Author: Joe Lawrence
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Daily Deliberation: 31 October
Our title is not what defines us, it is our action. I have been fortunate enough to have been placed in situations where I was in charge even though I did not out rank my teammates. Trying to “flex” my title would have resulted in me getting stuffed in a locker or something. Instead I…
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Daily Deliberation: 30 October
Listening is one of the things I am working on as a leader. I have the tendency to offer advice when someone brings me an issue. This is typically what they want, but I find I am not listening for the true root of the issue and only solving a surface symptom and not the…
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Daily Deliberation: 28 October
I was so fortunate to have had my father in my life. He told me from an early age that there will always be someone better than me. On the surface this sounds very cruel; however, in reality it means that if I want to get into the top tier, I have to earn my…
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Perspective Matters
There is too much divisive talk these days. We are pushing one another further and further away over ideas. What is worse, we are not even creating the ideas…we are being told them. A conclusion I have come to in my short 40 years on this planet is that talking about politics will eventually create…
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Daily Deliberation: 26 October
I can’t tell you how many times I have thought about quitting something. Sometimes it is a good thing because it eats up my time with no real reward. Most of the times, the things I want to quit are good things, but I can’t see the reward right now. I have to do my…
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Daily Deliberation: 25 October
Most of our problems with other people revolves around communication. Either we are not able to clearly communicate our point or we are not able to communicate our perspective. Next time you get upset with someone, think about how you could communicate things differently to them.
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Daily Deliberation: 24 October
The best leaders in my life have always been those who are willing to fulfill whatever role is needed. When we let our positions, job titles, egos or pride drive what we are willing to do, we are putting ourselves before the mission. We need to look for the gaps or weak links and be…
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Daily Deliberation: 23 October
Have you ever had a great idea that you didn’t put into action? What about the times you DID execute a plan? Most of wait for everything to line up just right so we can look like a genius with our plan. I have learned that if everything is just right, it is not something…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 October
Most of us look at learning as a thing we need to do to level up as if we were playing a video game. We run down the list of upgrade tasks to either sign off those we are training or to get signed off of ourselves. The system even encourages this by setting time…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 October
So many of us get placed into situations that scare us. We are asked to brief the boss on a plan or a problem. We are asked to take over a shop that is failing. We are asked to supervise an amazing team. Change and the unknown scare the crap out of us. However, I…
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