It was a sunny day in June. I was getting into a canoe with one of my friends for a day of fun on Sugar Creek. The water looked refreshing. We headed down stream until we came to a halt. Our canoe was hitting the bottom of the creek. We could hear pebbles and sand […]
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“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to … there is nothing you cannot achieve.” – Lao Tzu Do you want to be a catalyst for change? The dictionary definition of catalyst is an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action. It is one
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“The best in art and life comes from a center, something urgent and powerful, an ideal or emotion that insists on being. From that insistence a shape emerges and creates its structure out of passion. If you begin with a structure, you have to make up the passion, and that’s very hard to do.” –
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In my last article, I discussed the power of leadership communities. Leadership communities move from being a short sighted team that is driven by tasks to becoming an enduring community of shared significance that has lasting impact. Leadership communities work as a network rather than as a hierarchical organizational chart. Collaboration is part of the
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“If we deny people’s great need for relationships, for systems of support, for work that connects to a larger purpose, they push back.” – Margaret J. Wheatley What does a leadership team look like to you? The dictionary definition defines team as “a number of persons associated in some joint action.” A team is a
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“Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. That’s what I have to say. The second is only part of the first.” – Anna Quindlen Are you living your life purpose and values or is something else defining your life? Sometimes we let work define our life. Our work title becomes our identity
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We are in the midst of the holiday season. It is suppose to be a time of joy, but often it can be a time of stress. We can become overwhelmed with giving! I like where the Thanksgiving holiday is situated within this season. It is at the very beginning. We need to be reminded
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Choices, Choices, Choices! – Our lives are filled with choices. Just walk into a grocery store and you can be overwhelmed by choices with decision making. I had a friend who lived in a third world country providing relief work. When she returned to the US, she was caught off guard by the culture shock
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“Have you been busy?” I find that I frequently get asked this question as a conversation starter. It is similar to people asking, “How are you?” People expect me to reply yes and bemoan how busy life is. We wear busyness like a badge of honor and proof of significance, and then often complain about
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“Based on my experience working with teams during the past 10 years or so, I’ve come to one inescapable conclusion: no quality or characteristic is more important than trust. In fact, my work with teams resolves around trust more than any other topic.” – Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Trust
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