“Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.” – Proverbs 16:13 (MSG) Before we can have clarity on where we are going to get to solutions, we need to first be aware of where we are. As leaders, we can be problem solvers. But sometimes we need to stop and […]
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“The single most important skill and most undervalued capacity for exercising adaptive leadership is diagnosis …. To practice adaptive leadership, you have to take time to think through your interpretation of what you observe, before jumping into action.” – The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Heifetz, Grashow, Linsky Are you proactive or reactive in your
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“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.” – Daniel Goleman Is emotional intelligence important to you?
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“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson It was the summer before my Freshman year in high school. I had a friend who was on the school volleyball team, and I decided that I was going to try out
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“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” – Unknown What helps you to have clarity as a leader? My daughter has been interviewing for scholarships and
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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” ― Bob Samples Do you value intuition? How do you balance intuition with the rational? This past year I attended a leadership conference. A theme connected
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“People must have righteous principles in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.” – Martin Luther Do you want to be filled with life? Revitalize means to give new life, vitality or vigor. I recently read a biography of Martin Luther by Eric Metaxas. The book is titled, Martin Luther
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“Peace on Earth. Good will towards men (people).” If you are familiar or exposed to Christian holiday traditions during December, you may have commonly heard the phrase above. You may have read it on a holiday card, heard it in songs or heard it used as a greeting. What jumps out to me are the
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“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.” ~ Author Unknown What are the mountains in your organization and life? What are the pebbles? The mountains are the big things to which we
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“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” – Psalm 23:1 (NIV) It was very common in the ancient Near East that kings would describe themselves as shepherds with their leadership. I also was recently talking with a leader who mentioned that he needed his leadership in his company to be like a shepherd. So,
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