Greetings Leaders! I was sitting at Starbucks yesterday morning day trading, when a very casual acquaintance came up and asked me where I thought the economy was going. I shrugged. He then proceeded to tell me that President Obama was a communist and heathen and that the he was (apparently) single-handedly responsible for destroying our […]
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Greetings Leaders, I’ve been in an interesting discussion on LinkedIn that led to a small discussion on Hope. The question for the discussion was what would you tell President Obama if you could meet with him for 30 minutes? (For those on LinkedIn, the discussion can be found at the Lead Change Group). One of
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Greetings Leaders! If you are having trouble getting people to listen to you, you are not alone. Or are you? If you find yourself constantly cast as an outsider of a group, there are two possibilities. The first is that the group you are trying to connect with is closed – indicating it is experience
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Greetings Leaders! This is the first in a series on how to get people to listen to you. You may find that although you have greet ideas and are full of enthusiasm and knowledge, that no one listens to you. You can get people to listen if you play your cards right. Today we’ll talk
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Greetings Leaders! My daughter loves to dance and because of this I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Michael Flatley‘s Lord of the Dance. We actually went to see Riverdance a few years ago when it was in town, although Michael Flatley was retired by then. The dancing is spectacular. Precise. Inspiring. Rythmic. I
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Greetings Leaders! I’m assuming that since you’re here, that you want to grow. I know some of you want to become better leaders, some better parents or spouses. Perhaps you want to grow financially, spiritually, or some other area of personal growth. Whatever it is, you must learn to make room for the growth before
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Greetings Leaders! I had an interesting discussion the other day with some executives about Organizational Change Management. They asked what I thought Change Management meant to me. It sounds like it would be an obvious answer, but it is not as obvious as it might first appear.
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Greetings Leaders! This is obviously a very odd title for a leadership blog, as we should all strive to become better leaders. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that we should make that our goal. Why not? As I read other blogs or posts on leadership, everyone has a different opinion on what good leadership looks
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Greetings Leaders! I am pragmatic. Sometimes, things or situations are impossible. However, there are times when “impossible” is an excuse. When I was bit younger going through the US Navy’s Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS), things sometimes got rough. The drill sergeants knew how to get everything out of us, and more. The drop out
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Greetings Leaders! I had a great experience this week while volunteering at Breakaway to the Arctic Freeze, Bayside Christian Church’s Summer Extravaganza for kids (3000 kids + 2000 volunteers = two fun weeks!). Here is a video of part of what Breakaway was all about. I was the speaker every night for about 150 4th
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