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What Has Become More Clear To You Since We Last Met?
I have read that Ralph Waldo Emerson would greet friends whom he had not seen for a period of time with this question, “What has become more clear to you since we last met?” I can hardly believe that it has been a … Continue reading
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Tagged Leadership, leadership style, ralph waldo emerson, sheila english, thinking, values
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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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Tagged Leadership, leadership style, Oprah, sheila english, values
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The Eulogies
Tim McGraw had a hit country song a few years back called Live Like You Were Dying. It was one of my favorites. I thought it was cool. Hey, he’s talking about skydiving-Iwent skydiving! He’s talking about living life to the … Continue reading
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Tagged eulogy, Leadership, making a difference, self reflection, sheila english, Tim McGraw
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Courage to be Imperfect
Dork! Quite often that’s just what I feel like…a dork! I’ve said something foolish, done something stupid, thought something ridiculous, you name it! When I see that feeling in one of my grandchildren, they’ve misbehaved in a foolish manner, tripped … Continue reading
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Tagged Brene Brown, courage, Leadership, leadership style, sheila english, transparency, vulnerability
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The Ethics Case
Most definitely, leadership style is defined in part by how ethical one is. But what is ethics? How does one make ethical decisions? Tough questions, huh? Just wait until you see the case question…. First, I believe ethical behavior is the ability to do … Continue reading
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Inspired
Readings from class this week dealt with contrasting leadership styles. One leadership style can be a very visible, energized, visionary style of leadership that is needed when leading somthing immense such as a large corporation, a large city, or particularly something in need of change. Rudy Giuliani comes to mind and his … Continue reading
To Experience….that’s it!
In thinking what my fifth value would be, it crossed my mind something I wrote in my About Me page. I wrote about learning to drive a dump truck and why on earth did I decide to do that. I realized that it … Continue reading
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Exploring Our Values
Defining the word values and identifying my own personal values has brought me hours of anquish and I still do not believe I have an absolute handle on it. Values are things in our lives that excite us, that identify … Continue reading
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Leadership Style
A leader is one who takes someone or something from point A to point B, somewhere they haven’t been before. Each leader has a style in which they lead. A leader’s style develops over time but is particularly defined by a … Continue reading
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A Journey in Leadership 