Author: Joe Lawrence
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Daily Deliberation: 21 August 2020
What is measured, matters. And other variations of this phrase have been quoted for years. We create slides and track stats to look for trends in performance or standards. For the most part, this is a good thing. However, some key things can’t be measured with numbers. Things like trust, respect, integrity, or service do…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 August 2020
Introvert or extrovert. Charismatic or meek. Many of us our led to believe that how others project themselves is what makes them a great leader. Yes, personality will attract others to you, but what is keeping them there?
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Daily Deliberation: 17 August 2020
Isn’t it frustrating that the very first piece of leadership advice we get is the hardest to apply? We tell our children and our teammates to ‘lead by example’ and yet we mess this up all the time. At least, we think we do when we fall short of perfection. Instead of hanging our heads…
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Daily Deliberation: 16 August 2020
I have worked for and with so many people who simply could not control their cool. Some of them were scary to be around in high-stress scenarios and others were actually fun to get spun up. I watched wrenches, clipboards, coffee mugs, and many other objects fly across the room or flightline and even a…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 August 2020
It is amazing the moment a leader realizes the goal is not to have a team of followers but a team of leaders. When you do not empower and develop your team, you have to think for each one of them and direct them accordingly. When you are doing that, you can’t accomplish anything else.…
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Daily Deliberation: 14 August 2020
This is one of my favorite quotes not because it is eloquent or even thought provoking, it reminds me that my perspective into a situation greatly impacts my views. If you have ever read a book or even just a quote and wrote down how it made you think at the time and then re-read…
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Daily Deliberation: 12 August 2020
Since I have been teleworking through this pandemic, I have had a lot of time with my 10 and 7 year old. We enjoy going on bike rides throughout the neighborhood and I use them as an opportunity to teach lessons of leadership without them knowing. I allow one of them to lead and they…
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Daily Deliberation: 10 August 2020
We have this concept backwards. We tend to liken the bold and the loud as confident; however, they are often the most insecure people in the room. By being rambunctious, they want others to think they are confident, but it is really just a defense mechanism. Why am I attacking loud people who are most…
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Daily Deliberation: 9 August 2020
I have been a student of servant style leadership for many years and serving those on my team is something I hold as a priority. Servant leaders are not meant to be submissive and weak; rather, using our talents and experience to set our team up for success. This quote from MJ helps me to…
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Daily Deliberation: 8 August 2020
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