We expect leaders to help us get where we want to go. We want leaders to keep us moving in the right direction. There are times when we get turned around, when we forget what we are trying to accomplish. Sometimes we get stuck, unable to move forward. Sometimes it is very difficult for us […]
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I belong to a liturgical church, which divides the year into liturgical seasons. Our season of Lent began ten days ago. Lent was still fresh last weekend. Just a few days after Ash Wednesday, Lent still had our attention. The week since then has been filled with distractions. In just seven days we have sprung
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Chantal Bechervaise is one of those people who makes you think, “I want the opportunity to work with her sometime.” She is fun and thoughtful, professional and supportive. She has a good sense of humor as well as the wisdom to find deep truths. Chantal is exactly the person whose insights about joy and work
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Some leaders are almost electric. You can feel the energy radiate from them. They are a source of power that ignites the hearts and minds of the people around them. They attract people like magnets. They can focus their energy on accomplishing their goals. The leaders who generate energy do not need an external connection
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I belong to a liturgical church, which divides the year into liturgical seasons. A new season, Lent, began this week on Ash Wednesday. People tend to either ignore Lent altogether or have a somewhat shallow appreciation of what Lent is all about. Lent is not a second chance to work on our New Year’s resolutions.
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Letting go can be a challenge for me. On my good days I am persistent, focused, and tenacious. On other days I can be stubborn. Because it is such a challenge, I am learning powerful lessons about letting go. I tend to put off letting go until there is no other option. I want to
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Leaders take initiative to make things better. Leaders can see what needs to be done, and organize to accomplish it. Leaders have wisdom and insight, as well as the ability to make things happen. It is the balance of those qualities that inspires people to follow them. Leaders need to know what to do. Knowing
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We cling to what we think we know. One of the things that makes us willing to explore is how we trust what we believe we have already learned. Many of us spend our lives looking for solutions and right answers. When we accumulate a piece of the truth, we are certain we can depend
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Each day is a new link in a chain that stretches back before I can remember and out into unforeseen potential. Today is a day to celebrate the days that have gone before, and to anticipate the days that are coming. I was not always certain that today would actually arrive, that I would get
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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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