Leading Through Fear

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Chris Sprague

It happens even to the best and most experienced leader – fear. Facing Your Fear It may be a fear of the ‘Great Recession,’ a fear that your position or career is in jeopardy, a fear that you personal life is suffering or the fear that you may have chosen the wrong profession.  The fear [...]

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Learn by Sharing

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Chris Sprague

Typically, when people start blogging, the first thing they think of is sharing their ideas with other people. They may think how wonderful it will be to help somebody else or they may think how great it will be for people to know who they are or they may think about how much fun it [...]

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You’re a Leader – Now Grow Up

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Chris Sprague

While people get into leadership and leadership roles for many different reasons, one thing that most leaders go through is the realization that their thoughts and actions need to be matured over time.  Some leaders are lucky – they realize this before anyone knows how immature they really are on the inside.  However, the vast [...]

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Don’t Talk Too Much – Clarity vs. Transparency

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Chris Sprague

How many times have you been in a meeting and somebody asks a seemingly simple question that deserves a simple answer, but they get something much more complex? An example of this would be the question: “How’s the weather?” Instead of the simple answer like “Nice and sunny,” the person answering decides to give a [...]

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Self-Serving Leadership

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Chris Sprague

A few years ago, I was listening to an audio book Masterful Leadership – Leading Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard and was introduced to the concept of servant leadership.  Up until that time, I was like most managers and leaders I had known and had not given any thought to ‘why’ I was leading – for me [...]

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