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Guest Post: The Joy of Work
Chantal Bechervaise is one of those people who makes you think, “I want the opportunity to work with her sometime.” She is fun and thoughtful, professional and supportive. She has a good sense of...
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Leadership Marches Forth
Leaders take initiative to make things better. Leaders can see what needs to be done, and organize to accomplish it. Leaders have wisdom and insight, as well as the ability to make things happen. It...
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Leadership Opens the Door
I know people in positions of leadership who expect others to open doors for them. There is always someone there to get them where they need to go. They are confident that someone will be there with...
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Leadership is About Building Potential
There are people who think that the most valuable skill a leader can have is thinking strategically. Leaders need to set goals, then plan the steps it will take to achieve those goals. Other people...
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12 Ways Leadership is Like the Olympics
1. Leadership and the Olympics both combine and balance competition and cooperation. 2. The person out in front of the pack is not always the strongest leader. 3. Leaders bring out the best in the...
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Moments of Maximum Potential
The moment of maximum potential is when the skaters are lined up, just after the word “Set!” It is when the snowboarder or ski jumper first leaves the frozen surface to fly through the air. It is the...
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Leadership After the Game
The game, with all those extremely expensive ads, is over. After hours and hours and hours of talking, the game did not go quite as expected. After all that effort, planning, preparation, and...
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Work is More Than Getting Things Done
The way we see our work is shaped by the Industrial Revolution. I was taught that real work is what people would not do unless someone pays them to do it. I was taught that work is measured in the...
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Leadership is Cinematic
I enjoy how movies shape our lives by telling stories that appeal to all of our senses. The movies I have seen throughout my life show me what it is to love, to grow, to lead. They give me tangible...
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Tennis is the Game of Love
Tennis is interesting. It may be because there is so much about tennis that I do not understand. I did not grow up playing tennis, so I have quite a few questions. I do not understand how to keep...
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Leadership Turns On the Lights
I have worked with people who seemed to think their authority came from keeping the rest of us in the dark. They told us only what they thought we needed to know. They withheld information that would...
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Working Our Way Through
We believe in the power and value of hard work. We have expectations and goals, and are convinced that our hard work will meet them. While we may not always be the smartest person in the room, we make...
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Leadership Has Changed My Life
People tell me about the amazing experiences they have; the places they visit, the work they do, the books they read, the people they know, the music they love, the craft beers they taste. Some...
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Reflection as a People Skill
Reflection is the key that opens the door of other people skills. What is Reflection? Reflection is a way of thinking which is different from the way I usually think. Thinking rationally and...
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Starting Fresh
Starting fresh is one of the best feelings I know. The possibilities are endless. There is limitless potential. I like to start fresh as often as I can. Beginning again is writing the first letter on...
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Leadership is Like a Parade
Leadership is like a parade. I have been in a few parades myself, playing the bass drum in my high school marching band. I thought about parades as long strings of people following each other. The...
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Leadership is Like Christmas Morning
Leadership is like Christmas morning. A great deal depends on what happens in a short time on Christmas morning. Tremendous anticipation and speculation build for months, until the seals are broken...
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Happy Holidays?
Could I ask you a question: What stops you from finding and maintaining balance in the holiday season? Recently I surveyed a group of people and asked them this question. Maybe you can relate to some...
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Leadership Takes a Deep Breath
I know people in positions of responsibility who are breathless. They are busy. They buzz from task to task, responsibility to responsibility, meeting to meeting, without taking time even to breathe....
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Practice & Discipline
One of many reasons I am not a good musician is that I really do not enjoy practicing. The word “practicing” brings to mind repeating something over and over. Practicing is something to be endured....
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