Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Stuck in the Mud About Team Building?
Are You Stuck in the Mud About Team Building? The title of last week’s blog, Is There a Mystery to Team Building1 addressed the successful team building efforts of a local realtor. If there is no mystery or secret, then… Below are two critical elements that must be in place to have a professional, proficient,…
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The football game Is there a mystery to team building? Some people believe there is, but building a team is no more mysterious than the football game in the picture. If there is a mystery, then it lies in the fact that there is no plan for building the team or if a plan exists…
Read MoreTeamwork Brings Success
The photo shows the United States Navy Blue Angels® performing near my house. The Marine Corps and Navy pilots of the Blue Angels form part of a team of dedicated, skilled, and highly qualified individuals. They are also the ones drawing the most attention from the crowds and news media. The whole team Yet, the…
Read MoreAre You a Fatalist or a Cliché Quoter?
After reading the title of this article your reaction may be, “No, I’m not a fatalist and I have no idea what you mean by a cliché quoter.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language1 defines fatalism as, “The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.” Consequently, a fatalist…
Read MoreDo You Serve or Deserve? Part 2
Last week in Part 1, I described a couple of examples using the word deserve. This week we will take a deeper look into the subject. Servanthood depth As a member of the John Maxwell Leadership Team, I heard the CEO Mark Cole deliver a presentation titled Leadership Depth: Going Deeper so You Can Take…
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The interview A young man wearing a suit and tie entered the room, introduced himself, and took a seat before an interview panel of which I was participating in. He was seeking a position as a firefighter with our agency and although he had no previous experience, he spoke as if he were a fifteen-year…
Read MorePersonal Development is Like Climbing a Ladder
In a career, climbing the ladder often refers to vertical movement through an organizational hierarchy. Are you ascending the ladder of personal development or are you watching someone else go higher while you whittle away time? Are you trying to climb the ladder of development by yourself or are others helping you? The photo shows…
Read MoreWho Are You Imprinting, Following, and Impacting? Part 2
In last week’s blog post, I mentioned an online article titled, Why Your Dog Follows You Everywhere, According to Behaviorists by Katelyn Chef. The article described “imprinting,” when “young puppies up to six months of age can imprint on their owners and learn to read social cues as they would their birth mother.”1 Imprinting and…
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The photo shows our dog Java. She is a fifteen-pound, Toy Australian Shepherd/Rat Terrier mix, and in my opinion one of the smartest dogs walking around on four legs. When Java first became a part of our family, she would shy away from me. But over time, by picking her up, holding and petting her,…
Read MoreHow Do You Create a Leadership Development Plan?
In the January 10th blog, I wrote, “as leaders if we do not have a plan to develop ourselves, then we resemble the steel ball inside a pinball machine. Bouncing off the bumpers and making a lot of noise but showing little progress for the effort.” How do you create a leadership development plan that…
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