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How to Ask Powerful Questions

I once thought a powerful question was one which solicits a correct answer. Today, I understand it differently. I have learned a powerful question is one which?promotes deeper thinking. Eliciting profound thinking from those we want to help and those we need help from is invaluable to us as leaders. Here’s what I have discovered?when […]

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Grief: Why Leaders Must Conquer It

For the past year, I have been pondering grief?not in the traditional sense in that?someone close to me died?rather how endings happen to all of us both in life and in leadership. And when we are?caught unprepared, we can be rendered incapacitated. I?ve experienced the ending of some close relationships in the last two years, […]

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I Need Your Opinion

As a follower of my leadership blog, I want to personally extend my deep gratitude for allowing me into your life journey. Now, I need your help to take my writing to the next level. Will you please take my reader survey? In order to continue providing relevant leadership material, I would like to know […]

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Three Traits Confident Leaders Expect from Their People

Most leaders expect excellence from their team members, but they stop there. I think we can?and we should?expect more. Specifically there are three key traits, that when adopted by our people as individuals, will build the?foundation for a thriving organization. Without question, I expect excellence from myself and from those who work with me. Expecting […]

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I Am One Who Will Make a Difference

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post by Stephanie LeBlanc. Stephanie is the practice administrator at TotalCare Hulen in Fort Worth, Texas. She also holds other leadership positions including president of her accounting firm, as well as Project Connect Texas, a non-profit organization she founded to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth community. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ […]

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Mis Hijos

In my last post, I shared about the orphaned children who touched my life during a recent trip to Guatemala with Buckner International. While we were there, I was privileged to sit in on a special meeting to address the situation, where?I witnessed excellent?leadership in action. The meeting was with the?Minister of Social Welfare of […]

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The Cry of an Orphan

Paaaaaaaaaaapi! A little girl screamed as I walked into an orphanage in Guatemala recently. Several of us adults heard the cry from around the corner and froze. We knew there was no papi around. A child yearning for the loving arms of her parent, but there is no parent to be found. What could be […]

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How to Make Discussing an Issue, Not an Issue

Strong relationships have one thing in common: Discussing issues is never really an issue. How can you make this a reality? Think about the best relationships you have ever had. Chances are you did not have a hard time diving deep into sensitive subjects. Right? One way to measure the health of your relationships at […]

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The Danger of Becoming Too Focused

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A Letter Home

In this post, I will share a more personal message than what I usually write. At age fifteen, I immigrated to the United States of America. I wish I had kept a diary of the day I arrived. I only remember one thought from that day 23 years ago: how clean the streets were. Home […]