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The Essentials of Becoming a Strong Leader
Leadership is not merely about holding a title or managing a team. It's about inspiring, guiding, and influencing others toward a common...

Dave Long
May 274 min read


Reinterpreting Friedman: The Journey from Cost-Cutting to Employee Engagement to Shareholder Value.
Introduction Milton Friedman's assertion in 1970 that "The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits" became a...

Dave Long
Jul 10, 20233 min read


Love at the Helm: The Power of Nurturing Leadership
While teaching leadership classes for the past few years, I’m always surprised and amused by the reaction of students to the concept of...

Dave Long
May 30, 20232 min read


Integrity: The Cornerstone of Leadership - A Personal Journey
John Maxwell once said, “The mark of an effective leader is one who absorbs punishment without surrendering their soul.” This powerful...

Dave Long
May 15, 20233 min read


Mastering the Art of Remote Team Building: Unlocking Trust and Success
Assembling a top-performing team is a monumental task for any manager, but when your team is spread across different time zones and...

Dave Long
Apr 28, 20232 min read


"I find tinsel (and managing) to be distracting..."
For those Seinfeld fans that I'm clearly pandering to, I know that Festivus is in December, but where else are you going to work in a...

Dave Long
Apr 15, 20233 min read


Establishing A Leadership Culture; How hard could that be?
In my 20 years of using teaching to establish leadership cultures, the last three years at Lexipol achieved some great results! What we...

Dave Long
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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