. Many leaders...
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8 Essential Books You Need to Read on Personal Leadership and Influencing
Colin Cox
  • Sep 28, 2021
  • 1 min

8 Essential Books You Need to Read on Personal Leadership and Influencing

Leading others effectively begins with leading yourself. Here is a list of my eight favourite books related to personal leadership and...
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Three Ways to Have More Accountability in Your Company
Colin Cox
  • May 13, 2021
  • 3 min

Three Ways to Have More Accountability in Your Company

Are you frustrated with the lack of accountability in your company culture? You're not alone. Here are three ways you can drive more...
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How To Recover from a (Relatively Minor) Train Wreck
Colin Cox
  • May 6, 2021
  • 3 min

How To Recover from a (Relatively Minor) Train Wreck

I took the family on a hike the other weekend. It didn’t turn out exactly the way I envisioned. I learned a few lessons which I hope will...
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How To Shift Focus to What You Can Actually Control
Colin Cox
  • Apr 22, 2021
  • 2 min

How To Shift Focus to What You Can Actually Control

No factor. This was my answer to a poll of business leaders on the question “How has the start of 2021 been compared to the same time...
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How to Get Your Team Thinking Three Moves Ahead
Colin Cox
  • Feb 9, 2021
  • 2 min

How to Get Your Team Thinking Three Moves Ahead

Does it feel like your leadership team spends the majority of the time reacting, fighting fires, and responding to urgent issues? Does it...
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Do you have a company culture of elephants or penguins?
Colin Cox
  • Jan 8, 2021
  • 2 min

Do you have a company culture of elephants or penguins?

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner." - Peter Drucker You might have the best-laid plans. The most powerful strategy...
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The Two Critical Success Factors for Inspiring Leadership
Colin Cox
  • Dec 3, 2020
  • 4 min

The Two Critical Success Factors for Inspiring Leadership

To get the best from your team, you need to be inspiring. Creating and communicating a vision helps your team move together in the same...
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How Peer Groups can Save You Time, Money, and Stress
Colin Cox
  • Nov 4, 2020
  • 2 min

How Peer Groups can Save You Time, Money, and Stress

One of the most valuable returns on my time has been from being part of peer groups, both informal and formal. I have navigated...
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Improve Your Most Underrated Leadership Skill: Listening
Colin Cox
  • Oct 13, 2020
  • 4 min

Improve Your Most Underrated Leadership Skill: Listening

Listening is a rare skill. Most of us don’t actively listen; we listen with filters and wait for our turn to speak. I believe listening...
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Stephen Hawking was (Partially) Incorrect, and Here's Why
Colin Cox
  • Oct 13, 2020
  • 2 min

Stephen Hawking was (Partially) Incorrect, and Here's Why

I found the quote above from the late Stephen Hawking, obviously one of the most brilliant minds ever on the planet. Why would I say...
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How To Generate Powerful, Creative Ideas like Putting Goats on a Roof
Colin Cox
  • Oct 4, 2020
  • 3 min

How To Generate Powerful, Creative Ideas like Putting Goats on a Roof

Maybe your business has been disrupted during COVID-19. You're not alone. Maybe your business is thriving. In either case, the saying...
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How to Eradicate Unconscious Bias from Your Leadership
Colin Cox
  • Jun 4, 2020
  • 3 min

How to Eradicate Unconscious Bias from Your Leadership

Like many, I don't know exactly what to write about the racism that has been going on for decades and centuries. It is appalling and...
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The Extraordinary Power of a Simple Check-In
Colin Cox
  • May 14, 2020
  • 2 min

The Extraordinary Power of a Simple Check-In

“I didn’t think much of it at the time; I just wanted to talk to him and see how he was doing." Bo Horvat was in his sophomore season as...
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7 Simple Actions CEOs are Taking to Lead Themselves
Colin Cox
  • May 3, 2020
  • 2 min

7 Simple Actions CEOs are Taking to Lead Themselves

Now more than ever people are looking to leaders for reassurance and direction. You may be a leader for your staff, your family, a...
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How to Rapidly Accept Change and Adapt for the Best “New Normal”
Colin Cox
  • Apr 8, 2020
  • 4 min

How to Rapidly Accept Change and Adapt for the Best “New Normal”

Rapidly accepting what has changed will help you adapt and prepare to thrive in the new normal.
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How To Be More Decisive in Everyday Life
Colin Cox
  • Mar 4, 2020
  • 1 min

How To Be More Decisive in Everyday Life

DON'T try to make everyone happy. This is impossible, especially with a larger group of people affected by the decision.
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Instantly Improve How You Navigate Business (and Life) Obstacles
Colin Cox
  • Mar 4, 2020
  • 2 min

Instantly Improve How You Navigate Business (and Life) Obstacles

Do three things when encountering obstacles: Stop and observe the situation, Decide a path through, Commit to it and take action
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