How to Lead an Adversarial Peer

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Aryanne Oade

Have you ever experience an office situation where regular interpersonal discord, or even daily combative behaviour was the order of the day? If so, how did you deal with it? Did you do something to resolve the nagging situation? Did you work at ending the agitation? Or did you leave it alone and hope that it [...]

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Blankity-Blank-Blank Nerves!!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Christa Dhimo

Nerves! Those blankity-blank-blank nerves! Yes, you heard me.  Nerves.  Those darn nerves!  Always around, never a dull moment: “nerves” have gotten the best of us and promoted the worst of us.  Leadership isn’t leadership without nerves, is it. I have a close relationship with nerves.  My nerves, other people’s nerves, high nerves, low nerves… the [...]

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The Exceptional Strength of Followership

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Christa Dhimo

This month marks a remarkable time in all of our lives. It doesn’t matter where you live, how you were raised, or which side of any current news-story you are on, these are remarkable times! It seems that we have opened this decade with a torrent of “worst-that-could-happen” news.  In fact, the USA political, social, and economic [...]

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Realizing Talent: The Goldmine of Intelligence

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Tom Atema

Here is the BIG question: Why do we spend endless time, effort, and energy recruiting, training, coaching, mentoring, managing, and ultimately paying our employees and then refuse to use their advice? A Case in Point When Colin Powell first took over as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1989, he inherited a structure [...]

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7 Tips In Leading People Older Than You

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Ron Edmondson

In my first management position, I was a 19-year-old college sophomore working full-time. I was leading a small staff of four people in the men’s clothing area of a major department store. Essentially, I inherited the position, because the previous manager left unexpectedly and I was already there and eager to lead. Everyone working for [...]

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Articles of Faith: Great Leadership

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Mike Henry Sr.

So, you want to be a great leader…? “Whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;” Mark 10:43 Jesus contrasts worldly leadership and biblical leadership. Is this the way you think? Understanding Language Jesus’ statement is a direct response to James and John’s request in Mark 10:37 to sit on Jesus’ right [...]

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Want To Build A Great Team? Lighten Up

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Adrian Gostick

If you have ever been part of a great team, you know the sense of pride everyone experienced. Winning wasn’t the result of a slogan or a pep talk. Nobody had to drill you to have pride in yourselves. It was simply a natural, intense joy that grew spontaneously and was magnified by the fact [...]

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