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Leadership In A Word: Rest
Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work. – Ralph Marston As summer slowly draws to a close, I came across a rather interesting article about the workplace and … Continue reading
Leadership In a Word: Encouragement
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson A word about encouragement In a Gallup article entitled “Seven Things Great Employers Do (That Others Don’t)”, the author’s … Continue reading
Leadership In a Word: Reading
Read to refill the wells of inspiration. – Harold Ockenga A word about reading Reading is imperative for every good leader. It’s how you learn, it’s how you grow. In short, it makes you a more rounded and better leader. … Continue reading
Leadership In a Word: Complacency
Complacency happens almost without notice. Check and renew your heart daily. – Jim George A word about complacency By definition, complacency is ‘showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements”. Not very flattering is it? Yet one of … Continue reading
Five Rules Of The Blame Game
A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit. – Arnold H. Glasow John Killinger tells a story about the manager of a minor leader baseball team … Continue reading
Six Reasons Why Your Employees Don’t Believe A Word You Say
“Don’t believe what I say. Believe what I do.” —Carlson Ghosn Two psychiatrists meet at their 20th college reunion. One is vibrant, while the other looks withered and worried. “So what’s your secret?” the older looking psychiatrist asks. “Listening to … Continue reading
How To Bring Doers and Dreamers Together
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. – Sarah Ban Breathnach In his book, Rules of Thumb, Alan M. Webber writes about the differences between talkers and doers. It … Continue reading
The Power of Unseen Leadership
Once you have a burning yes inside you about what’s truly important, it’s very easy to say no to the unimportant. – Stephen R. Covey I’ve always had a fascination with learning the back stories of successful people.Be they entrepreneurs, … Continue reading
Being Present: Why It Matters To Your Leadership
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment” – Henry David Thoreau One of the great challenges in leadership today is having leaders who are present in the moment. It’s a … Continue reading
Embracing The Leadership Process
Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. – Jack Welch For the baseball fan, everyone is familiar with the great Ted Williams, the Hall of … Continue reading