You’ve Got to Say Inspired

If you show up inspired and invigorated with the insights of poets, philosophers, artists, and prophets on your mind and lips, that too has a cascading effect upon the people you serve and lead. Inspiration, beauty, and meaning can be normalized.

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Leading Yourself in 2023 ABC Goal Setting

The turning of the year is a human construct, but we still imbue it with all kinds of meaning. I don’t go in much for resolutions, and the statistics about people actually keeping those resolutions (Save more! Eat healthy! Call my mom!) is kind of laughable. Still, to the extent that the new year helps…

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An Update on the Leading by DESIGN Mission

In a presentation at Wake Up West Coast, Rodger Price unpacked the DoKnowBe Tree concept. For anyone wanting to better understand their unique design for leadership, this really is a great primer on how Leading by DESIGN works to help leaders better know themselves and lead more effectively and authentically

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A Vision for West Michigan Leaders in the West Coast Way

Writing for the West Coast Way, Rodger Price laid out the three biggest opportunities before West Michigan leaders if we are to make our area the hotbed of the nation’s best leaders: become a person worth following, build a great team, and get clarity about why an organization exists, where it’s going, and how it will behave.

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The DoKnowBe Tree at Wake up West Coast

In a presentation at Wake Up West Coast, Rodger Price unpacked the DoKnowBe Tree concept. For anyone wanting to better understand their unique design for leadership, this really is a great primer on how Leading by DESIGN works to help leaders better know themselves and lead more effectively and authentically

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‘You’re getting warmer’ isn’t good executive leadership

Are you unintentionally playing a game of “You’re getting warmer, you’re getting colder” as a leader? That’s the question Rodger Price explores in a recent article for the Grand Rapids Business Journal, and as he shares, it happens most often when leaders don’t do the essential (and hard) work of getting clarity about their vision, and communicating their vision thoroughly and frequently.

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Kirk Cousins talks leadership with Rodger Price

Imagine casting a vision for and leading a team who’s members change constantly due to injury or offseason moves. Imagine your job performance being evaluated and scrutinized not at a quarterly or annual review–but every week, by multiple coaches, profession pundits, and thousands of fans.

That’s the context for Rodger Price’s interview with veteran NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins.

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