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Bouncing Back After Failure

Posted by Clay Parcells - January 23, 2023 - leadership

My alma mater TCU got crushed in the CFB National Championship game.  It was disappointing to watch our team get dismantled by a very good Georgia team.  Georgia would have won the Super Bowl that night! As much as I was proud of the team and our accomplishments, I was struck by what TCU Head […]

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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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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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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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Unplugged

Posted by Clay Parcells - October 10, 2018 - Character, engagement, gratitude, leadership

I just returned from a two-week holiday in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was an amazing, thrilling and reflective time for me. I purposefully unplugged from my iPhone and iPad. This trip has been on my bucket list for a long time. I wanted to ensure that I was present so that I could immerse […]

Read More Culture, Leadership, self-awareness

Pause

Posted by Clay Parcells - September 12, 2018 - balance, Emotional Intelligence, leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills

When was the last time you gave yourself a break from the day to day activities that consume you at work?  I work with a lot of busy executives and many of them find it difficult to stop, pause and take a break from the action. One of the reasons it is so difficult is […]

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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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Leaders, what questions are you asking?

Posted by Clay Parcells - March 6, 2017 - communications, critical conversations, Leadership Skills, self-awareness

  I met with a leader this past week who was very frustrated with his team and their hesitation or resistance to provide meaningful perspectives and insights about an important issue facing the organization.  We talked about the meeting and what he was observing about his behaviors and actions.  With some probing, he was able […]

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Leadership Lessons from the Chicago Cubs

Posted by Clay Parcells - October 24, 2016 - leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills

My beloved Cubs won the National League Pennant for the first time in 71 years.  The goat is history and it is on to the World Series.  As a leader, what can you learn from the Chicago Cubs and how they built a winning team?  Here are 2 important leadership lessons: It starts at the […]

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