Careful Selection

“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.  When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles.”  Matthew 6:12-13 Choosing the twelve was a significant leadership decision. These twelve would be the core group […]

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Valued or Tolerated?

One of my earliest leadership debacles took place when I was just a young twenty-something entrusted to manage my very first official employee.  I was so excited and eager to put my leadership strengths to work but this employee of mine was simply not doing things the way that I wanted them done.  With an […]

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A Solution for Your Staff Development Excuses

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED:  Congrats to Patricia who was the winner! —————————————————————- The day in and day out of a leader’s life can become a bit monotonous.  The routine of the weekly meeting schedule can leave you a bit deprived of inspiration and ideas to move your team forward.  The urgency of pending projects and […]

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What’s Your Family Dysfunction?

Most of the great teams that I’ve either been a part of or observed have one thing in common – they feel like family.  They are comfortable with each other in a way that only comes through true commitment to one another and their purpose. But even great families have their dysfunction.  Patrick Lencioni said […]

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What's Your Family Dysfunction?

Most of the great teams that I’ve either been a part of or observed have one thing in common – they feel like family.  They are comfortable with each other in a way that only comes through true commitment to one another and their purpose. But even great families have their dysfunction.  Patrick Lencioni said […]

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Winning Teams & Personal Defeat

Like most of you, I was glued to the television last night watching the USA women’s gymnastics team trials.  Every Olympics I marvel at how young these girls are. The pressure.  The stress.  The focus.  The maturity.  So much for such youth! (Pic source) But something else got my attention last night… The encouragement.  The […]

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Winning Teams & Personal Defeat

Like most of you, I was glued to the television last night watching the USA women’s gymnastics team trials.  Every Olympics I marvel at how young these girls are. The pressure.  The stress.  The focus.  The maturity.  So much for such youth! (Pic source) But something else got my attention last night… The encouragement.  The […]

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It’s Your Job to Coach!

While I’m not a parent myself (other than to my Border Collie whom you non-dog-loving folks won’t count as legit), I do have a great group of little friends who I adore spending time with.  These are my little buddies that I take out to see the latest Disney movie, bake cookies with, get manicures […]

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It's Your Job to Coach!

While I’m not a parent myself (other than to my Border Collie whom you non-dog-loving folks won’t count as legit), I do have a great group of little friends who I adore spending time with.  These are my little buddies that I take out to see the latest Disney movie, bake cookies with, get manicures […]

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Chick-fil-A, Batmobiles & Memorable Moments

Yes, my friends.  That’s a picture of the Batmobile.  In fact it’s one of the originals.  I believe this one was used in Batman Returns. A couple of weeks ago our Executive Team had the privilege of visiting the Chick-fil-A Corporate Headquarters.  We were treated to lunch, a tour and some great conversation with one […]

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