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I Am Right – You Are Wrong
During the many years that trucking was a big part of my life, both as truck driver and as owner of a trucking firm, our arch-enemy was the trucking union, the Teamsters. My husband and I started as a small “ma and pa” non-union trucking company. At first … Continue reading
Leadership Is Like Pornography…..
“Leadership is like pornography” announced our instructor, Mark Smith, the first night of class entitled “Leading Strategically”. When Mark made that bold declaration I’m sure each one of us class members had our own perceptions running through our minds, our own perception of … Continue reading
Posted in book reference, leadership
Tagged beliefs, edward de bono, I Am Right You Are Wrong, Leadership, Mark A. Smith, perception, sheila english
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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
Posted in Leader's Style, leadership, Values
Tagged Leadership, leadership style, ralph waldo emerson, sheila english, thinking, values
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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
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
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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Tagged following your heart, Leadership, leadership style, self reflection
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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
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
Posted in leadership, Values
Tagged Leadership, leadership style, Oprah, sheila english, values
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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
To The Illusive Instructor, Thank You.
He is not an illusion. He does exist. Our class ended this weekend. My first MBA course under my belt. Whew! I think I was fortunate to have chosen this course to start my studies with. It has changed the way I think. … Continue reading
Posted in blog link, leadership
Tagged emotional intelligence, Leadership, sheila english, ted egly
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A Journey in Leadership 