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Leadership Series: Don’t Lose Sight of Your Vision

Last week, I went to a sip and paint class. It’s an interesting concept—you get to be a little creative, unleash your inner artist and drink wine in the process. In other words, my type of activity! The teacher began the class with an announcement: “We’ll be painting a cityscape of Charlotte.” I had predicted […]

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Leadership Series: An Incremental Approach to Success

Guest Author: Justin Yurek   The Myth of Knocking It Out of the Park “But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.” – Casey at the Bat When I was going to business school, I used to read a lot about Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. I’m talking about people like Sergey and Larry […]

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Leadership Series: The Art of Failing Forward

Guest Author: Tim Pirrone In life and in business, failure is inevitable. Whether you could have parented your child differently in a certain situation or handled challenges at work better, failure is just around the corner, and you should welcome it. Successful professionals don’t rise through the ranks because everything is handed to them on […]

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Leadership Series: Failing Fast

Guest Author: Liz Garrick We hear about the concept of failing fast often, but what does it mean? Do people actually try to fail? That doesn’t seem like a successful way to grow your career. Failing fast, to me, means taking chances that might not always end in success the first time around. But that […]

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