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5 Keys to Effective Virtual Offsite Meetings in the Time of COVID
Great tips for executing a successful virtual offsite meeting in these COVID times.
Omar L. Harris
Nov 30, 20204 min read
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Why Do We Expect So Little of Our Leaders?
It's time we raise the bar for leadership in our communities, politics, and companies.
Omar L. Harris
Oct 29, 20204 min read
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Leadership Lessons from the 2020 NBA Finals
What can we learn about leadership from the 2020 NBA Finals? Quite a lot it seems...
Omar L. Harris
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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5 Servant Leadership Principles NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is Successfully Leveraging
Adam Silver has truly stepped up as a remarkable leader during the twin crises of social injustice and COVID-19.
Omar L. Harris
Aug 30, 20205 min read
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Regaining Trust in the Wake of a Toxic Leader
How will a Biden administration repair the damage done by the toxic leadership brand of Donald J. Trump?
Omar L. Harris
Aug 28, 20204 min read
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Taking a Stand Against Toxic Leadership During the 2020 Election
I can vividly remember a time in my career before the advent of the "speak-up" culture movement. This was a time when organizational bad...
Omar L. Harris
Aug 17, 20204 min read
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Becoming an Advocate for African-American Talent in the Workplace
I attended college at a historically black university (HBCU) - #FloridaA&MUniversity (FAMU) and earned my MBA there as well. As a...
Omar L. Harris
Jul 6, 20205 min read
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Leadership Lessons from The Last Dance documentary
I'm sure I'm not alone in being grateful to ESPN and Netflix for accelerating the launch of The Last Dance documentary to make up for the...
Omar L. Harris
May 23, 20206 min read
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Leadership Lessons From My Mother
Everything happens for a reason. Of all of your expressions, Mom, I think this one was definitely your favorite. You used it nearly every...
Omar L. Harris
Apr 20, 20205 min read
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Why Improving Employee Engagement is Personal
I was a twenty-five year old professional with an MBA in a fast-track management development program with an exciting pharmaceutical...
Omar L. Harris
Apr 16, 20204 min read
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The Servant Leader's Manifesto
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Omar L. Harris
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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3 Leadership Lessons from #StayHome and #SocialDistancing
My business, like many of yours, is coming up on the first full month since we implemented #socialdistancing, #stayhome, and #quarantine...
Omar L. Harris
Apr 7, 20203 min read
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Don't Let Team Storming Derail Your Crisis Management Plans
Fact: Every team confronts four stages of development that are non-linear: forming, storming, norming, and performing. The key factor in...
Omar L. Harris
Mar 31, 20205 min read
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COVID Crisis Leadership Lessons From I Am Legend
In the midst of all this #socialdistancing and #covid_19 hysteria, I decided to go back in the film archives and do a leadership lessons...
Omar L. Harris
Mar 26, 20207 min read
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3 Useful Practices to Maintain Control During a Crisis
I've been reading a ton of theoretical articles on crisis management these days as we get deeper into this unprescedented COVID-19...
Omar L. Harris
Mar 19, 20204 min read
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Servant Leadership During the Corona Virus Crisis
Leadership is often defined by how one responds during a crisis. A leader's values, principles, and priorities are fully on display for...
Omar L. Harris
Mar 19, 20203 min read
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Leaders! (Stop Donkey-Konging)
I spent the holidays digging into Simon Sinek's latest treatise - The Infinite Game (which I highly recommend to everyone by the way)....
Omar L. Harris
Jan 16, 20204 min read
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3 Steps to Improving Personal Effectiveness
I am quite passionate about the power of teams to transform business outcomes. Still, teams are only as good as the individuals that...
Omar L. Harris
Nov 15, 20194 min read
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Getting Over the Hump with Jim Rembach
http://bit.ly/2Mpadp1 In this interview with Jim Rembach on the Fast Leader show, learn innovative techniques to create high-performance...
Omar L. Harris
Oct 17, 20191 min read
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Leadership Lessons from Joker
Please note: this article contains spoilers. Batman's rogue's gallery is known throughout the comic book world to be one of the most...
Omar L. Harris
Oct 11, 20195 min read
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