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4 Hazards of Hard Conversations
After decades of studying the roadway of my leadership, I see four hazards related to difficult conversations.

Michael Tooker
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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It's Just a Choice
Countless articles, books, and blogs have been written offering up checklists of things to do if you want to improve.

Michael Tooker
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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Shelter in the Storm
Our workplaces are akin to Tornado Alley. Every setting is susceptible to devastation when
pressurized conditions align to unleash twisters.

Michael Tooker
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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Leadership Tumbleweeds
My parents believed in the value of hard work. So, as kids, my sister and I had lots of chores. One of those was pulling weeds.

Michael Tooker
Oct 14, 20232 min read
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Leadership vs. Management: A Blueprint for Workplace Success
Leadership and Management are two often overused and misunderstood words.

Michael Tooker
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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Contributor or Consumer?
I’ve come to appreciate the power of using polar opposites as a forcing mechanism to inspire people to move off a current position...

Michael Tooker
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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Transparent Intelligence
How vulnerability at work increases emotional intelligence

Michael Tooker
Apr 21, 20174 min read
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Architecting Your Life Plan
An approach for establishing meaningful life goals

Michael Tooker
Oct 2, 20165 min read
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Serving Together as a Family
How gratitude glorifies God and draws our kids’ hearts to Christ

Michael Tooker
Sep 13, 20167 min read
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Servant Leadership as a Catalyst
Making your vision explode into your new reality

Michael Tooker
Sep 8, 20165 min read
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Discovering Purpose
Helping those we lead satisfy their need for significance

Michael Tooker
Aug 19, 20164 min read
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The Strategy of Hope
How to ignite hope in the hearts of those you lead

Michael Tooker
Aug 12, 20164 min read
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Early Retirement
How to retire the right tasks...to energize your future

Michael Tooker
Aug 3, 20163 min read
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The Key to Integrity
Don't let it be limited by the number of zeros

Michael Tooker
Jul 27, 20162 min read
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Failing Forward
There's power in granting our people the freedom to make mistakes

Michael Tooker
Jul 20, 20164 min read
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Grace…the Heart of Leadership
I can’t even contemplate leadership without thinking about how my Heavenly Father leads me.

Michael Tooker
Jul 6, 20163 min read
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Coach or Critic
While in my first job, I worked for leader I now believe stunted my early development.

Michael Tooker
Jun 29, 20162 min read
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Helping Our People Win at Work
There’s a longstanding tension between the leaders and the led. Some might even characterize the relationship as adversarial.

Michael Tooker
Jun 22, 20163 min read
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Loving the Ones You Lead
At the risk of my employer firing me, or my wife leaving me, let me explain.

Michael Tooker
Jun 15, 20164 min read
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Strangers in a Foreign Land
After 25 years in the workforce, I awoke recently and realized…I’m a stranger in a foreign land.

Michael Tooker
Jun 8, 20163 min read
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