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Leadership is Setting Strong Goals: 3 A’s of Strong Goals

Leaders set strong goals, particularly annual goals. There are three key qualities that strong annual goals have in common. First, strong goals are authentic. Strong goals are not based on theory....

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Leadership is a Spiritual Exercise

Some people see leadership as an intellectual exercise. They conclude that if they can gather the information they need and analyze it effectively, they can learn to be leaders. Leadership is about...

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Guest Post: Burning Off the Mental Fog

My friend D’Anne Hotchkiss is an honest and courageous listener. She is the kind of listener who takes the time to savor the nuances and the deep truths of what someone tells her. I would say that...

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Leadership Lives in the Present Moment

Some people think leadership is all about the future. These people are focused on their own vision for where they are going. They work hard to get themselves, and everyone else, moving in the...

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Leadership is a Balance of Sound and Silence

Before I knew what leaders do, I saw them as giving other people answers. People needed direction and guidance, and leaders told them what to do. Leaders were smarter and had more answers than...

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Our Pilgrimage is Not a Race

  Our pilgrimage is not a race. There are some similarities. Planning and preparation are important. Breathing is essential. We train and practice each day. Each step has lessons to teach us. Sometimes...

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Leadership is Beyond Expectations

I tend to have high expectations, of myself and everyone else. I was raised with expectations. I was the first child, and only son, of parents who thought for years they were not able to have...

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Valentine’s Love & Appreciation

Love means different things to different people. Some of us see hearts and flowers. Some taste very dark chocolate, sweet as well as bitter. Some of us see another person’s face, or the light in a...

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Leadership is About Doing the Impossible

The leaders who inspire me are people who accomplish the impossible. Deep leaders explore their own core values and find a vision that causes other people to say, “That would be great, but it will...

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Leadership is Moving Outside Our Comfort Zone

Leadership is not about being comfortable. Leaders bring out the best in the people around them. They help everyone exceed their own expectations; the people around them, and the people around those...

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Leadership is Making Better Mistakes

Some people believe that we become leaders by avoiding mistakes. Leaders are somehow able to predict the future, to see around corners and find our path forward. They become leaders by not making...

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Lent Reflection: Becoming a Contemplative Entrepreneur

I am digging into the ways I work and rest for Lent this year. I have spent time reflecting on my own focus on work and rest, looking for the ways I balance the two, and considering how I recognize...

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Leadership is Repeating Things in New Ways

I am not really drawn to repetition. I enjoy finding new ways to express deep truths. I started thinking about this while I participated in my friend Kate Nasser‘s PeopleSkills chat on Sunday morning....

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Book Review: The Fearless Front Line

    I know Ray Attiyah. We met online, have spent time together in social media chats and groups, and I have read Ray’s book, The Fearless Front Line. We have never met in real life, face to face. I...

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Leadership is About Core Values

Leadership is about discovering, understanding, remembering, and focusing on core values. Leaders discover core values. Leaders discover their own core values, and the core values of the people around...

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Leadership is Reading Between the Lines

 I know leaders who are very good at lines. Lines are important to how they see themselves, other people, and the world around them. They know where to draw the lines. The always color inside the...

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Leadership is About Growing

Leadership is about growing. Leaders grow, and they engender growth in others. Leaders grow. The experiences that motivate us the most as leaders are the times when we grow the most. We grow wiser or...

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Strategy Translates Depth into Action

Leadership is built on depth. I am able to lead with authenticity and integrity only as I recognize and appreciate who I really am. My leadership grows out of my core values, and is encouraged and fed...

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Leadership and Reflection

There was a long time when I did not appreciate the value of reflection. My life and leadership were based in action, without much real depth. I tend to be pretty focused, motivated by achieving...

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Once Upon a Time

I know people who hunger for fairy tale lives. They want to meet someone and fall in love, have a fairy tale wedding, create the perfect family, and live happily ever after. They want to vanquish the...

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