Leaders: Abandon Ship or Row to Shore?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Mandy Russell

What is it that makes a high performing team? Imagine this… You have just started your new job post and you are about to meet your new team. If it feels like the first day at school for you! But take moment and think about your team. Just imagine how they are feeling. Is it [...]

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“Courageous Leadership?” What the Heck?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Christa Dhimo

Maybe I’m slow. Maybe I’m dulled out from all this “recovery” stuff I keep hearing about. Maybe I haven’t eaten enough protein lately or kept up with enough vitamins… what the HECK does “Courageous Leadership” mean?

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Managing Mondays: The Simple Banana

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Jason Christensen

Did you ever notice how great the banana is? How it fits so nicely into your hand; how just by looking at it you can tell if it is ready to eat? Did you ever realize it has a built in pull tab for easy opening, the peel separates and falls back so gracefully and [...]

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Articles of Faith: What Matters Most?

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Tom Schulte

—————————————————————————– This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See the whole series here. Published only on Sundays. —————————————————————————– When you wake up in the morning, do you ever think that this day might be your last? Do you think that this may be [...]

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Hey Leader: You’re Not Indispensable

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Eleanor Biddulph

The March 21 edition of the CBS show “60 Minutes” included an interview with Rahm Emanuel, current White House Chief of Staff.  Part of the conversation was a discussion of how he prepared himself for his new role. WD-40 and Duct Tape Emanuel shared that during the post-election transition, he met with thirteen former chiefs of [...]

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Leadership Lighthouse: Go Lead!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by David Hasenbalg

A Leaderhip Urban Legend There is an urban legend that goes something like this.  A proud U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was sailing along one dark night when the navigator noticed a light directly ahead.  He quickly notified the Captain who immediately got on the radio. Here is the exchange that followed: Captain: “Unknown vessel, you [...]

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Renew Your Resolutions

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Steve Nolan

As the New Year loses its “newness,” our goals and visions that were set at the end of last year seem to fade from the forefront of our action plans. The busyness of life begins to overtake our commitment to excellence.  As many as 36% of Americans have abandoned their resolutions by the end of [...]

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