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Great Leaders and Their Paradoxes
I have always loved the concept of paradoxes. A paradox is a self-contradictory proposition. Paradoxes are the embodiment of complexity. Great leaders are full of them. Extreme Self Confidence v. Humility: I don’t think you can be a leader without… Continue reading
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Lead from where you are
Tops, Middles, Bottoms Are you the same kind of leader at work that you are at home? at church? with your friends? If you’re like most people, probably not. Why is that? Most people have a picture of the “power… Continue reading
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Fail. Fail. Fail.
Failing Isn’t Fun. I really, really to hate to fail. In fact, I hate it so much that I rarely admit that I failed when I do–it’s not that I lie about it–I just don’t even admit to myself. So… Continue reading
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Leadership Lessons From MLK
His Name Always Comes Up In my leadership classes, I always asked my students for the names of great leaders. I’ve never had a class where Martin Luther King’s name didn’t come up. This week is the 44th anniversary of… Continue reading
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It’s the End of First Quarter. How Are Your Resolutions?
Most of Us Make Resolutions The website, The Statistical Brain, says that 45% of us make New Year’s Resolutions and 8% of us succeed with them. Thirty nine percent of folks in their twenties succeed, compared to fourteen percent of… Continue reading
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My Generation Is Best, The Other . . . Not So Much
That OTHER Generation is IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!! One of my favorite team building exercises is to put people of the same generation together and have them describe the other generations. I have them make a list of the characteristics of the other… Continue reading
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So you want to start your own business . . .
Get Ready! I talk to a lot of people whose life goal is to start their own business. For most of them, it’s a “some day . . . ” kind of dream. You can’t start too soon. There are… Continue reading
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I Hate My Boss!
Unless you’re independently wealthy, you probably have to figure out how to deal with a boss you hate–at least for a while. Pretty much everyone has this problem at some point in their career. The good news is that you… Continue reading
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What If . . .?
You’re 18 and Can Do It All Again What if when you were 18 years old, you were given a list of all the major things that you would accomplish between the age of 18 and your age now. All… Continue reading
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You Only Need 3 Things for a Successful Career
What if I told you that you only need three things to have a successful career. Only three. Would you believe me? Probably not. Let’s try it anyway. You need to be able to adapt; you need to be a… Continue reading
Jo McDermott 