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On the Importance of Culture and Its Impact – the Roots That Ensure the Harvest
Louis Gerstner, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of IBM, said: “I came to see that culture isn’t just one aspect of the game. It is the game.” Jon Gordon, in his weekly newsletter, shares his 14 Thoughts on … Continue reading
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Tagged Brad Stevens, Change, Culture, Jon Gordon, Louis Gerstner, Peter Drucker, Strategy
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Learnings from Sisyphus
Greek mythology’s Sisyphus was punished for his deeds by being forced to spend eternity rolling a huge boulder up a hill only to have it roll down every time as it neared the top. While not for eternity, great leaders … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Camus, Attitude, Choices, Learnings, Mindset, Myth, Reflection, Resistance, Sisyphus
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On the Joy of Creativity
Writing on the joy of creativity, Dr. Seuss tells great leaders: “Think left and think right, and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.” It is that magical power we hold … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative, Dr. Seuss, Imagination, John Maxwell, John Muir, Maya Angelou, Possibility
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On Choices… the Hinges of Destiny
Every step in life’s journey involves a choice. Every choice determines our future direction. Every choice has consequences. Denis Waitley captures this beautifully writing: “A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Consequences, Decisions, Denis Waitley, Destiny, Edwin Marekham, Fears, Future, Hopes, J.K. Rowling, Nelson Mandela, Purpose, Tools
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On Being in the Right Place
A friend recently shared a story by Steven K. Scott which reminds great leaders of the great value of culture in organizations and its impact on people. A father said to his daughter: You graduated with honors, here is a … Continue reading
Posted in Servant Leadership
Tagged Culture, John Maxwell, Possibility, Serve, Steven K. Scott, Value
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Learnings from the Longest Study on Happiness
In his Ted talk, What Makes a Good Life?, Robert Waldinger shares the results of the longest study on happiness. It was conducted by the Harvard Study of Adult Development and started in 1938. Waldinger is the fourth director of … Continue reading
Posted in Fulfillment
Tagged Fullness, Happiness, Mark Twain, Relationships, Robert Waldinger, Social Connections
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On Letting Go to Grow
In his book, The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff writes: “To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” These words are a simple reminder to great leaders that further growth and development is attained … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Hoff, Boundaries, Brian Tracy, Knowledge, Lao Tzu, Meaning, Purpose, Renewal, Self-Limiting, Wisdom
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On the Great Leaders’ Hunger and Thirst
In Seth Godin’s blog post, Confusing Hunger and Thirst, great leaders find a moment of pause to reflect on their choices between life’s offerings of material success and happiness and to realize that each plays an important complementary role in … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Henry David Thoreau, Meaning, Purpose, Seth Godin, Success, Thirst
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On the Joy of Always Going Beyond
Neale Donald Walsch writes: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” The lives of great leaders are filled with the continuing excitement of newness: seeing the world, ideas and people through different eyes, challenging the ‘as is’ in … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged Boundary, Ceaselessness, Challenge, Commitment, Courage, Lao Tzu, Neale Donbald Walsch, Possibility, Thomas Jefferson
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A Lesson from Candles
We are holding a lit and unlit candle. We light the unlit candle with the lit one. What we see is that the lighted one has not lost its original glow. It has simply passed its light to the other … Continue reading
Posted in Servant Leadership
Tagged Buddha, Caring, Encouragement, Francis of Assisi, Happiness, Hope, Possibility, Service
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