Category: Leadership
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Show Up. Or, Why Omelets Don’t Matter.
Note: this is a classic post from July 2012, hope you enjoy. We’re all presented with a thousand decisions in a day – even the ones we don’t make are technically decisions – and I observed a few today and I thought I would share as I feel they are: 1. Completely random – so…
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Be A Super Ethical Leader in 3 Easy Steps
Immanuel Kant is a boss. Like, the boss of bosses. As far as philosophers go, he’s like the RZA of this here ethics game. He’s the one that really summed it up nicely, and gave everyone the central cornerstone of modern ethics: The Categorical Imperative! Put simply: Act so that the maxim of your…
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To write a better Mission Statement, have a better mission.
For the last year we’ve been discussing our Mission and who we want to be as a team. What’s the imprint of our collective souls and what words do we want to live by, faithfully? It’s not an easy question and it’s taken us the better part of a year, with regular meetings, to arrive…
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A Great Guide to Awesome Oratory
Mr. Julian Treasure does a great job in succinctly breaking down the do’s and don’ts of public speaking – and he does so in a wonderful British accent. This is going to run you less than 10 minutes and is a must for anyone having to address an audience. Having sat through more conferences and…
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Don’t be a Lumberg – The Sacred Duty of All Leaders
Yeah. I’m posting a commercial. It works. It works, unfortunately, because we’ve all been there. Some of us are there right now. “Ah! You see this bulk? This bulk is great. Mmmmm. Look at it go.” If you’re responsible for other people you have a sacred duty to not waste their time. You have an…
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PplDoWhtPplSee
Let’s focus this week on ourselves, and in doing so make a positive impact on our teams and those around us. John C. Maxwell is crushing it. It’s all about SERVANT BASED LEADERSHIP. Even more easily summed up:
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We’re all Liars?
Seth Godin’s book, “All Marketers Are Liars” is available in audio format for free on Youtube. It’s a great synthesis of a lot of his recent ideas from TED talks and various interviews. I’m in love with his message of authenticity, honesty, and story telling. These really are my favorite things and my sticking points…
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Born on Third Base
No doubt. A lot of people are born with caring families and comforts and plenty of valuable direction at an early age. Others, with far less. So what? People who go through life worrying that the guy or gal on third, that was born there and doesn’t know it, are the same people not concerned…
Robert H Myers 