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Get Some Exercise - Even A Little! – If you’re looking to up your game as a leader, make an effort to include more physical activity into your days. Your body will thank you, and your mind will reward you with more energy, better task focus, and improved creativity.

What Makes a Successful CEO? – The CEO is the person ultimately responsible for the success of a company. Their job is to develop a strategy and deploy the resources to deliver it. McKinsey delivers a succinct blueprint for CEO performance.

You Need a Personal Theme Song – Music can inspire us and spur creativity - why not have some fun with this and build your confidence!

Getting Executive Transitions Right – McKinsey writes an insightful article on the importance of a successful transition including five dimensions: The business function, the corporate culture, their teams, their stakeholders, and, of course, themselves. No matter the level, this is worth the time to read.

Distraction Derails Strategy – Ever heard of chasing squirrels? You’ve developed a clear and compelling strategy that addresses the most important challenges facing your business. What could possibly distract you from such an endeavor? Quite a lot, in fact.

Are You Aligned? – Leadership thinks 82% of the company is aligned on strategy. But, unfortunately, the actual alignment is 23% creating real problems. Don't be in the 23% - let's be in the 3% club!

Want to Better Manage Your Time? Four Great Tips! – Take a fifty-minute deeper dive to learn from Tom Peters plus how CEOs manage time, plus putting science into practice, and how solid decisions come through planning a better meeting.

Rising CEO Lessons – Eight key lessons with tons of insights from diverse personalities! Learn how they turn to veteran leaders for mentorship. Every great CEO needs a good outside mentor/coach they can trust.

How New CEOs Can Boost Their Odds of Success – McKinsey takes a data-driven look at the link between new CEOs' strategic moves and their companies' performance highlights the importance of quick action and adopting an outsider’s perspective.

The Ten Rules of Growth – You must have a plan and you don't have to do them all to grow. Stretch your limits and be bold! Empirical research from McKinsey reveals what it takes to generate value-creating growth today.

James Clear 3-2-1 Thursday – Every Thursday, James Clear publishes his newsletter. It's worth a glance. I also caught a podcast hosted by Chris Fowler with James, which was a good listen. Clear’s book, Atomic Habits, is all about developing good habits. At times we can all use a dose.

The Confident Leader – Why reinvent the wheel? Robin Pou offers valuable insights and perspectives in his newsletters. Take a look at his posts and archives, and consider subscribing to his weekly newsletter.

The Capital Stack Podcast with David and Bill – David Paul, founder of DWP Capital, interviews Bill on his podcast, The Capital Stack. David is a great interviewer and entertaining. This episode is titled "Bill Horne Turnaround CEO of over 10+ Companies on Why Founders Fail and What to Do About It."

Discernment and Listening in Executive Leadership with Tom and Bill – Tom Noser from Fortune's Path interviews Bill while reflecting on his book "12 Steps to Managing Your Most Important Product – You." Tom is a phenomenal mind for all things product and marketing, and his discussion with Bill offers valuable insights for growing your business.

"The Fixer" with Liam and Bill – Two executives (Liam Brown, CEO of Elevate and Bill) exchange stories and talk about leadership during challenging times.

Chris Fowler's Podcast – Not a sports podcast! Topics from Chris Fowler (sportscaster at ESPN and ABC) are intriguing and inspiring - pick your guest for a great listen.

The Happy Secret to Better Work – Should we work hard to be happy? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive. Be happy!

How Great Leaders Inspire Action – Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership -- starting with a golden circle and the question: "Why?" Why is such an important question for all of us. What's your why?