March was a good month. In case you missed any of the big ones, these were the top ten posts: 1. Leveraging your Fear as a Leader 2. The Power of Authentic Questions 3. Leadership or Manipulation? 4. Can You Lead With Your Heart? 5. Leadership Lessons from Watching Football 6. Driven or Drawn? 7. The Missing Ingredient 8. 10 Things I Learned […]
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I’ve had a really big month. I left my job. I started a new one. I’m moving to Arkansas. Let’s start from the beginning. First, after five rewarding years with Graceworks, I realized the time had come to move on to another adventure. I’ve learned so much from Carol and Annie and the whole Graceworks
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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We had a great Friday night planned. Homemade pizza for dinner followed by watching a movie and eating popcorn on the couch. But the most remarkable part of the night wasn’t in the plan. With the last morsel of pizza still in her mouth, our 20-month-old daughter snatched up her translucent pink plate and pressed
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