Leadership is about accepting responsibility. Leaders are responsible for keeping core values and vision in mind, and translating them into specific steps forward. It is as true for people who are leading themselves as it is for people who are leading organizations. When I live in ways that are not consistent with my own core values […]
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It is easy for me to assume that life has always been the way I know it now. I flip a switch and the room is filled with light. With a few clicks, I have access to a vast variety of information and people. There is very little in my day to remind me of
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All leaders focus on something. There are leaders who pay attention to details, examining the smallest factors that might possibly affect their performance and the performance of their teams. There are leaders who only see the big picture, visionaries who paint with broad strokes and set sail for the far horizon. There are leaders who
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Leadership is about understanding Why. We tend to think that leaders can tell us Where we are going or How to get there. Some of them are very good at appreciating Who can help us move toward our goals, or When is the right time to make changes. We tend not to recognize the essential
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I was talking with someone recently about something very painful and very difficult they had experienced. They paused as they came to a particularly challenging moment in the story and said to me, “Saying it out loud makes it more real.” We depend on our stories. We believe the stories we tell ourselves; we understand
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I talk with a wide variety of people. They come from different places and backgrounds. Men and women, at various points in their lives; we talk about many different questions and subjects. One thing that almost all of these people share is a sense about their lives. Many of the people I work with are
Leadership is not about knowing the right answer. In many ways, I was brought up to be a person who finds the right answer and gives it to other people. At school, at home, at church, life was a puzzle to be solved and I was shaped to seek the answers that would solve it. Knowing
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I believe in the spark, the moment of flash that ignites the flame. The spark is born out of friction, things grinding against each other and releasing energy. An unseen spark can ignite a fire that changes everything. My life is a series of sparks. Many of my sparks are completely unexpected, surprises that flare
What is your super power? What is the skill that makes you a super hero? Are you faster than a speeding bullet? More powerful than a locomotive? Are you able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? You may not have the combination of powers that makes you Superman. You do have the unique mixture
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Leadership is learned in community. While I have learned a great deal about leadership by reading books, I have come to appreciate and become the leader I am by living in communities. My understanding of leadership has been shaped by many different communities: in my family, in schools, in different work environments, volunteering in community
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