The Compass Alliance | Communication

31 Jan Miles To Go

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“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey 2020 is underway. Deadlines – meetings – reports – emails – the latest crisis. That holiday break back in December – does it seem like a distant memory yet? For many of us – YES! The...

08 Aug Leadership Lessons That Transcend the Ballpark

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It’s been 31 years since the movie Bull Durham premiered. Arguably one of the best sports/romantic comedies of all time I would argue – but then again I am a sucker for a “feel good” flick – and the story of Crash Davis, the perennial...

29 May Simple Truths

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In 1799 a French soldier by the name of Pierre-Francois Bouchard stumbled on a building stone near the Nile River that forever changed human history. Bouchard was likely more concerned with the Napoleonic campaign with the British than he was some old rock with strange...

20 May Crisis Leadership – What Now?

Posted at 17:09h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Last month a guy named James Adducci laid down an $85,000 bet in Vegas that Tiger Woods would win the Masters. He pocketed a cool 1.19 million on his bold gamble. Talk about hutzpah! I’m not too skilled at the fine art of gambling. I’ve always sort of...

11 May Career Advice I Learned the HARD Way

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“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to.” -Frodo quoting Bilbo, The Fellowship of the Ring I heard...

10 May Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock

Posted at 18:39h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, podcasts, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I subscribe to The 1440 Principle. Its tenets are pretty simple. All of us have three unique resources at our disposal: Our time Out talent Our passion Two of the resources are renewable. One isn’t – and that’s our time. I’ll get 1,440 minutes today....

15 Mar In Your Career, Space ISN’T the Final Frontier

Posted at 19:51h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I got pulled into a Black Hole a number of years ago. Well, not in the literal sense but the feeling must have been somewhat similar to the deep space version – or at least I tell myself it was. A deep empty void – confusing –...

12 Mar Out of the Darkness

Posted at 18:41h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Here’s a short litmus test for every person charged with managing others. Take the time to answer each of the following questions. No, instead of simply scanning it and saying, “that’s interesting…” – really take a shot at honestly responding. Most so-called “leaders” can’t – or won’t....

05 Mar Before You Fill Out Your Next Company Survey – Read This

Posted at 15:46h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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“I have to go now,” my friend said, “It’s survey season.” “Excuse me?” I answered. “What does that mean exactly?” “Survey season. You know, the annual “How do you feel about your company questionnaire…I have to get mine in by close of business today.” “Well, that’s important….” There was a...

18 Feb Your Career – Your Life – Your World

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Ask 1,000 people how important trust is in their personal relationships. Ask those same people how important it is in their careers. Now, ask how much trust they have in their work place - with their company - with their co-workers - or their boss. There are FIVE...