A few years ago, the Prayer of Jabez became very popular through a book written by Bruce Wilkinson. This prayer comes from a passage in the Bible located in I Chronicles 4:9-10 (NIV). It says, “Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, ‘I gave birth to him in pain.’ […]
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What is a top trait that moves organizations and teams to excellence? If we look at the typical actions of organizations and teams, the answer would be in gaining knowledge. Often we think that the greatest, cutting-edge, performing teams have the best knowledge (including strategy, talent or data). However, knowledge would not be the answer
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Yesterday I spoke at our local Rotary Club about my trip to Israel. I traveled to Israel with colleagues from JDLA, which is a consulting group that helps the philanthropic sector reach its potential. A theme of my Israel presentation was philanthropy. Philanthropy at its core means “love of mankind.” When we hear someone being
I had mentioned in a previous newsletter that in March I had a wonderful opportunity to travel to Israel. As I have had time to reflect, there is much that I have taken away from this experience. After the trip, many people have asked me about it. I started to notice a question that I
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In a previous article, I discussed the power of reflecting to keep leaders connected to their values and protected from ethical failures. So where do you begin when it comes to reflecting? A great tool is to use a journal. Writing gives us “something to do” in the midst of an activity that can seem
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We seem to constantly hear about leaders who lose their way by committing ethical failures that ruin their career and organization. Hewlett-Packard CEO, Mark Hurd, submitted false expense reports and had to resign. U.S. Senator John Ensign used monetary payoffs to cover up an extramarital affair. The list could go on. It is easy to
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“Every so often a Celtics game would heat up so that it became more than a physical game or even mental game, and would be magical. That feeling is difficult to describe, and I certainly never talked about it when I was playing. When it happened, I could feel my play rise to a new
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What does Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, Sam Walton, Walt Disney, Robert Johnson, David Packard, George Merck and Thomas Watson all have in common? They are all well known leaders, who were not necessarily charismatic leaders, but who were organizational visionaries that changed the world around them. How would our world be different if
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“I have a dream…” Martin Luther King, Jr. Recently I met with a client who is the leader of a growing organization. One of her strengths is that she is inspired by the future and what could be. She is also very good at bringing people together to work to make that dream a reality.
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It is the beginning of a new year, and I wish blessings for you. This is a common time of the year when people review past accomplishments and plan for the future. In a previous article and blog, I discussed the contribution cycle. Within that cycle are important categories of life that impact our life
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