Dog Days of Leadership

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Eleanor Biddulph

The dog days of summer are typically the hottest, most humid, most uncomfortable days of the season. Usually, the dog days occur in August.  Dog days also refers to a time period that is stagnant due to the heat, and very little progress is made on any projects around the home. As you think about [...]

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Leading Right Under Your Nose

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Anil Saxena

The 99th Percentile Each day people strive to: Do their jobs well Get through the day Reach their goals But what do they do better than anyone else?  What does their team, organization, company do so well that no one else could possibly compete? Why don’t we ask the question? In a recent client meeting, [...]

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Leading In The No Wake Zone

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe Colavito

CINAP  T’NOD I took a deep breath and tried to process the name on the back of the boat in front of me. The letters were printed backward making them difficult to read. Just seconds earlier, the truck towing this large boat had pulled out of the driveway onto Suwannee Dam Road, forcing me to [...]

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Servanthood, Soccer Moms & High School Students

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Ken Jones

What does it take to create a world where people work well together; where true leadership reigns; where things get done with a smile? It takes servanthood. In “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader,” author  John Maxwell identifies Quality #19 as servanthood.  The book presents five characteristics of a leader who embodies the quality of [...]

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A Leader of Self is Born from Adversity

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Ken Jones

Many leaders have overcome challenges that helped shape their character. We hear how adversity prepared them to be strong, confident leaders, able to guide organizations through difficult times. However, we don’t often hear about the rare urban youth who, despite being raised in the midst of a violent, drug-infested environment, decides that he no longer accepts [...]

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