Sometimes I feel like I am almost there. With just a little more effort, jumping just a little higher, going just a little faster, I know I could fly. It would be so amazing to fly. I watch with envy as birds soar on the currents high above. It must be incredible to be able […]
It is September. We go back to school. Football returns. With Labor Day, summer unofficially ends. I was raised with certain truths. September was the month when the days got noticeably shorter and started getting cooler. We started harvesting crops, and thinking about the long, dark, cold winter that is just around the corner. We
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I know people in leadership positions who believe in taking big risks. They are visionaries, painting big pictures in broad strokes. They are dramatic; they are bold. They put everything on the line, follow their passion, trust the universe. These people are like those athletes for whom an entire game, an entire season, comes down
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I love words. Words are important to me. I have always been more of a word person than a number person. I have been an attorney, a policy analyst, a university professor, and an executive. Now I am a leadership and organizational coach and a spiritual life mentor. I write and read. I talk to
No one is excellent at everything. Leaders know their limitations. Leaders know what they do well, better than anyone else. Great leaders surround themselves with people who do different things well. I know people who believe they must do everything well. One friend of mine believed that he probably needed to leave his career as
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Several of my friends have been urging me, and their other friends and followers, to help them move up the list of Christian Blogs You Should Be Reading. Maybe it says something about the people I know through social media. I am very happy that StrategicMonk is not even at the bottom of this list. It may
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Exploring the Depth can be hard work. It does not require a lot of research, though preparation can be helpful. You do not need any special equipment. You do not need to go anywhere, so you do not need directions or a ticket. Actually, you do not need to buy anything. Exploring the Depth can
I rely on my ability to pay attention, to focus. Concentrating has served me well, delivering significant benefits in school and in my career. Studying, reading carefully, listening closely, not letting my mind wander, remembering; I was encouraged to do all of these as my intellectual abilities developed. These skills helped me gather a lot
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Leadership is not about logical, rational arguments. Leaders usually do not persuade me through reasoned argument or clear, cogent thinking. Leadership is not about well designed, well built structures. Leaders really do not motivate me with supporting organization or effective administration. Leadership is not about personal, emotional appeal. Leaders generally do not encourage me by
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There are times when I would really like change to be easy. I just want things to be different. That often means that I wish I were different. Not different as in wacky or zany; I would like it if I had made different choices that had resulted in different circumstances. Part of the challenge
