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“Hello, I am a successful business leader of a multi-million-dollar company for whose strategic growth I have been solely responsible.” That’s how someone introduced himself to an executive leadership group. The group’s response: “That’s great. Now tell us the version you wouldn’t post to a Facebook group.” Cue the embarrassment. They were right, though-;as a leader, you are expected to craft the perfect faux response-;the classic social media “Hi, I’m awesome!” introduction. No one actually wants to hear that. They don’t necessarily care about boastful accolades, and they don’t want to hear about how great you are (or think you are)-;instead, people respond to authenticity. Here was the impressive re-do: “Hello, I’ve made mistakes and failed a lot. I am always learning through my failures, which is helping me grow as a leader. My goal is to be one percent better tomorrow than I am today.” I was impressed with the authenticity of the re-do, but … [Read more...] about No One Really Wants to Hear Your Social Media Intro

At 1:05 a.m. on a crisp February morning in Boulder, 52-year-old Sheila Luna laid her head back on the hospital bed in her moonlit living room, closed her eyes and took her last breath. Her death did not come without warning. Ever since the day 14 months earlier when doctors diagnosed her with late-stage colon cancer, Sheila and her husband Charles had been planning for what would happen next. A quiet and pragmatic scientist who shifted to medical herbalism late in her career, Sheila had always felt at peace forging through the wilderness with a backpack or sitting cross-legged on a rock by a stream. In death, the last thing she wanted was to pollute the ground with chemically treated casket wood or foul the air with toxic cremation emissions. Charles, a quick-witted marketing exec, had loved her desperately from the moment they met in college 27 years earlier, through their adventures across 19 countries and the raising of their two daughters. To him, the thought of handing her … [Read more...] about With water cremation, body composting and open-air pyres, Coloradans are pioneering a new kind of death care

When given the option, I don't tell anyone I'm a CEO. Half the time, being a company leader is like being one giant magnet. People get envious and start praising me, usually wanting to know if I'm hiring. They think that, if they can just get close enough, they'll get what I've got. The other half of the time, people get jealous. They lash out and imply that everything I've earned is evidence that I'm a pampered executive. Then, when people actually interact with me, they're surprised. They email me and tell me how nice I am, or they'll say they didn't think they could talk to a CEO so easily. There are times when I sit with employees in the office just being myself, laughing over sodas, and someone will say they didn't expect me to be funny. Those three little letters can feel like there's a huge, artificial barrier between other people and me. These reactions aren't limited to me or even CEOs in general. People pull them out for celebrities, athletes, and others in the … [Read more...] about How ‘Healthy Envy’ Can Help You Succeed