4 Simple Ways Leaders Can Follow Their True North

Posted on February 24, 2012 by LaRae Quy

Most of us are passive spectators in our life. We plan careers, retirement nest eggs, and vacations, but we do not plan our life. As a result, we don’t live our life on purpose.

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Goal Setting for Leaders: Why Bother?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Scott Span, MSOD

The topic of goals and objectives arises frequently at the end of any year. And by March, many people have given up on them. Have you already stopped trying to achieve the New Year’s resolution that you set late last year? Or did you not even bother to write down your goals for 2012 knowing that you [...]

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On Leadership and Santa Claus, CEO

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you ever run into a leader who had no daily strategy; no plan; no focus; and no idea how to approach getting organized at all? Yeah, me too… Working without a strategy is like setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean with no charts (or GPS) and no idea what your destination looks like, and [...]

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Telltale Traits of A Perfectionist

Posted on September 9, 2011 by LaRae Quy

Perfectionists have a difficult time giving themselves permission to be wrong. They look around and see everything that isn’t done right—and they resent it.

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Leadership: How to Make an Elephant Fly

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

“I seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band, I seen a needle that winked its eye. But I be done seen ‘bout ev’rything When I see an elephant fly.”                                                   [...]

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Articles of Faith: Tools of the Trade

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Chadwick Taylor

—————————————————————————– 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. —————————————————————————– Have you ever felt that you were overwhelmed with a task?  Did you feel that you were not properly prepared?  Did you look up to that [...]

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Forming Influential Alliances with Colleagues

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Aryanne Oade

As a leader in your organisation, you work in a role where it is difficult to get things done alone. You cannot act unilaterally.  You need to work productively with others if you really want to get things done! More Than Just Getting Along In order to accomplish things worthwhile, you need to find ways [...]

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