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Jan 1
3 min

Setting your BEST goals for 2021!

2021!!! A new year filled with new possibilities, new hopes, and for many of us, new goals. Like many of you, I’ve set goals on January...

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Do you want to feel good? Three Steps to Make it Happen

Howard Fero

Nov 17, 2020
2 min

Do you want to feel good? Three Steps to Make it Happen

Make a List Check things off the List Feel Good Move on to the next item check it off, feel even better, and repeat!!! There are...

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Howard Fero

Apr 1, 2020
2 min

We are ALL Leaders!

I often start off my keynote addresses and workshops asking participants if they consider themselves to be leaders, and, for the most...

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Martin Luther King - A Lesson in Leadership

Howard Fero

Jan 20, 2020
2 min

Martin Luther King - A Lesson in Leadership

Dr. King didn’t just have a dream, he did something about it…and that is the sign of a true leader.

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Major League Baseball Cheating Scandal - Time to Focus on Major League Leadership!

Howard Fero

Jan 16, 2020
2 min

Major League Baseball Cheating Scandal - Time to Focus on Major League Leadership!

In the wake of the cheating scandal in Major League Baseball over the past several days I want to chime in about something that I often talk

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The Simple yet often Forgotten Key to an Empowered and Successful Team – Get to Know your People!

Howard Fero

Oct 15, 2019
3 min

The Simple yet often Forgotten Key to an Empowered and Successful Team – Get to Know your People!

If we want our people to be successful we need to learn their strengths, their weaknesses, and their goals. Then we need to work with them!

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Howard Fero

Sep 21, 2019
4 min

I HATE MEETINGS!!!

Well, let me rephrase that, I hate poorly designed meetings. I hate meetings where people come without any preparation...

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Howard Fero

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

A Leadership Lesson from Baseball

As we illustrated in Lead Me Out to the Ballgame, baseball is a great metaphor for leadership...

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Your First Impression - Make it a Good One!

Howard Fero

Apr 9, 2019
2 min

Your First Impression - Make it a Good One!

We all know first impressions are important in our personal lives, but they are just as important (if not more s) in our professional lives.

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Howard Fero

Dec 24, 2018
3 min

Santa's Leadership

The first person that comes to mind when I think of a leader is Santa Claus. I recently took a trip up to the North Pole (in my dreams)...

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Don't Just Work 'in' your Business, Work 'on' it!

Howard Fero

Nov 24, 2018
4 min

Don't Just Work 'in' your Business, Work 'on' it!

Between work obligations, home obligations, and more, it becomes harder and harder to work on what’s most important, an action plan...

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Howard Fero

Sep 18, 2018
3 min

Teams - Who Needs Them?

What’s the difference between a good team and a ‘not so good’ team? It's the people, the structure, the communication, and the goals.

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Howard Fero

May 23, 2018
3 min

Mistakes Happen!

It’s been over five years since we wrote Lead Me Out to the Ballgame, and yesterday one of my favorite stories played out right before me.

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Leading Ourselves into and through 2017!

Howard Fero

Dec 20, 2016
3 min

Leading Ourselves into and through 2017!

As we conclude 2016 let’s begin the process of defining our goals and considering what it is we really want to accomplish in 2017.

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God Bless America, and ALL who Love and Support Her!

Howard Fero

Nov 10, 2016
2 min

God Bless America, and ALL who Love and Support Her!

As expected, there is quite a bit of uneasiness, apprehension, and negativity in our country today.

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Major League Leadership - One Pitch at a Time!

Howard Fero

Oct 17, 2015
3 min

Major League Leadership - One Pitch at a Time!

Over the course of the 2015 season (as well as the 2014 season), New York Mets manager Terry Collins very rarely visited the mound...

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