Engaging Your Team
It is easy to get distracted by many things. Individual needs and preferences are important to understand, but they can cause us to swerve away from the greatest priorities. Leaders …
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Catching Criticism
Criticism is just a natural part of life. Leaders especially will draw criticism to themselves when they chart a new course or make a difficult decision. It is never fun …
True Leadership
The terms management and leadership are often interchanged with little consideration for the difference. And yet there is a significant difference between the two. We must understand the differences if …
Is it Really Failure?
Failure is often defined by something that did not work out the way you had planned. These failures are often collected in our minds and hearts as demerits that we …
Becoming a Strong Leader
Over the years there have been many definitions for strong leadership. Some would say that it is courage in difficult times, others would suggest it is being decisive, and still, …
Commitment to Success
Setting goals is easy. It is fulfilling those goals that are hard for most people, including leaders. There is the constant tug of day-to-day urgent tasks to be completed, reports …
Inspiring Others to Excellence
As leaders, we strive to influence and inspire others around us. Especially when it comes to our team members we hope that they will excel. However, as much as we …
Vision Check Up
We all take vision tests from time to time. As a result, some of us get prescription glasses that adjust our vision to bring things into focus. It is important …
Staying Connected
While leaders must keep their eyes on the goal and the future, there are key ways they must stay grounded. Keeping our feet on the ground includes such things as …
Impacting the World, One Person at a Time
You never know how or when you’ll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else. –Denzel Washington Many people have been planting flowers, fertilizing their …