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A Most Beautiful Thing

Posted by Clay Parcells - September 29, 2020 - hope, leadership, perseverance, self-leadership

This true story is one of hope. It is powerful and timely with the recent events occurring across this great country. The book and the documentary helped me to see a glimpse of what it is like to live and grow up in an environment of drugs, gangs, violence and poverty. It changed me and […]

Read More A Most Beautiful Thing, Arshay Cooper, Hope, Perserverance, Self-Leadership

What is Essential? What is not? Do you know the difference?

Posted by Clay Parcells - July 17, 2020 - Essentialism, leadership, priority management

I just finished Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism. It is a must read. I am blessed to work with exceptional leaders who are successful but struggle with doing too much; being all things to all people. They struggle to say no to requests in order to avoid conflict and not hurt other’s feelings. They feel they […]

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Leading Self!

Posted by Clay Parcells - March 4, 2020 - Emotional Intelligence, leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, self-awareness

I often get asked by leaders I work with, “how do I scale the leadership capacity of my team?” My answer is simple. It starts by leading and scaling oneself. This means working on oneself and building your capacity to lead and show up intentionally. Looking in the mirror is not easy, but essential to […]

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What is Your Story?

Posted by Clay Parcells - December 10, 2019 - leadership, Leadership Development

We all have one. When was the last time you shared your story with someone you trust? Like many of you it has been a very long time, or you never have done it. It is important to understand how our experiences, and our story shape who we are and how we think and behave. […]

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Where Am I?

Posted by Clay Parcells - December 4, 2019 - Leadership Development, self-awareness

This is an important question we should be asking ourselves throughout the day! Where am I? Am I at my best, relaxed and present (above the line) or am I stressed or anxious (below the line)? Knowing and understanding where you are is the key to conscious leadership and how you are showing up. The […]

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Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying

Posted by Clay Parcells - March 5, 2019 - leadership, passion, self-awareness

A very dear friend of mine (Jim) unexpectedly lost his 67-year-old brother (Mark) to heart failure a few weeks ago. I was fortunate to have known Mark and to have the pleasure of spending a week with him and others playing golf in Scotland last May. On the first day of the trip as we […]

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Shame: The hidden emotion

Posted by Clay Parcells - January 16, 2019 - Emotional Intelligence, leadership, Leadership Development, motives, Shame

I am reading an excellent book called The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson.  A friend recommended it to me as we were discussing how this strong emotion shows up in our daily lives. Over half of the executives I work with deal with shame.  Shame activates a whole host of feelings that include embarrassment, […]

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The Leadership Zen of Joe Maddon – Part 4

Posted by Clay Parcells - July 24, 2017 - leadership, Leadership Skills, leadership training and development, management

Joe Maddon, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, has 13 principles he uses to manage and lead himself and his team. Maddon’s first three principles build on each other. Without personal relationships, you cannot have trust. If trust does not exist, it is hard to respect others. Without trust and respect it is impossible to […]

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The Leadership Zen of Joe Maddon – Part 3

Posted by Clay Parcells - July 17, 2017 - Leadership Skills, leadership training and development, Respect

  My last post talked about Maddon’s 13 principles he uses to manage and lead his life and his team. The foundational tenant for Maddon is: Make A Personal Connection First: Everything Else Follows. Read it here. His second principle is simple. There is Only One Rule The one team rule is “Respect 90”. It […]

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The Leadership Zen of Joe Maddon – Part 2

Posted by Clay Parcells - July 10, 2017 - communication, leadership, management

Reading Tom Verducci’s book, The Cubs Way, has been a delight as a Cubs fan and as a leader who coaches executives to be their best. The book has many principles that you can apply to how you lead. Maddon has 13 principles he uses to manage and lead his life and his team. His […]

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