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Lessons from Leadercast 2018: Lead Yourself

You have heard us talk about it for months—Leadercast. Leadercast Live is the world’s largest leadership simulcast, broadcast worldwide every year. Thousands of leaders gather together all around the world for viewing events. This year's Leadercast took place May 4, 2018. Centennial, along with a team of organizers, was proud…

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Change Management: a critical skill for leaders of growth-oriented organizations

Change is everywhere.  In our quest to continually improve, change is a constant variable.  Our fast-paced society is chock-full of new ways and new ideas.  That’s why it is critical to hire leaders who are experts in change management.  Furthermore, that is why you need to develop your own skills…

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As a Leader, Do You Have a Green Thumb?

Know How to Grow and Nurture a Thriving Team

How green is your thumb when it comes to cultivating high-producing teams?  Do you throw a few available people together and expect great results?  Just like a green thumb in the garden, you must give proper care and consideration for your team to see award-winning results.  What can you do…

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Join Us for Leadercast 2018

Join us for Leadercast 2018 - The World's Largest Leadership Simulcast (Broadcast live from Atlanta, GA to hundreds of sites worldwide!) Are you a Leader Worth Following? The world is looking for great leaders to follow. In order to become those leaders to the outside, we have to lead ourselves…

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America’s Low Unemployment Rate and Your Talent

America’s incredibly low unemployment rate sounds phenomenal as a stand-alone metric.  However, if you back up and look at its ripple effect, you’ll see many challenges that come from the economy being at, or near, full employment. The natural repercussions of such a low unemployment rate, such as wage inflation…

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Centennial’s 2017 “Best of the Blog”

When we were mapping out our strategic plan for 2017, our marketing team set an aggressive goal:  To publish a blog post every Monday. We wanted our posts to enhance your leadership—helping you lead yourself, your teams, and your organization. Fifty-two (52!) weeks of content--it seemed like a lofty goal.…

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Don’t Lose Sight of Your Core Purpose

In your effort to keep your organization fresh and attractive, don’t forget what brought you success in the first place.  Don’t lose sight of your core purpose. Organizations are created to provide a solution to a need.  When someone develops a solution to a problem, organizations are born.  That initial…

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The Top Isn’t Necessarily “All That”

I recently attended the entrepreneurship conference, Unpolished, hosted at Crossroads Church. Crossroads’ pastor and author Brian Tome kicked off the conference with a story that is relevant for any leader running an organization.  Brian told the story of a vacation he and his wife took to Costa Rica. As they…

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6 Tips to Build Influence and Get Your Ideas Heard

This week's insights come from speaker and leadership coach, Jennifer McClure.  Centennial's passion for hiring, developing, and retaining top talent fits perfectly with Jennifer's passion.   Here's a bit of wisdom from her years of experience. As a speaker and leadership coach, my passion and purpose in life is to help…

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