Monthly Archives: March 2011

Assignment Accomplished!

A big “Thank-You!” to my family for putting up with me as I anguished through writing these posts. What an awesome experience though!  I learned so much; how to create a blog, thinking about who my target audience might be, what my … Continue reading

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Who Are You When I’m Not Looking?

… another country music song!  If you’re not a country music fan, let me explain that there is a popular song by the above title playing on country music radio currently.    A leadership concept that kept popping up throughout the few weeks of … Continue reading

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When have you felt like a leader?

“I never felt like a leader until it was time to call it quits.”  I shared that statement with the class during our first evening.  In case someone new is reading, let me explain that I had just spent the last twenty … Continue reading

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Looking Fear in the Face

Whenever the word fear comes up, I can’t help but think of a Bible story from Sunday School years ago.  I certainly am no Bible scholar, so someone please correct me if I get the story messed up. It is … Continue reading

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Top 10 World Leaders of All Time

Make a list of who you believe are the Top 10 World Leaders of all time.  This was one of the first in-class assignments we did.  But, before I let you know how our exercise turned out, I want you to take a … Continue reading

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Leading From Within

More than once during the few weeks of our class, the term “Leading from the Bottom” arose. Even one of the books I read, Tribes, We Need You To Lead Us, by Seth Godin, also talks about this concept.  I grasp the … Continue reading

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Worth In Words

When a person who is talking, truly feels heard, worth is added to their thoughts and ideas.  The art of listening is not a natural tendency.  It is a skill that must be actively developed.  How do you develop this … Continue reading

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The Power of Words

Native Americans used an interesting communication tool which to them represented the sacred power of words.  This tool embraced both the art of listening to the words of others as well as the responsibility that lies in the choice of our own words which we … Continue reading

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The Eulogies, Part II – A Lesson in Leadership

This post is Part II of a previous post.  If you have not read the post entitled The Eulogies, please do so or this post might not make complete sense.  Because of the nature of the eulogy assignment, it became a very personal assignment.  … Continue reading

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