The Leadership Comb-Over: Dealing with Denial

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Tom Schulte

Here is a leadership challenge for anyone who leads people: Step 1: A Deeper Look Take a look in the mirror. Take a really long look. Look deeply and intently into your own eyes. Do this for an extended period that may even outlast your normal attention span. Just stand there and look deeply at [...]

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Leaders Make Passionate Choices!

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Wayne Kehl

Everyone needs to have passion! Passion guides us, drives us, and brings us to our fullest potential. So Many Choices As we wander through the short period of time that is our life, we make hundreds of thousands, or perhaps even million of choices. We make so many choices in a lifetime that at the [...]

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Articles of Faith: Leadership “Do” Diligence

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Andrew Schank

—————————————————————————– 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. —————————————————————————– Most people are diligent in some area of their life. Diligence shows up in many different places in people’s worlds. With many, sports is a [...]

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The Era of “Effective Immediately”

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Christa Dhimo

Never has the figurative sense of two words meant so much more than the literally sense as “Effective Immediately.” (OK, I’ll concede that “I Do” is also up there in the two-worder club). Google It I just Googled “Effective Immediately.” Yikes.  I didn’t do the math, and I wouldn’t say that I performed any scientifically [...]

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A Leader’s Reflection On Reality

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Mark Fryer

What is Reality? Who determines it? How can one get in tune with what others perceive as reality? These are questions that should be looked at when one takes on the role of a leader. These questions are also important when a leader takes on a new role with a new team. If a leader [...]

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Airbrushes, Avatars and Authenticity: Leading Without Misleading

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Paul Andrew

If you were to look at many leaders today, you’d think that they were superheroes. Unblemished. Never afraid. Superpowers. Boundless energy. And performing with a perfect record… But this is not reality. And it is not anywhere near being helpful. In fact, it’s misleading. I believe that today’s leader must wrestle with who they truly [...]

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The Leader’s Vision: Before and After

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Tom Schulte

Recently, I experienced a 25-year “experiment” come to its conclusion. The “experiment” was in raising up 5 kids to adulthood and getting them prepared to leave the nest. My wife and I had our 5 kids close together (5 kids in 5 1/2-years) and, as of this month, all of them are now in college. [...]

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