At 6:35am on June 6, 1944 the first Allied soldiers stepped ashore at Omaha Beach. They were instantly showered with enemy fire raining down on them from fortified positions carved into the bluffs above. The hail of machine gun and artillery fire would continue unabated for hours as wave after wave of ships bottled up […]
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. – Confucius What’s the most important aspect of a successful leadership development program? Education? Training? Reading? Case Studies? Role Models? Experience? Experimentation? Exercises? Games? Challenges? Mentorship? Feedback? These
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It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. – Steve Jobs Yesterday I wrote about being prepared to say yes as a leader. However, just because you’re prepared to say yes, doesn’t mean you always should. There are certainly
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“Why do you weep when you pray?” he asked me, as though he had known me a long time. “I don’t know why,” I answered, greatly disturbed. The question had never entered my head. I wept because—because of something inside me that felt the need for tears. That was all I knew. “Why do you
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There’s a thin line between leadership and manipulation. Both can be defined as influencing others. Both deal with trying to get someone to do what you want them to do. Both use many of the same tools. Both try to leverage an individual’s beliefs and feelings to elicit a desired behavior. So how do you
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