Greetings Leaders! Have you ever led a team that just didn’t want to be led? You know the situation… you inherited a team that has several problem children on it and not everyone will follow your lead. Getting things done is difficult, and getting them to give you status updates is just as hard. If […]
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Greetings Leaders! I was reading Scott McKain’s Viewpoint where he told a heartwarming story of a woman who was truly a good Samaritan and it got me thinking about an experience I had a few months ago. I was driving to San Francisco with my wife for a weekend get away. We were coming up
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Greetings Leaders! I haven’t blogged on this topic before, but I have several friends struggling with their marriage and have this on my mind and heart. Let me start off by saying that I am no different than you. I have good days in my marriage, and bad. I’ve messed up and lost my wife’s
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Greetings Leaders! There is no greater challenge than trying to manage your boss. We all have one. Vice Presidents have Presidents and CEOs have the Board. Husbands have wives, wives have their husbands, even the most powerful man in the world, the US President, has to work with Congress, the Supreme Court and arguably, the
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Greetings Leaders! In the first two posts of this series, we discussed having a purpose for your meeting, establishing ground rules and getting the right people there. Today I am going to discuss handling politics and controlling the meeting.
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Greetings Leaders! To be an effective leader, you have to have balance in your life. Balance is necessary for harmony. There are two perspectives I want to suggest here. The first is Mind – Body – Spirit, and the second is Work – Family – Self.
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Greetings Leaders! I was reviewing a curriculum on courage for a friend, and while reading, a question began to form in my mind. Why do we need to teach courage in the first place? The great Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto is claimed to have said, If you are trying to figure out how to counter
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Greetings Leaders! A student in class the other night asked how to go about developing your team. Now, this may come as a shock to some of you, but the best way to develop your dream team, is to let go the non-performers. Ouch. People will develop at their own pace. Odds are that not
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Greetings Leaders! I finally went to see Avatar yesterday. I enjoyed the movie, the special effects were awesome. The acting and casting were good. The story line however, frustrated me. As I sat through the movie I couldn’t help but think of Pocahontas, The Lions King and Titanic (I guess it was the music score
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Greetings Leaders! Instilling loyalty in your employees, staff or team is a must if you want to be successful over the long term. Just like you, I’ve had my challenges with this over the years. Here are some tips that I’ve put together to help you develop loyalty.
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