Don't make your audience play Jeopardy. Giving your answer before asking the question puts your audience at a disadvantage. It will also reveal your biases. Make it clear what question you are trying to answer first. Then allow your audience to engage in answering the question too.

John Fairclough

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Man created language to be understood. It should be normal to understand what people convey to us. Fear, ulterior motives, and closed mindedness are the enemies of understanding.

John Fairclough

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Stop me when I'm making too much sense.

John Fairclough

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The clearer you are about why you want to accomplish a goal, the easier it will be to figure how to accomplish it.

John Fairclough

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We are all on a collision course with ourselves. Inevitably, our existing habits will be counter-productive to achieving our bigger picture goals. To avoid the crash, we need to regularly review how we are doing things and make adjustments as needed.

John Fairclough

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Complacency doesn't make sense for a guy trying to redefine normal.

John Fairclough

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Change needs practice. And practice needs patience.

John Fairclough

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If your team does not truly believe that you care about them, they will not follow you.

John Fairclough

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When your team questions your competence, your ability to influence is shot.

John Fairclough

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My role as CEO is to protect the company AND nurture it to grow.

John Fairclough

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I'm the CEO. My job is to get out of the way. I work with smart people and trust they can accomplish their goals. So I make sure to focus on removing roadblocks for them and then resume getting out of their way.

John Fairclough

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Much of the world is focused on answers. This unfortunate. Situations change, the earth turns, and our needs fluctuate. Focusing on static answers puts one at a disadvantage. Empower yourself by searching for the right question as if it were a buried treasure and treasures will find you.

John Fairclough

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When your team questions your motives and methods, you have lost their trust and you will not be able to influence them.

John Fairclough

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The role of a leader is to serve his people. We absolutely must first serve the people who we want to lead. They must be able to rely on the leader as much as we hope to rely on them.

John Fairclough

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One of the most wonderful things you can do in this world is forgive others. We are designed to have flaws and make mistakes. If we emulate God, we are led to forgive. Giving someone the ability to recapture their dignity can transform lives. Do it often.

John Fairclough

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