GIANT LEAP BLOG

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Fear of the Unknown

Fear of the Unknown

A lot has been written about the natural tendency to fear the unknown. In my opinion, the first (and perhaps best) description of this phenomenon comes from the 4000-year-old masterpiece of Plato. In The Republic, Socrates (an early Right Risk-taker) describes fear as...

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The Growth Process

The Growth Process

Every high-performing team goes through the growth process. It’s unavoidable. It doesn’t matter how talented the individuals are or how big their ambition is—every team, even the most seasoned, will encounter storms. And here’s the secret: those storms are important....

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On The Importance Of Leader Imperfection

On The Importance Of Leader Imperfection

Leadership is a messy business… at least when it’s being done right. However, is there room for leader imperfection? It requires making bold decisions, often while relying on ambiguous, shifting, or contradictory information. Sometimes you have to get it wrong, a lot...

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Cresting as a Leader: Turning Transitions into Triumphs

Cresting as a Leader: Turning Transitions into Triumphs

There’s a certain inevitability to leadership - no matter how high you climb. The view from the top is exhilarating at first—the accolades, the accomplishments, the recognition—but what happens when the climb slows, when the thrill of the ascent gives way to something...

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Carry Yourself Like a Leader

Carry Yourself Like a Leader

As the saying goes in business, you want to “look and act the part.” It’s hard to be a leader if you’re frumpy. Personal style matters.  If you want to make a great impression on your bosses, your clients, and the people you’re leading, you have to pay attention to...

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Confidence and Humility

Confidence and Humility

Leadership can feel like walking a tightrope—one where balance is everything. Too much confidence, and you risk alienating those you lead. Too little, and you risk losing their respect. The setbacks leaders face are often not random but rather the natural result of...

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Courageously Fearful

Courageously Fearful

I’m an ex-high diver. Every day for seven years I would courageously climb to the top of a hundred-foot high-dive ladder (the equivalent of a ten-story building) and stand atop a one-foot-by-one-foot perch. Then, after a quick prayer, I would leap into the air like an...

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