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home confinement
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Bill Taylor

Home Confinement!

Hello everyone!  I hope you are all doing well.  I am very happy to report that I have been transferred to home confinement!!!  Just two days before Christmas I had passed my 25% threshold and my Case Manager put me in for the CARES ACT, which relates to the COVID pandemic and allows at-risk prisoners

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Bill Taylor

Leadership and Influence

I constantly remind people that a critical element of leadership is INFLUENCE.  Sure, bosses can direct or order subordinates to do things.  That is not really leadership nor is it influence.  It is a use of power.  Yes, sometimes in management roles that is necessary, but it should never be confused with influence.  One of

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management
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Bill Taylor

Organizational Management Challenges in times of growth

I’ve been fortunate to be a part of two companies that have experienced a lot of growth over time.  I’ve also spent time discussing this subject with other executives and I’ve found the same organizational challenges exist in nearly all high growth companies.  It boils down to this:  Every growth company will experience certain inflection

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day 90
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Bill Taylor

Day 90

It has been a while since I added to my blog, so it is well past time for an update.  On this day I reached my 90 day mark at the camp.  Monday will mark exactly 25% of the sentence being complete.  I’ve been spending a good bit of time working on a plan on

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thanksgiving
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Bill Taylor

Happy Thanksgiving!

To all my friends and family on the Corrlinks system: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  I hope you are all well on this Thankgiving day and are able to spend time with family and/or friends today.  I want to take this time to tell you all how thankful I am to have you all in my

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expaectations
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Bill Taylor

Exceeds Expectations or Meets Expectations?

This is another one of my favorite leadership and management topics.  It is an imperative in a highly competitive and fast growing market.  This especially relates to performance reviews, whether they be informal hallway conversations, informal reviews, or formal written reviews.  I expect some people who have worked with me before that read this will

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