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3 Steps to Deepen Business Success

By Chris Stark, Strategy Magazine, July 2015

For decades, leaders chanted the mantra, “Don’t just sit there, do something!” It was common practice for leaders to push themselves and their people to the limit, all in service to the god of productivity. Then, in 1949, an unknown columnist for the Tulsa Times flipped the order to, “Don’t just do something … sit there.” Shortly thereafter, this saying was picked up by the likes of Dwight D. Eisenhower in dealing with his direct reports. Read More

How To Be Taken Seriously As A Young Leader

By Justin Foster, Fast Company, July 2015

Young leaders (35 and under) possess self-confidence, drive, and creative thinking. Yet they often struggle with how to present themselves as leaders when working with leaders from older generations. Regardless of age, it’s important to cultivate what I call your Leadership Brand. It is a blend of self-worth, talent, value, and perception that is unique to each person, regardless of role or title.Read More

Introverted Leaders and Conflict Resolution

Interview with Andy Johnson, wsRadio, July 2015

On this edition of The Doug Noll Show, we have with us Andy Johnson. Andy Johnson is an executive coach and team health specialist with Price Associates. He specializes in working with yin leaders and with teams in preventing, resolving conflict and moving toward health. Read More

Skeesuck and Gray Added to Speakers Group

Lifelong Friends, Inspirational Adventurers, Creators of “I’ll Push You”

IJustin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray have been on an incredible journey together. The men have been friends since childhood, traveled together and even worked together. The pinnacle of their traveling adventures was a month-long trip on the Camino de Santiago, during which Patrick pushed Justin in a wheelchair through 500 miles of terrain across Spain. Read More

4 Strategies For Clearly Communicating Expectations

By Steve Morris, Fast Company, June 2015

We once worked with Jack, a new leader who was having trouble getting his small team of programmers to deliver computer code on time and at the quality he expected.

Each Monday he assigned work verbally during brief phone meetings with his remotely located engineers. During one meeting he said: “We’ll need the code for the first page of the basket project by Friday.” Read More

The Business of Being Authentic

With his engineering background, Rodger Price is most in his element when he’s planning and designing development systems for his clients. His analytical mind and specifically tailored programs, combined with his background in corporate talent management, give him a unique perspective for developing leaders and teams.We sat down with Rodger, who is the most recent addition to The Complete Leader faculty, to talk about his development philosophy and the importance of being true to your design.

What is your favorite part of coaching leaders?

I have always enjoyed seeing that light bulb go on for people. It’s remarkable what learning will do for your career. I like to help people learn, and I enjoy learning myself as well.Read More

Dan Price on Being Authentic and Providing Opportunities for Your Team

At the beginning of April, Dan Price, founder and CEO of Gravity Payments in Seattle, announced that he was raising the minimum salary at his 120-person payment processing company to $70,000. Most of the money for these raises will come from cutting Dan’s salary from $1 million to $70,000 per year as well. The rest will come out of the $2.2 million the company expects to earn in profit this year.Read More

4 Ways You’re Getting it Wrong When It Comes to Leadership Development

By Ron Price, Strategy Magazine, May 2015

When it comes to leadership development, organizations are operating in a completely different arena than they were even five years ago. Developing leaders into today’s business climate has a unique set of challenges. The leadership drought—with Boomers turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 per day and a sheer lack of bodies at the next level to replace them—combined with the leadership gap—Gen Xers and Millennials without the necessary experience to lead—have created a substantial deficiency for both the quantity and quality of leadership.Read More

TCL Video Series: Conceptual Thinking

Conceptual thinkers have an astute understanding of why something is being done. They can think at an abstract level and easily apply their insights to the situation. Read More

TCL VIdeo Series: Creativity

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