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Category Archives: Leadership
Brains, Hands and Hearts
On a family television program many years ago, one of the characters (a man in the middle age range) was giving advice to a young boy. While pointing to this head then his hands, he said, “If you train these … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Relationships
Tagged Leaderships, People, relationships
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To Start A New Tradition Try "Goofy Pageantry"
I was recently invited as a guest to A Robert Burns Supper with the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia. One of my best friends from my childhood is a long-time member of The St. Andrew’s Society along with his father … Continue reading
Posted in Behavioral Influence, Business Communication, Business Relationships, inspiration, laughter, Leadership, Management, tradition, Uncategorized
Tagged Behavioral Influence, inspiration, laughter, Leadership, management, relationships, tradition
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We All Want A Scapegoat
Change is indeed the only constant. Interpreting that can easily lead to many outcomes. Perhaps it means that change is always afoot. Or, it could mean that no-thing every really changes. Alternative, it means many other things too. I’d like … Continue reading
Posted in Business Relationships, Change Management, Leadership, Management, Uncategorized
Tagged change, change management, Leadership, personal growth
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Sometimes They Want To Hear How The Sausage Is Made
I recently had dinner with a friend of mine who opened my eyes so wide to something I never contemplated before that I shall forever be in her debt. We were discussing the current state of my professional existence. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Behavioral Influence, Business Relationships, Leadership, Management, thought provocation, Uncategorized
Tagged career, development, Leadership, management
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One Single Idea Please
A lot of very smart people have a lot of ideas – many have great ideas. Is there no one left with but a single big idea that is so inspiring that we all – in our own ways – … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Health, Leadership, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged development, Leadership, society, World
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The Knights (and efficiency) of the Round Table
In the September 2011 issue of The Harvard Business Review, Charalambos Vlachoutsicous recounts a story in “How to Cultivate Engaged Employees” where a CEO for whom he consulted reported significant improvements in engagement and productivity by holding meetings at a … Continue reading
Environmentally Charged "Paradigm Discrimination"
Just about every element of the human response network is subject to the nature vs. nurture debate. And in almost all cases the answer is that a balance of the two is at play. Sometimes one is dominant and sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Behavioral Influence, Business Communication, Business Relationships, Leadership
Tagged Behavioral Influence, Collaboration, Leadership, management, personal growth
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Job Roles Say Much More Than Job Titles
I cannot help but notice the importance people place on titles within an organization. We seem to have a fixation on the use of titles. Even in my own endeavors of employment searching I have been coached on asserting a … Continue reading
Posted in Business Relationships, Leadership
Tagged Business, Business Communication, Leadership, management, roles, titles
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The Value of the Devil's Advocate
In his latest book, “That Used to Be Us” released yesterday, September 6, Thomas Friedman, author of “The World is Flat” and “Hot, Flat and Crowded“, speaks to the degradation in the way our two political parties approach one another in … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Communication
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