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We all want our lives to have some sort of impact. If it is not in the workplace, then it may be at home with our kids, in the community, or a variety of other places. Wherever it is, the human condition causes us to have this deeply rooted need for our lives to actually mean something... to leave a legacy. Stephen Covey points out that, "There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live, to love, to learn, to...
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Trust me, the last thing that I wanted to do was to write about the importance of tithing. But before you tune me out, I want you to consider this for a moment. As I continue with the Lessons from Proverbs, I come across a statement that I just cannot get around... First, it is important that you understand something about studying the Proverbs. While they are filled with some of the greatest wisdom ever written, it is not actually considered Biblical "law" (like the 10 commandments). It is...
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Believe. If I could sum up what I am about to share with you in one word, that would be it. Believe. Recently, I had the pleasure of acting as the Teacher Coordinator with my church's Vacation Bible School, a week-long program for kids aged 4-12. While I was in charge of teaching them some very valuable lessons, I learned several myself as well. One of the most important ones is the message that I got to share with the kids on faith. In short, we discussed Thomas, the disciple of Jesus that...
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Effective leaders are comfortable with paradox. They can call on skills and work in ways that seem to be contradictory. Dictionary.com defines paradox as “a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true.” As I study the field, I find many paradoxes associated with leadership. I see that developing the skills of a great leader requires us to work in apparently contradictory ways that are nonetheless true. I often see my clients and seminar...
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Thursday, June 27, 2008 Topic: Leadership StyleReference: Brenner, Mark. “Success or Failure? It Comes Down to Leadership Style.” American Management Association: MWorld, Summer 2008. pp. 3-5.Based on some recent events in my own practice, work performed doing strategic planning, and information gained through an environmental scan, I recently asked myself what difference leadership style really makes to an organization. Organizations have been successfully led by all kinds of personality...
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One of the first things I would like to see us accomplish as a community is to create a Vision and Mission statement. From a leadership viewpoint here are some ideas and concepts to help launch the creation of our Vision and Mission statement.
I would like the creation of our vision and mission to be a community accomplishment. Make sure to check out the discussion board to chat, debate, and discuss this project.
Vision Statement Elements
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Vision statement is where we want to go or what we want to achieve.
Mission is how we will accomplish our vision.
Values: this will be an public community and portal, anyone can participate. The usual good manners, etiquette, and respect apply.
Mission is how we will accomplish our vision.
Values: this will be an public community and portal, anyone can participate. The usual good manners, etiquette, and respect apply.
I would like the creation of our vision and mission to be a community accomplishment. Make sure to check out the discussion board to chat, debate, and discuss this project.
Vision Statement Elements
- Measureable Results: how will we know that we have had an impact on leaders around the world? What do we want to accomplish?
- Getting our Leadership Message to the Masses: how will we use forums, blogs, and podcasts to take our message to leaders around the world?
- Open: anyone can participate in any section the portal.
- Professional Behavior: Because this is an public portal professional behavior, etiquette, and good manners apply. The resident Guru(s) have the ability and sole authority to remove offending members and content.
- Dissent and Opposing Opinions: all points of view are welcome provided they are not racist and exhibit hate.
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The reoccurring theme for this team has been leadership. Specifically, where is it? Who are the leaders? The high-payroll Mets have a crisis of leadership. ...
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DES MOINES, IA -- US Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced the launch of the Iowa Veterans for McCain Leadership with a gathering at ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 22, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Kansas City-based Assurant Employee Benefits adds a ninth member to its senior leadership team ...
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HOUSTON, Jul 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- adplex, a leading integrated marketing solutions provider, announced today new senior leadership promotions for two ...
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BHEF's board includes numerous nationally recognized corporate and higher education executives who provide leadership in education, nationally and locally, ...
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Dan Hurley has been named the director of Leadership Cincinnati at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. In his new role, Hurley will be responsible for the ...
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UNION CITY, Calif., Jul 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Finelite, a leader in designing and building high-performance, environmentally sustainable lighting ...
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In addition, Infinity announced two leadership promotions within its executive leadership team: Michael S. Curtis, Ph.D. to vice president, ...
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