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11 Inspiring Leadership Secrets from Bonsai

by David Dye | Jul 1, 2019 | By David Dye, Employee Engagement & Energy, Relationships, Winning Well | 1 comment

A mature bonsai tree commands attention. With a single tree, a master evokes an entire landscape and tells a story of power, perseverance, struggle, or abundance. As I’ve studied bonsai, I realized there are many leadership secrets available for leaders who want to...

Massive Failures? What Great Leaders Do Next

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | May 15, 2018 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Confident Humility, Relationships, Winning Well | 0 comments

What do you do when you’ve screwed up and everyone knows it? Your failures weren’t just mistakes in judgment…you let yourself down. You didn’t keep your commitment. You hurt people you are supposed to help. Your team looks at you with disappointment....

5 Top Leadership Articles for the Week of November 6, 2017

by David Dye | Nov 11, 2017 | By David Dye, Top Leadership Articles | 1 comment

Each week I read leadership articles from various online resources and share them across social media. Here are the five leadership articles readers found most valuable last week. Click on the title of the article to read the full text. I have added my comment about...