Get this weekly blog delivered to your inbox! Subscribe Sign up with your email address to receive our weekly blog! First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you! Michael Hales 10/31/25 Michael Hales 10/31/25 The Ripple Effect of Living Without Limits Read More Michael Hales 10/24/25 Michael Hales 10/24/25 The Stories We Inherited Read More Michael Hales 10/17/25 Michael Hales 10/17/25 The Problem With Knowing Read More Michael Hales 10/10/25 Michael Hales 10/10/25 Five Rituals That Strengthen Confidence Read More Michael Hales 10/3/25 Michael Hales 10/3/25 When Being Wrong Is the Best Thing for You Read More Michael Hales 9/26/25 Michael Hales 9/26/25 So You Screwed Up. Now What? Read More Michael Hales 9/19/25 Michael Hales 9/19/25 The Leadership Cost of Ignoring Your Inner Critic Read More Michael Hales 9/12/25 Michael Hales 9/12/25 How Leaders’ Beliefs Shape Entire Organizations Read More Michael Hales 9/5/25 Michael Hales 9/5/25 What Two Excellent Strangers Taught Me About Influence Read More Michael Hales 8/29/25 Michael Hales 8/29/25 Good Enough for Government Work Read More Michael Hales 8/22/25 Michael Hales 8/22/25 Cowboy Up: The Leadership Crisis No One’s Talking About Read More Michael Hales 8/15/25 Michael Hales 8/15/25 Stop Trying So Hard: A Surprising Key to Leadership Success Read More Michael Hales 8/8/25 Michael Hales 8/8/25 Beware the Fool’s Choice: How to Spot—and Solve—False Dichotomies Read More Michael Hales 8/1/25 Michael Hales 8/1/25 Playing It Safe Is Riskier Than You Think Read More Michael Hales 7/25/25 Michael Hales 7/25/25 Is That True—Or Just What You Believe? Read More Michael Hales 7/18/25 Michael Hales 7/18/25 What I Wish I’d Known as a New Leader Read More Michael Hales 7/11/25 Michael Hales 7/11/25 It’s Your Fault–and That’s Great News! Read More Michael Hales 7/4/25 Michael Hales 7/4/25 Why Leaders Are Made for Hard Times Read More Michael Hales 6/27/25 Michael Hales 6/27/25 What Do Great Leaders Really Do? A Simple Framework That Works Read More Michael Hales 6/20/25 Michael Hales 6/20/25 Getting Rich and Famous… Read More Older Posts
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