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Are You a Thought Leader?

Some time ago, I heard Dan Cathy,?the CEO of Chick-fil-A, make a statement that had a deep impact on me. He said, ?We need to be thought leaders to be market leaders.? ?I couldn?t agree more. Think about this. If you lead a company, a team, or a church for instance, what’s the advantage of […]

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Don’t Invade. Invite.

Great leaders do not invade. They invite. They do not invade people?s boundaries to pull?them along on the journey. They invite them to join them instead. When we are willing to show others the respect they deserve, it completely alters our approach. Invasion tears people down. You only have to watch three and?four year-olds play […]

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Great Values of a Team: INNOVATE

Innovation has definitely become a buzz word in the last decade.?Google. Facebook. Apple. Amazon. Uber…just to name a few companies that have wowed us with their fresh?outside-of-the-box ideas and their courage to pursue them. But what does innovation mean for everyday leaders like you and me? If we were to incorporate innovation?into our own team […]

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How to Handle Difficult Customers

In this article I want to share with you a gut-wrenching incident that happened to me and my team in the last year and the lessons it taught us about dealing with difficult customers. (For privacy, while this is an actual incident that occurred, none of the names used below are real.) What I found […]

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Values of a Great Team: DEVELOP

I want to take a moment to thank all of you who participated in our survey last week. Our team and I are pouring over each and every answer, and we are so excited to hear what you are saying! I will be sharing the results with you soon, and how your comments will impact […]

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Values of a Great Team: SERVE

There is nothing more beautiful than seeing team members serve one another?everyone doing their utmost for the rest. But sometimes it is difficult to understand and explain what it really means to serve. Allow?me to share some thoughts about the meaning and practice of serving others. The concept of service as it relates?to great leadership […]

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Values of a Great Team: GROWTH

If you follow my blog, you know that the?topic of personal growth is near and dear to my heart. Why am I so passionate about growth? Because the realization that personal growth is not automatic revolutionized my life. When it comes to leadership, intentional growth in both individuals and teams produces the same result: a […]

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Values of a Great Team: FAMILY

We often hear players of great sports teams refer to each other as family. In a similar way, members of military units refer to themselves as?brothers. They are family on and off the battlefield. Groups of people?bonded together so closely that they are family?that?s the kind of team I want to be a part of. […]

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Running the Race as Leaders

[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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When Someone Drops the Ball

?What should you do when someone you lead drops the ball? Nothing. While many leaders may get upset, inwardly or outwardly, I ascribe to a different philosophy. Let me share with you what I think we should as leaders when people let us down. If you are in leadership, you are bound to encounter this […]