Tag Archives: Accountability

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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We Make Our Choices, Then Our Choices Make Us

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Mike Reuter

Gordon B. Hinckley wrote: “The course of our lives is seldom determined by great, life-altering decisions. Our direction is often set by the small, day-to-day choices that chart the tract on which we run. This is the substance of our … Continue reading →

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Extreme Ownership

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Mike Reuter

In their book, Extreme Ownership, former Navy SEALs, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, write about the power of extreme ownership as a critical element in highly successful leadership. “This concept,” they write, “is the number-one characteristic of any high-performance winning … Continue reading →

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The Twelve Laws of Karma

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Mike Reuter

Karma is the Sanskrit word for action.  Great leaders know the meaning of this magical and elegant word as the law of cause and effect or, as Isaac Newton’s third Law of Motion states: “For every action there is an … Continue reading →

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The Five Temptations of a CEO

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Mike Reuter

Tom Peters tells great leaders: “We are CEOs of our own companies: Me, Inc.” Whether in the role of the individual contributor or the actual CEO of the company, we are the CEO of the business we own – “Me, Inc.” the work … Continue reading →

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Leader as Mentor

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Mike Reuter

In a recent blog, Peter Drucker’s 9 Functions of a Mentor,  Dan Rockwell captures the great leader’s responsibility to grow and develop others – to see in others what they do not see, their incredible gifts, talents and potential, and help … Continue reading →

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How to Lead When You Are Not in Charge

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Mike Reuter

In their Harvard Business Review Blog, How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge, Gary Hamel and Polly LaBarre share their thoughts on “the attributes of individuals who can inspire others and multiply their impact.” They are seers — individuals who are … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of the Ten Scrolls

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Mike Reuter

Og Mandino in his book, “Greatest Salesman in the World,” recounts the legend of Hafid, a master salesman and trader who lived two thousand years ago in ancient Jerusalem.  In the book Hafid tells the story of his extraordinary success … Continue reading →

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On Greatness

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Mike Reuter

John Maxwell, leadership author and motivational speaker, shared the following quotes on greatness in his recent Leadership Wired email. GREATNESS “Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized … Continue reading →

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