“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.” -T.E. Lawrence
Every one on a team must fill a unique role if it is to succeed. One of the most difficult problems of being on a team is filling a different role than what we think we deserve. It is extremely difficult to lead a team that has members conflicting over their roles. Unfortunately, this is [...]
“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” Bo Bennett Nothing is worse than having to tell a leader “how” to do something. Take a moment and think the problem through. If you exhaust all your resources and are still stuck, ask for help.
“You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I’ve learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.” – Tom Ridge As a leader you have to give subordinates the ability to make [...]
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds
Every one on a team must fill a unique role if it is to succeed. One of the most difficult problem
“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” Bo Bennett Nothing is
May 19, 2012 in Goals/Priorities, Leaders
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.” -T.E. Lawrence
May 17, 2012 in Leaders, Team Leaders, Teamwork
Every one on a team must fill a unique role if it is to succeed. One of the most difficult problems of being on a team is filling a different role than what we think we deserve. It is extremely difficult to lead a team that has members conflicting over their roles. Unfortunately, this is [...]
May 17, 2012 in Leaders, One-on-One Leadership, Project Management, Self-Leadership, Team Leaders, Teamwork
“Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” Bo Bennett Nothing is worse than having to tell a leader “how” to do something. Take a moment and think the problem through. If you exhaust all your resources and are still stuck, ask for help.
May 16, 2012 in Leaders, One-on-One Leadership, Project Management, Team Leaders
“You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I’ve learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.” – Tom Ridge As a leader you have to give subordinates the ability to make [...]
May 15, 2012 in Leaders, Self-Leadership
Spinning Your Web: A parable about integrity, turning away opportunities, or getting squashed on the pavement. A very large and very hungry spider spun a web. It was a lot of work, but within minutes of finishing his masterpiece he had a delicious catch. A fly flew into his web, and the spider ate his [...]
May 5, 2012 in Goals/Priorities, Self-Leadership
You can take the time to set all of the goals you wish. You can promise to do great things. Then something comes along and temporarily derails you. Do you get back on the path you set or keep going down the wrong path. The Bible offers a thought on the subject: Give careful [...]
May 3, 2012 in Self-Leadership
“What is popular is not always right, and what is right is not always popular” – Thomas Jefferson Many times in our lives we have been faced with a decision forcing us to choose the right or the popular decision. Choosing what is right is often the hardest decision at the time. Self-leaders are required [...]
April 26, 2012 in One-on-One Leadership, Self-Leadership
One of the biggest challenges we have as a professional beginning a new career, we are back on the bottom of the chain. Many of us have been leaders and maybe even at the top of a club, team, council or some other great organization. It is very humbling to start over as the new [...]
April 26, 2012 in Leaders, Self-Leadership
Jacob had shown much favoritism to Joseph over his other brother even though he was one of the youngest. In those days, the oldest was the heir and favorite. This made his br others very jealous and angry. To add fuel to the fire, Joseph shares a dream he had about how all of [...]
April 26, 2012 in One-on-One Leadership, Self-Leadership, Team Leaders
Every single one of us has been a leader and a follower. We each have an understanding of the hierarchy of leadership already, we just may not realize it yet. And most of us want to climb to the top and be king of the hill. Human nature creates a desire within to be the [...]
