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I have a friend who likes to say, “It’s not about you.” A lot of times I agree with this friend. He is a brilliant guy. Hard not to agree with someone who is brilliant. But, while I agree that most of the time you need to be a servant leader and others-focused, there are […]
Something is becoming crystal clear to me in the last few days - Leaders lead, find a way, do what it takes, get things done - lots of other people complain. Do all of us sometimes complain? Sure, but what I am trying to get better at all the time is to stop the complaining […]
As a leader do you make a room larger or do you shrink it down? I ask this question and want you to ruminate on the issue a bit. Edmund Morris in his biography of Ronald Reagan, “Dutch,” talked about the difference between President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan.
Morris talks about how Jimmy Carter […]
Hello from the City of Angels. What a great day today at the Origins Conference in Los Angeles. I was elated to touch base with many of my friends who I only get to see once in a while:
Sam Radford from England -
Alex McManus from points unknown
Eric Bryant - author of “Peppermint Filled […]
There is little that fails to amaze me at times - how people drive, how people interact, how people live this little thing we like to call life. I saw something recently that went out in written form through an email and the language that was used was so, how can I say this, seemingly […]
This week I feel sharp. I feel like all things are clicking. I know this does not happen all the time so I am trying to maximize it for all it is worth. When I was a younger leader (during college) I was all about what I could accomplish. People were obstacles to me, not […]
Ideas come for me at weird times. Usually when I am shaving at about 6:40 a.m. each morning. I am at that point, as awake as I will be all day. I am full of caffeine. This is when ideas come. The whole day flashes before me and I start working out how the day […]
Do you ever get the feeling that you are on the road but you have not gotten there yet? I believe we have hinge points in our life. But before you get to a hinge point what are you doing to make yourself ready for the next step? Getting there, but not yet having arrived. […]
One of the greatest leadership challenges that I face on a day to day basis is staying on track. When I interviewed for my current role as Director of Admissions & Recruitment I told my supervisors that I would focus on recruiting and marketing. This proves very challenging to do.
Overall I would give myself a […]
For as long as I knew what a leader was I wanted to be one. This was the person (in my mind) who made decisions and people lined up to follow them. It seemed easy, glamorous and a host of other superlatives that are escaping my mind at the moment. Throughout my […]