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Are you the Same?
We see this all the time when someone is placed into leadership roles. They either move forward like nothing new happened or they come in with their ‘kiss the boss’ mug. A real leader is the same person whether they are in follower’s role or as the leader of 1,800 people. You can really tell…
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Just put the puzzle together
Now I know that everyone probably doesn’t use this method…but many do. Think about how you put a puzzle together. You dump the pieces out, sort the pieces with straight edges (so you can put the frame together first) then probably prop the top of the box up so you can see what the puzzle…
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Leaders Need to Simplify the Problem
The best leaders can take the most complex issues and simplify into terms that everyone can relate to. When faced with an issue, look at what the impacts of NOT solving it are and then paint that vision for your team. They will be able to solve a well defined problem if you give them…
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Take advantage of your commute
Mid-March of last year we were sent home and told to figure out how to do our work from home. Since then, besides a few weeks of preparing to retire from the military, I haven’t worked outside the house. I remember many years of driving in traffic coming to and from work…always saying how I…
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Can Words Change the World?
I would love to hear your thoughts on this quote. I can see how an idea could incite action, but without action words are useless. Thoughts?
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Empower
We talk a lot about empowering and delegating; however, when the person makes a mistake, we are prone to step in and take over. Empowering another is giving them power to control that thing. When a mistake is made, coach, mentor, and hold them accountable. Don’t take the thing from them…they’ll never learn that way.
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Be Open-Minded
We can become holier than thou in so many situations. We think our way is the only way. However, if we are truly tolerant and truly an open-minded person, we are willing to listen to the opinions and thoughts of those we disagree with.
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Use your turn signal
Have you ever been driving and taken time to really think about what is going on with all of the vehicles on the road? Sure, there are some accidents from time to time, but big picture, it is an amazing thing to watch all of the vehicles driving around, maneuvering through traffic, and everyone finds…
