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Gratitude: Your Quickest Access to a "Third Place"
In my own journey of healing, Iโve learned that building connections is essential. One surprising key? Gratitude. Even if you canโt thank...
Douglas Scherer
Jun 25, 20251 min read
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The Groans Say It All: Fear-Driven Leadership Fails
The initial shift to remote work saw a 46% increase in double-booked meetings. When I brought this up in a talk on productivity and...
Douglas Scherer
Jun 18, 20251 min read
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๐ฅ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Drive Community Bonds
AI leadership isnโt just about technology. Itโs about how leaders drive impact with intention, trust, and accountability.ย The 6...
Douglas Scherer
Apr 17, 20251 min read
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๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐ฅ ย ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต, ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ...
Douglas Scherer
Apr 10, 20251 min read
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Finding strength through leadership challenges.
This was such a great convoย Matt Poepsel, PhD ย and love the title he gave to it, "Finding strength through leadership challenges." It...
Douglas Scherer
Apr 3, 20251 min read
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Burnout isnโt just a personal issueโitโs a leadership challenge.
This past summer I got a chance to speak withย Tina Colluraย about how important mental well-being is for leaders and how it impacts their...
Douglas Scherer
Mar 26, 20251 min read
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When Leadership is About Trust, Not Control
In this week's clip, my event coordinator,ย Semhal Kebede ย asked me to share a personal leadership story where resilience played a key...
Douglas Scherer
Mar 18, 20251 min read
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๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: Sparks to Lead with Strength, Purpose, and Sanity. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธโ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ: Recast Ideas by Letting Go of Micromanagement
True innovation and innovative leadership donโt emerge from rigid oversight. Theyโre superpowers that come from seeing old problems...
Douglas Scherer
Mar 12, 20251 min read
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Stopping Yourself Before You Start
๐ก The Biggest Failure? Stopping Yourself Before You Start. This week, DJ, composer, and my event coordinatorย Semhal Kebede ย challenged...
Douglas Scherer
Mar 5, 20252 min read
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๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: Weekly sparks to Lead w/ Strength, Purpose, & Sanity. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธโ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ: Owning the Unexpected when Disruption Defines AI
Itโs easy to say that AI is the new ultimate disrupter. Its rapid evolution, carefully guided or seemingly running on its own presents...
Douglas Scherer
Feb 26, 20252 min read
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When Speaking Becomes a Challenge, You Realize Just How Powerful Your Voice Truly Is
As a writer and speaker, I never imagined Iโd be facing vocal coaching. But life had other plans, and theyโve been humbling, surprising,...
Douglas Scherer
Feb 19, 20251 min read
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When leaders start calling their teams mid-session, you know something powerful just happened.
I have to share one more clip of my interview on Tina Collura's podcast where she asked me about one of my "aha" moments speaking to...
Douglas Scherer
Nov 24, 20241 min read
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Adaptability in Action: Leadership Lessons from Crises
There are so many leadership lessons that come from navigating through crises. This weekย Theresa Bren Skaar, Ph.D. ย and I covered a lot...
Douglas Scherer
Oct 19, 20241 min read
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