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5 keys to better time management in your organization
Perhaps you made it a New Year’s resolution to better manage your time. If you did, you’re not alone. I have wrestled with time management for most of my career, always feeling I still have more to do at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, Organization
Tagged McKinsey, Peter Drucker, productivity, time management
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The true measure of a man
The other day, I was at Annandale Florist, a family-owned business that recently closed its doors after 56 years. A group of us were helping the owner, Gary Sherfey, clean out the shop. While Gary’s retirement is well-deserved, I can … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Purpose
Tagged Annandale Florist, Gary Sherfey, Gene Getz, Paul, The Measure of a Man
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4 fears you need to eliminate to become more creative
In my last post, I wrote about the power of prototyping, something that the international design firm IDEO has used quite effectively to help companies become more innovative. In this post, I want to discuss some ideas that IDEO’s Tom … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management
Tagged control, creativity, David Kelley, fear, HBR, IDEO, innovation, prototyping, TED, Tom Kelley
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Giving and the high performance leader
Starting with Thanksgiving and continuing throughout the holiday season, most of us spend a lot of time thinking about giving—and reflecting on the many gifts we have received during the year. In his book “Design a Life that Works,” Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged Bruna Martinuzzi, generosity, giving, life plan, Michael Alan Tate
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Letting go and moving on
Last month, I wrote about the power of forgiveness and how learning to forgive yourself (as well as others) is essential for personal growth and change. All too often, we hold on to old hurts, grudges and mistakes, and they … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management
Tagged Emmet Fox, forgiveness, John Baldoni, letting go, mistakes
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Leadership, Sandy and ‘being prepared’
As I write this, wind gusts are approaching 60 mph, and the rain continues to pelt the side of my house. Hurricane Sandy is just making landfall, but its massive power has been felt up and down the East Coast … Continue reading
Entrepreneur meets leader in Ramsey’s ‘EntreLeadership’
I attended a seminar last week by best-selling author and “get-out-of-debt” money expert Dave Ramsey. I was only able to sit in for part of the day, but boy did he pack a wallop into the brief time I was … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Tagged Dave Ramsey, EntreLeadership, excellence, passion, servant, team building
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On the threshold of a dream…
Have you ever felt that you’re standing on the threshold of a dream? Maybe you’ve gotten in on the ground floor of the “next big thing.” Or you’re part of something that just might change history. I’d say most of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Purpose
Tagged Africa, change, dreams, economic growth, Methodist Church, Mozambique
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Become a missionary for your cause or company
On Saturday, I returned home from a mission trip to Mozambique where I had the privilege of working with a group of Methodist missionaries who are making a difference in rural Cambine. All I can say is: Wow! If everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Happiness, Leadership
Tagged Methodist, Missionary, Mozambique, Serve, Transform
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The Wayward Journey 