Seeing Clearly: Why Vision Matters and How Leaders Can Bring It to Life

What is vision?

It’s clearly defining who and what your organization is, where it’s going, and how it’s going to get there.

It sounds simple. But many organizations struggle to articulate a clear vision—let alone rally their team around it.

Without vision, you’re steering a ship without a map. With it, you align every person, project, and priority around a shared destination. Here’s how to make that happen—and what leaders must do to bring their vision off the page and into real life.

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The Danger of Empty Values: Why Corporate Leadership Must Walk the Talk

In today’s corporate landscape, companies proudly display their core values on walls, websites, and employee handbooks. Integrity. Innovation. Customer-first. Collaboration. These words are meant to inspire and guide teams, but too often, they become mere platitudes—statements that sound good but lack real impact.

The danger arises when leadership fails to enforce, supervise, or embody these values. When values are not actively practiced, they breed cynicism among employees, erode trust, and can even damage a company’s reputation. A strong set of values is not just about having them; it’s about living them every day.

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Creating an Ubuntu VM using Hyper-V

Creating an Ubuntu VM using Hyper-V using the Quick Create feature is a quick and easy way to get a VM up and running. It also configures the VM with Integration Services so you can do cool things like resize the VM window and share your clipboard between the host and the VM. Unfortunately, it does not support the most recent versions of Ubuntu and it creates a really small disk. This post will tackle the second issue by creating a VM with a small disk and then expanding it. This is useful for any other linux VMs you create that need more space. We will walk through the process from the beginning, but if you already have a VM created, you can skip to the section on expanding the disk.

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Leading from the Front vs. Leading from the Back: Why the Best Leaders Step Forward

Leadership comes in many forms, but one of the most defining differences in leadership styles is whether a leader chooses to lead from the front or from the back. While some believe that staying behind and guiding from a distance fosters empowerment, history and experience show that leading from the front is often the most effective and inspiring approach. The best leaders step forward, set the pace, and show their teams the way through action, not just words.

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