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7 Shadows of Leadership | alviller.com
7 Shadows of Leadership
Culture takes the shape of the people leading it. Here’s how to see yours. Stand in front of a light and you cast a shadow. There isn’t a conscious choice involved....
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Passing paper | Photo by Andrea Piacquadio | alviller.com
The Little Thing Called Implementation
Discernment: The Keystone Virtue Between a Decision and Its Delivery. Successful leaders tend to share a reflex. We have a bias for action, and most days it serves...
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The Mentors I Never Knew | alviller.com
The Mentors I Never Knew
Some of my most influential mentors have never met me. They have no idea who I am.   Still, I know them through their words and their work, and they’ve shaped...
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virtue-driven action | alviller.com
If I Lost You at Virtues
The skeptic’s case for virtue-driven leadership. If I lost you at “virtues,” I get it.   Say that word in a leadership meeting and watch the room....
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Server waiting tables | alviller.com
I Applied for a Demotion
What I gave up to do the work I wanted In February 2001, I applied for a job with a lower title than the one I already held. I was a product support manager at the...
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Built to Burnout | alviller.com
Built to Burn Out
What a 1925 lightbulb cartel and a 125-year-old bulb reveal about the light you leave behind Two days before Christmas in 1924, while the rest of Geneva strung up...
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Take the Reins | alviller.com
Take the Reins
What a stubborn horse taught me about leading people A horse knows what you’re feeling before you know it yourself. Pull the reins too tight and the animal...
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Busy leader setting the tone for the office | alviller.com
The Monday the Room Went Quiet
You’re setting the tone whether you mean to or not. Every leader leaves a wake. Few of us ever turn around to look at it. Jason Kaplan’s LinkedIn post, the...
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V-AL-UES | alviller.com
When “Values” Became V-AL-UES
The Exercise That Started It More than twenty years ago, I was drifting. On the surface, everything looked fine. Career moving forward, hitting my targets, earning...
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About Me

Love learning new things...

This blog started out as a passion project. Creating it was something I always wanted to do but never made the time. Over the past few years, it evolved into an award-winning platform.

As a life-long learner, I’ve discovered many things about the world around me and myself. While I’m no expert, one of my superpowers is learning and leveraging technology to communicate with impact. But it’s really up to you to decide that.


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