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Your Leadership Legacy with Oak McCulloch

Your Leadership Legacy with Oak McCulloch

Oak McCulloch has kept a personal journal since he was in fifth grade.

It won’t surprise you that someone this disciplined has captured a lifetime of great leadership advice in a book that provides very practical, very useful advice for leading in a way powerful and enduring way; Your Leadership Legacy - Becoming The Leader You Were Meant To Be.

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Face To Face with Cheryl Lynn Mobley

Face To Face with Cheryl Lynn Mobley

Face To Face is a leadership book, but one unlike anything you’ve ever read.

Career healthcare executive, hospital president, international organizational consultant and author Cheryl Lynn Mobley was inspired by the intersection of trust, disruption and uncertainty and her experiences on an African horse safari - where she and her group came face to face with threats that could end their life. ‘Doesn’t get much bolder than that!

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Striking Terror with Tim White

Striking Terror with Tim White

In your worst nightmares, you’ll likely never have to defend your office against an armed terrorist. Tim White, however, had to do exactly that on July 16th, 2015 when terrorist Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez rammed his vehicle through the gate of Chattanooga’s Navy Operational Support Center and approached the headquarters building with an AK74 semi-automatic rifle. Inside, the Center’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Tim White rose from his desk, reached into a drawer for his personal sidearm, and fired on Abdulazeez from the window.

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The 80s Called … They Want Their Top-Down Leadership Back!

The 80s Called … They Want Their Top-Down Leadership Back!

On May 5th I had the honor of moderating a panel of leadership experts for Leadership Fort Worth’s LeaderPrime graduation. In front of an audience comprised of CEOs, Executive Directors and other top-level leaders, this panel shined as we tackled the disconnect between the command-and-control leadership structure that many of us grew up with and the humans who make up today’s workforce.

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The Arsonist in the Office with Pete Havel

The Arsonist in the Office with Pete Havel

Pete Havel knows toxic.
A former lobbyist for some of the biggest, most powerful organizations in the US, Pete’s shocking corporate experience was the inspiration for his book The Arsonist in the Office: Fireproofing Your Life Against Toxic Coworkers, Bosses, Careers and Cultures.

Pete is President of Fireproofed Leadership, a business that helps organizations fix their workplace culture problems and build better culture.

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