Author Archives: Mike Reuter

Guiding Attention Through Intention

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Mike Reuter

“Starve your distractions, feed your focus” writes an unknown author on the importance of focus. Tony Robbins tells great leaders: “Where your focus goes, your energy flows.”  It is this intentionality that drives an action-orientation in the great leaders’ purposeful … Continue reading →

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Everyone Wants to Be a Frog Man/Frog Woman on Friday

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Mike Reuter

Andy Stumpf, retired member of the US Navy SEAL Team 3, shares with great leaders his compelling insights on the importance of perseverance in difficult times and never giving up. Everyone wants to be a Frogman on Friday. One of … Continue reading →

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Make It One Heck of a Summer

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Mike Reuter

With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind.  I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading →

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The Joy and Value of Diversity and Inclusion

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Mike Reuter

John Dewey wrote: “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” Last July 2019, our weekly Three Minute Leadership note spoke of “The Joy and Great Value of Seeing Things Differently.” Today’s world is providing extraordinary … Continue reading →

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On Commitment

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Mike Reuter

“If I’m committed, there is always a way” wrote Tony Robbins. For great leaders, it is their passionate commitment to a vision, purpose, cause or goal that unlocks the possibilities of bringing them to reality. They don’t allow themselves to … Continue reading →

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Your Defining Moment Is in Every Moment

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Mike Reuter

In his blog post, Your Defining Moment, Seth Godin reminds great leaders that their defining moments are found in every moment in their life… when they choose to decide that it is. “It’s easy to wait for it. The movies … Continue reading →

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Authentic Servant Leadership Comes from the Inside Out

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Mike Reuter

In their essay, Finding Your Voice, James Kouzes and Barry Posner write that, in their thirty-five years studying leadership, “We keep rediscovering that credibility is the foundation of leadership… We’ve come to refer to it as the First Law of … Continue reading →

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If Serving Is Below You, Leadership is Beyond You

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Mike Reuter

In their book, Servant Leadership in Action, Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell have collected an incredible collection of essays by prominent writers on the subject of servant leadership. Simon Sinek, in his essay, The Evolution of Servant Leadership, suggests that … Continue reading →

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On The Joy of Dreams

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Mike Reuter

An unknown author wrote: “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” Beautifully complementing those words, Oprah Winfrey said: “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” Dreams are the … Continue reading →

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Who Will You Be Today?

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Mike Reuter

In his blog post, Daily Discipline, Brian Kight writes of No More Waiting. He reminds great leaders that each day is another building block, another step, in achieving their outstanding life’s purpose and meaning. It is not just another day. … Continue reading →

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