Category Archives: Leadership

The lessons I take to Mozambique

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Jay Morris

This Friday, I leave for Mozambique, part of an 11-member mission team that will spend two weeks in Africa. You can find out more about our trip by visiting our team’s website. We’ll be blogging daily, so I hope you … Continue reading →

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‘What are we doing about this?’

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Jay Morris

Have you ever received an e-mail or note from a boss or board member—usually with an article attached—that simply says, “What are we doing about this?” There is no other explanation, no instruction, no suggestion that “we should meet to … Continue reading →

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6 lessons we can learn from U.Va.’s leadership crisis

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Jay Morris

Most of the time I’m proud of my alma mater, the University of Virginia. But when it was in the news so much last month, I cringed with each new report of trouble at Mr. Jefferson’s University. You may recall … Continue reading →

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Are you adding value to your organization?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Jay Morris

“Make yourself indispensable” is one of those career bromides you often hear when you’re first starting out, but how many people really do make themselves indispensable to their organization? It may sound trite, but indispensable people usually don’t get sacked, … Continue reading →

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The value of a written plan

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Jay Morris

It’s been said that we spend more time planning vacations and weddings than we do our careers, finances or business. Not only are we poor planners (and I’m the worst), but we never seem to commit to paper the plans … Continue reading →

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Passion and integrity from Alan122 of Detroit

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Jay Morris

I have become a fan of “Shouting from the Rooftop,” a blog by Alan122. From what little I know, Alan122 hails from Detroit and purports to write about “just marketing ideas.” But his posts cover all kinds of ground—far beyond … Continue reading →

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‘Things couldn’t be better’

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jay Morris

Many years ago, when I first came to Washington to work as a newsletter editor, I got to know my printer’s sales representative pretty well. Don was perpetually chipper. If you asked him how things were going, he would always … Continue reading →

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Maybe success is ‘living meaningfully well’

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jay Morris

When I embarked on the Wayward Journey last September, I dreamily contemplated a sabbatical of self-examination, writing and study, coupled with starting my own business. I looked at my time in much the same way, I suppose, a college professor … Continue reading →

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Making our way around the Internet

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jay Morris

We bloggers often direct our readers to the work of others. In fact, that is the whole point of blogging—to share with each other and create online conversations. I love it when another blogger gets me curious enough about someone … Continue reading →

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