Jeff Kaplan, Author at Jeff Kaplan

Chief Hugs Officer (Creating A World Of Success – Part 2)

How Dreams & Happiness are Becoming the New Business Imperatives Dateline – Hiawatha, Iowa Among the storefronts of an otherwise unremarkable strip mall, one door carries no sign and its windows display no products. Otherwise indistinguishable from the countless cookie-cutter replicas that dot America’s suburban commercial districts, what makes this mini-mall and this storefront different, […]

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The Art of the Possible: Creating a World of Success (Part 1)

From boardrooms to wakeboards, the world of work is changing and over the next month I’ll be introducing you to a group of people that are changing how we view work, careers and even our definition of success. In this series, we’ll travel the globe to meet a group of top executives that are behaving

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Whatever You Do, Will Always Be, What You Did…

Two Resolutions That Can Change Your Life (Part 2) How much power does your mirror have over you? Not your vanity, your image of yourself… We grow and we change, but we cannot escape the fact that we are the products of the decisions we’ve made and the actions we’ve taken. Your past actions are

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Forgiving the Unforgettable…

Two Resolutions That Can Change Your Life (Part 1) Like a child of time, Each new year holds infinite promise and potential, Undefined, uncharted and unconstrained. And like a child, Day-by-day, The new year grows and ages, Becoming old, entrenched, well-worn and purposeful. Hard-won wisdom yields to the beat of time And a new year

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Are You STILL Insane?

Quick Quiz What’s the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome – right? Well, it’s about that time of year again, when most of us unknowingly opt for the path of the insane… the ritual of making a few last-minute resolutions. We commit to getting in shape, losing weight, spending less

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Decomplexifing Business: The Busting Bad Business Rules Challenge!

No, decompexifing isn’t a word or at least it wasn’t a word until I right-clicked it into existence by adding it to my MS Office dictionary—now it’s real. As silly as it sounds, the logic behind the creation of decomplexification isn’t that different from how the world of work was built. Curious, creative people just

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CROWD SOURCING SUCCESS: The TEMPO Effect

Tools for Tomorrow, Today! Congratulations!!!! Only a few more weeks and you will have successfully navigated another challenging year. Whether you got the project done, won the promotion, got in shape, went back to school or simply made it through the year without taking a swing at your boss… you did it! BRAVO YOU! Remember

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Now What? (…From the Vault)

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the privilege to conduct as series of interviews with four amazing leaders. One woman and three men, each the senior-most executives of their respective organizations, offered honest appraisals of their lives, careers and the businesses they’ve built. Although the organizations they lead differ by industry, geography and size,

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Know Your Place: Soul-Crushing, Productivity-Wasting Leadership Mistakes…

If the rule in your office is ‘know your place’: Change the RULE or CHANGE THE LEADER… RIGHT NOW! Leadership is about bringing out the potential of every employee! One of the most common leadership mistakes is systematically restricting employee contributions because they fall outside of the employee’s job description. Bob’s worked here since 2002,

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321…Watch You Back!

Why 1/3 of Your Team May Be Out to Get You! My experience leading teams has been (select one): An uplifting, collaborative exploration of what’s possible? A soul-crushing, lonely exercise in futility? Unfortunately, your chances of selecting either of these answers is about 50/50. A friend of mine has recently taken the reins of

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