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Leadership Lessons from Pope John Paul II

By Jeff ⋅ December 3, 2008

“Heroes are rebels with a cause. Rebels because they challenge the traditional ways of thinking and refuse to follow the herd. They have a cause, a vision, that’s larger than life.” - Sharif Khan, author of Psychology of the Hero Soul
From a small-town Polish boy born to a retired army officer to become Pope; from a [...]

To be, or Not to be (Average)?

By Jeff ⋅ December 3, 2008

When is hate OK? When it’s the feeling you have toward average. Let me make this point clearly and without reservation. I hate average!
What is average? My dictionary describes it as being about midway between extremes. Being not out of the ordinary. Common. You know, “Average”. To me average is having a focus that’s on [...]

Are You a Leader or a Manager?

By Jeff ⋅ November 30, 2008

President Ike Eisenhower once demonstrated the difference between leadership and management to his cabinet by putting a piece of string in a straight line on the conference table. He then asked one of the attendees to put his finger on one end of the string and push it. The string, of course, bunched [...]

Choose Your Best Life: Where Are Your Choices Leading You?

By Jeff ⋅ November 30, 2008

According to the dictionary choice means "to select freely after consideration, to have a preference for, to take an alternative and of high caliber." Based on this definition, I believe choice is the act of careful selection, identifying preferences and exploring quality alternatives that lead to freedom. How often do we approach our [...]

People Problems — Understanding the Dueling Paradigms

By Jeff ⋅ November 27, 2008

You’ve spent the last 12 years riding your technical skills up the corporate ladder.
Now the payoff — you’re a manager.
Congratulations.
You get the perks: Big title. Big paycheck. Big office.
Big people problems!
People problems, you think? Ha, no issue.
You’re the best in the department. You know every piece of equipment. You know business.
And, you are motivated. You [...]

Five Steps Towards Greater Self Confidence

By Jeff ⋅ November 24, 2008

We watch the star athlete calmly make the final shot, score the winning goal, or lead his team for a touchdown in the final minute of the game. We marvel at their talent and their determination, but what we value and admire most is the supreme confidence they display ? they know they will succeed.
Confidence [...]

5 Tips to Help You Win Big & Become a Village Hero

By Jeff ⋅ November 23, 2008

A few years ago, I returned to my impoverished village in Haiti. Many in the village came to see me-the tiny and diseased child they didn’t expect to make it. Some of them used to call me Souyen and kokobay-words that mean "crippled." A man from the village, Alfred, reminded the people how they treated [...]

The Three Factors of Leadership Motivation

By Jeff ⋅ November 22, 2008

Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you can’t get results by yourself. You need others to help you do it. And the best way to have other people get results is not by ordering them but motivating them. Yet many leaders fail to motivate people to achieve results because those leaders misconstrue [...]

Cub Scout Leader Outdoor Experience

By Jeff ⋅ November 22, 2008

Recently I attended Cub Scout Leader Outdoor Experience training. This was a 24 hour course starting Friday evening. If you are a leader whose Council officers this kind of training, I would highly recommend it.
We were split up into 4 dens of 8-10 people and did everything as dens. We setup our [...]

10 Smart Ways Leaders Can Bring Out the Best in Others

By Jeff ⋅ November 21, 2008

You are a leader. Everyone is a leader. It doesn’t matter if your title is Chairman of the Board or 3rd Assistant to the Supply Room Manager, you lead every time you influence others to do what you want. It’s a skill that starts at birth (doesn’t a newborn baby run her house?). As a [...]

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