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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

The guest blog-post below was originally published via Tanveer Naseer’s website.   As someone who absolutely loves sports, I follow the fortunes of various teams and often wonder what makes some more successful than others. […]


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Keys to Giving Great Presentations

I’ve written a separate post about how to overcome that oh so common fear of public speaking before but the art of a formal presentation has a sub-culture all of its own.  Ironically, for a […]


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Lessons Learned from my time as CXO

The guest blog-post below originally appeared on Forbes’ website. The Big Leadership Lessons I Learned Almost Failing To Create Xbox For Microsoft I had the good fortune of working on two very successful businesses during […]


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How to Become a Great Leader – Part 4

Earn and Command Respect This is Part 4/4 of my leadership series speech that I have given to companies, conferences and teams around the country. The links to the other parts are list below. Part 1: What is […]


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How to Become a Great Leader – Part 3

Establish Culture This is Part 3/4 of my leadership series speech that I have given to companies, conferences and teams around the country. The links to the other parts are list below. Part 1: What is your Superpower? […]


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How to Become a Great Leader – Part 2

Understand and Fill in Your Weaknesses This is Part 2/4 of my leadership series speech that I have given to companies, conferences and teams around the country. Great leaders understand when and where they are weak. […]


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How to Become a Great Leader – Part 1

What is Your Superpower? This is Part 1/4 of my leadership series speech that I have given to companies, conferences and teams around the country. The links to the other parts are list below. Part 1: What is […]


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Develop Your Successful Game Plan

The interview below originally appeared on Skip Prichard’s website. Hitting Rock Bottom Robbie, the book is a wonderful read as both the inside story of the Xbox creation and then also about your personal goals […]


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How to Work Under Pressure

When I retired from Microsoft in 2010, one of the things I left behind was the responsibilities of running a large business – and the pressures that came with that. During my 22 years there, […]