People have told me that I am a self-starter, but I am more motivated to finish than to start. I put off starting as long as I can. Even when I am excited about the possibilities of something, I need the spark of inspiration to get started. Starting takes effort. But I will make sacrifices I do not […]
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Some people see leadership as being out in front. Leaders are, after all, people who lead. They set an example for other people to follow. The leaders who inspire me do not necessarily maintain a high profile. While they recognize the value of communication, they do not need to be the center of attention. They
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We live the way we read a book, or watch a movie. There are times when we go back to check on something we might have missed; a word someone said, some object hiding in the background. There are times when we want to skip forward, either to find out the result or to check
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I have worked with people who had a strong vision of where they wanted to go. They lead by taking measurable steps to put their vision into practice. They wanted to work with people who could help make practical progress toward their vision of the future. I had a good working relationship with them as
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My friend Fran Held wants to make very sure that you pay more attention to her work on the Mitzvah Circle Foundation than to her. I know that she was born in New Jersey and raised there by a single mother, and that she now lives in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Though I do not
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I love clear goals. Clear goals make it possible to measure progress, to know when we have achieved what we want. Clarity allows us to focus on a goal, to know when we are getting closer or when we are getting distracted. Clear goals help us know when we need to focus our efforts, or
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Leadership is about transformation. If your leadership does not transform people, you are not meeting your potential. The first person your leadership transforms is you. Leading is not something that can be learned from books or in school. You cannot learn to be a leader by watching a movie. Your leadership comes from who you
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We live in a world obsessed with quantity over quality. We spend our lives focused on quantity; how many points, how much money, how many followers, how many square feet, how many calories. It is easy to lose track of quality because we do not know how to measure it. Quality eludes our fleeting attention.
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The leaders who inspire me bring out the best in the people around them. Leadership is not about perfect people surrounding themselves with other perfect people, marching in lockstep toward exceeding their goals. Leadership is about people making mistakes together, learning lessons, then making better mistakes. The leaders who inspire me give themselves opportunities to
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Leadership can be puzzling. Leaders translate the deep picture, the values and the vision, into specific goals, objectives and practices. Leadership is all about making concepts and principles tangible; turning ideas into actions. The leaders who inspire me have a passion for putting things to work. Leadership is the bridge between the picture on the
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