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    Your Best Thinking Won’t Happen at Your Desk

    July 7, 2026 admin

    Most leaders are too busy reacting to think strategically. Here’s why getting out of your office, even for just one day, changes how you lead.

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  • Don’t Hide the Work, Show it

    July 6, 2026 Josh Stephens

    I was a few weeks into coaching a Scrum Master when I watched her team

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  • It’s Not the Technology. It’s the People.

    June 30, 2026 Josh Stephens

    Today is a strange day. It’s the last day of the first major contract Stephens

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  • Value the Work, Give the Credit

    June 29, 2026 Josh Stephens

    Most leaders believe they value their team. The gap isn’t in intention, it’s in execution.

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  • Every Team has Value, Not Every Leader Knows it

    June 1, 2026 Josh Stephens

    Page Contents The Myth of the Singular Leader What It Means to Truly Value Your

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  • Making Better Leadership Decisions

    May 28, 2026 Josh Stephens

    Page Contents Be transparent about how you’re deciding Know when to decide alone and when

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  • When Good Employees Leave, Great Leaders Celebrate

    May 14, 2026 Josh Stephens

    There is a moment every leader dreads: a great employee walks into your office, closes

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  • Your Insecurity is Showing

    May 7, 2026 Josh Stephens

    Page Contents 1. You’re More Comfortable Taking Credit Than Giving It 2. Your Best People

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5 Benefits of Our Team Outing

October 11, 2024 Jeremiah keeler

In my last post “Being on a Real Team“, we discussed the potential and togetherness a team can have if they have great culture. One way to establish and maintain that culture is through the Team Outing. Our CEO, Dr. Josh Stephens, wanted an outing that would encourage our team

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Being on a Real Team

September 30, 2024 Jeremiah keeler 3 comments
A basketball going through the net.

Everyone was on their feet, not one person in the gym was sitting down. He drove right down the center of the lane, released the shot and as the buzzer sounded the ball bounced off the glass and went in the hoop! The crowd went wild, and it was a

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After “The Talk” with an Under-Performing Employee

September 17, 2024 Josh Stephens

Welcome back and thank you for taking a few moments to read my final installment of this three-part series on “Dealing with Under-Performing Employees”. If you’re just jumping in, read the first installment, “How to Deal with an Under-Performing Employee” and we’ll get you back here in no time. Following

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“The Talk” – Having Tough Conversations with Under-Performing Employees

September 3, 2024 Josh Stephens
tough conversation

At this point (part two of a three-part post) you’ve determined that the problem is not you. You’ve spent some time reflecting on what performance means in your context, so you can objectively conclude that your team member is under-performing and now it’s time for a tough conversation, aka. “The

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How to Deal with an Under-Performing Employee

August 16, 2024 Josh Stephens
A leader who is frustrated removing his glasses with his back up against the wall.

If you’re here, then you probably have an under-performing employee and need some guidance on what to do. The answer is not easy, and it’s not simple. Ideally, you can move the under-performing employee into a state of average performance or even highly productive performance. Unfortunately, that may not be

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Breaking Bread to Build Relationships

August 10, 2022 Josh Stephens
relationships

Is building relationships as hard for you as it has been for me? I’ve always thought it was easier to just relax in the corner without having a conversation, than trying to find the courage to talk to someone and then work really hard to carry a conversation. In this

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Battle Chaos with Stability

July 11, 2022 Josh Stephens 2 comments
Stability

Stability in chaos is difficult. Without it, people ride a rollercoaster of emotions that lead to panic and failure. Learn about the importance of stability in leadership, and how it impacts your teams.

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Too busy to hire!

June 22, 2022 Josh Stephens
hire even when busy

Leaders who are too busy to hire, aren’t thinking about things the right way. Here’s one of my stories about hiring when I was too busy to hire.

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Cloud Strategy – Are You Really Leading?

June 20, 2022 Josh Stephens
Cloud Strategy

Navigating a cloud strategy can be difficult. Finding a sherpa can be even more challenging. Learn more about my experience as I started down a major data & analytics cloud migration strategy.

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Israeli Study Finds – Natural immunity is longer lasting and stronger against infection than two-dose vaccine-induced immunity

September 1, 2021 Josh Stephens
Natural immunity COVID19

This review is of a recent study out of Israel comparing natural immunity with vaccinated immunity. The study found that natural immunity is significantly better.

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