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My Top 5 Questions for Alignment

In this article, I will share with you the exact questions I use with my inner circle in our biannual?evaluations. This is our time of aligning. In my previous post, I described why I prefer to use a narrative approach (versus a numerical one) to articulate how we?evaluate one another, our relationship, and our […]

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The Secret to Dealing with Conflict

Just like a heart attack, when conflict starts it’s too late. Irreparable damage to the relationship has usually already occurred. Pain and drama engulfs our consciousness. And?our time and energy are consumed in the process. So how should we deal with conflict? We must deal with conflict just like I deal with heart attacks with […]

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How to Grow Leaders

It is phenomenal how having healthy, capable leaders around you can make or break your leadership. So what can you do to ensure you have the best leaders around you? Here are ten points I have observed and applied to grow leaders around me. I have found these to be critical?in my endeavor to surround […]

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It’s About Their Leadership, Not Yours

More than two thousand years ago, the Chinese Philosopher Lao-Tzu?said this of great leaders: [blockquote text=’A leader is best when people barely know he exists…and when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, ?We did this ourselves.? – Lao-Tzu’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#000000′ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’yes’ quote_icon_color=’#dba400′] As you and I zero […]

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Five Poignant Points in the Life of a Leader

Sometimes we?get knocked down. Hard. Those of us in leadership need?to expect these times, learn from them, and stand again. Last year?a staff member left our team. She had only been with us for about three months, but still her departure hurt. I felt sad, even defeated. I had seen so much potential in her […]

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15 Expectations of Your Inner Circle of Leaders

I aim to bring people close to me?my inner circle?who are healthy leaders, consummate professionals, and compassionate human beings. Before these people join my inner circle, I try my best to make certain?they?have the following traits and habits, or have the potential to reach them easily. I hope these will help you to raise the […]

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Don’t Expect to Lead Everyone Successfully

Are you disappointed in yourself because you aren?t able to lead a certain person or a group of people well? Perhaps you have little influence with?your spouse or your family. Maybe you aren’t able to reach the?team or organization you lead. I know the feeling. Like many who have had some success in leadership, I […]

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What the Ultimate Goal of Your Leadership Should Be

What is the ultimate goal of your leadership? Is it to increase your profits? To develop a better team? Or to create a stronger family? Maybe yours is to grow your organization, or to have happy clients, customers, or patients. When we?aspire to lead, we question the goal of our leadership from time to time, […]

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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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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 […]