I know people in positions of leadership who expect others to open doors for them. There is always someone there to get them where they need to go. They are confident that someone will be there with an umbrella when it is raining. They know that someone else has made arrangements for them. They have […]
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There are people who think that the most valuable skill a leader can have is thinking strategically. Leaders need to set goals, then plan the steps it will take to achieve those goals. Other people think that, more than anything else, leaders need to be able to communicate. A strong leader has a unique vision,
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1. Leadership and the Olympics both combine and balance competition and cooperation. 2. The person out in front of the pack is not always the strongest leader. 3. Leaders bring out the best in the people around them in the same way the Olympics does. 4. Leadership and the Olympics both require a tremendous amount of
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The moment of maximum potential is when the skaters are lined up, just after the word “Set!” It is when the snowboarder or ski jumper first leaves the frozen surface to fly through the air. It is the moment just before the figure skater touches the ice again. It is the moment the puck leaves
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The game, with all those extremely expensive ads, is over. After hours and hours and hours of talking, the game did not go quite as expected. After all that effort, planning, preparation, and practice, one team was able to execute more effectively than all the others. Now what? Now is when leadership kicks into another
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The way we see our work is shaped by the Industrial Revolution. I was taught that real work is what people would not do unless someone pays them to do it. I was taught that work is measured in the hours it takes to produce a specific result. Work is about building so many cars
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I enjoy how movies shape our lives by telling stories that appeal to all of our senses. The movies I have seen throughout my life show me what it is to love, to grow, to lead. They give me tangible examples of heroes, leaders, and friends. Now I live in a part of the world
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I have worked with people who seemed to think their authority came from keeping the rest of us in the dark. They told us only what they thought we needed to know. They withheld information that would have helped us do a better job. I think they expected us to do exactly what they wanted
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This holiday is not about having a three-day weekend in January. This is not a holiday exclusively for African-Americans, or people who grew up in the 1960s. This holiday is not about dreamers, or about smoothing over differences between people. It is not a holiday about being nice to people no matter what they look
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People tell me about the amazing experiences they have; the places they visit, the work they do, the books they read, the people they know, the music they love, the craft beers they taste. Some experiences are physical, some emotional, some spiritual, some intellectual. They tell me what happens to them, and they say, “It
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