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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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Stack: Ten Steps to Build a Thriving Organization

Before a skyscraper can be erected, a very deep and strong foundation must be set. Then layer-by-layer, each floor is built upon?the one before it. Likewise, powerful organizations are built on solid foundations.?The bottom layers are the weight-bearing levels. They must be able to support each level that is stacked upon them. Have you wondered […]

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One Secret that Guarantees Outstanding Customer Service

As a leader in your organization, are you ever frustrated by the lack of consistency in the customer service your people provide? Perhaps you?ve tried talking to them, but seen nothing more than sporadic improvement, only to slip back into average or subpar interactions with your customers or clients. Allow me to share?what I believe […]

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Leadership Happens One-on-One

Often, our image of powerful leadership is that of celebrated figures like Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, or Billy Graham, standing in front of throngs of adoring followers, inspiring them to march forward. But great oratory never made a great leader, a person that people actually want to follow (not have to). Great leadership always […]

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These Two Principles Changed My Life

If someone were to ask you for two principles that have drastically changed your life, what would they be? While I can point to several that have impacted mine, I have been reflecting recently on two that have significantly altered how I think and how I handle life. I hope you find them beneficial, and […]

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Don?t Blame the Person, Blame the Process

When something goes wrong on your team, do you ask, ?Who?? Or do you ask, ?Why?? It is easy and tempting to point the finger at the person who failed. After all, their performance was lacking. But this is not the recipe for building successful teams, or confident people. I ask, ?Why?? I assume that […]

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How to Find Gold in People

Growing people is like digging for gold. You have to remove layers and layers of dirt for every small piece of gold that you discover. As a leader, remembering that simple idea will help you stay positive as you grow others. It was Andrew Carnegie who offered this analogy. He was once asked what his […]

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Eradicate Mob Mentality at the Conference Table

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post written by Andria Bicknell. Andria is a contributing writer and editor for Aspire. She writes about recovering from the effects of perfectionism on her own blog,?Type A Plans B. Andria draws her leadership experience from ministry, business and home. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#aaaaaa’ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’no’ […]

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How to Deal with Difficult People

You know who they are. When you see them coming down the hall, you try to hide. You are always on alert when they are around. They drain you emotionally. They deplete the energy of the team. And we have all had them as leaders. So how do you effectively deal with difficult people? There […]

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Great Leaders Know This Word: Together

Together.?When leaders embrace the ethos of this powerful word, they position their team for greatness.? Wise leaders?bring others with them and?genuinely believe that working?together, alongside others?is the only way to greatness. They don’t position themselves?above everyone else, like some medieval king, issuing orders and judgments from their high throne. True leaders desire to scale mountains […]