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Bulls Eye Leadership

October 23, 2009 · 0 comments

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Bulls Eye Leader LogoThis past Tuesday, I had the honor of being interviewed by a fellow member of the LinkedIn Lead Change Group, David Porter (@BullsEyeLeader on Twitter) of Bulls Eye Leadership fame. David and I have been talking about what kind of difference faith should make in the life of a leader. Any leader who claims to hold certain religious beliefs (mine are well documented) should have the integrity to lead according to their beliefs and should also be transparent enough for outsiders to be able to notice.

David is an excellent interviewer. He asked piercing and meaningful questions that interested and challenged me. I’m grateful for the chance to do this.

If you get a chance, take 30 minutes and listen.   For your review, here’s a link to the broadcast. I’d appreciate your feedback.

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Desserts

Can You Act Contrary to Your Values?

October 21, 2009 · 10 comments

in Leadership Development

You have probably heard the David Campbell quote: “Discipline is remembering what you want.”  We all have more wants than we can keep up with.  That’s why tools like Getting Things Done (the book and system by David Allen), PDA’s and note-taking applications exist.  We forget what we want.  Our higher, more important values typically are not front of mind.  Over time, we make a series of choices from a limited menu, only to regret later never completing the truly important things.  We forget what we really want.  Do you ever do that? [click to continue…]

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Open Source Leadership

October 8, 2009

I’ve been wrestling for the last few days about a new leadership paradigm, at least for me.  I just completed an insightful book called The Future of Management by Gary Hamel with Bill Breen.  I’m also very involved in a Linkedin Group known currently as the Lead Change Group. (I say “currently” because we’re [...]

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Elements of Strength

August 24, 2009

Have you ever noticed that some people seem to get more done and have more life than everyone else?  You seem to notice them everywhere doing everything.  They seem to complete two lifetimes while you’re fighting just to get your kids to school.  Why do they seem to have more energy or accomplish far more [...]

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Courage To Change

August 6, 2009

Annually, The Willow Creek Association puts on a Leadership Summit where some great minds in church and business leadership share ideas about leadership.  I attended several years ago and, while energized, I felt that the speakers challenged me to do things I was powerless to do.  As a layperson in the structured church, I feel [...]

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Lead From The Pack

July 7, 2009

I realize people don’t like the “middle-manager” term, but in reality, most of us are “middle managers.”W e might prefer being the top person in charge or focus on being at the bottom of some organizational pile, but most of us manage from the middle.  We manage people (ourselves at a minimum) but we also [...]

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What Grabs You?

June 22, 2009

A follower on Twitter recently asked me to clarify my bio. Since my bio says I’m interested in “applying Christian principles in business,” he wanted to know what biblical principles I applied in business. In effect, he was asking what I value. I couldn’t get it in 140 characters. In fact, I’m [...]

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In Your Right Mind

June 11, 2009

Book Review: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future by Daniel H. Pink
Every now and then I read a book that stretches my mind.  I’m not such a free-thinker to do it often, but a friend offered me a copy of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future by [...]

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Advice To New Graduates

May 26, 2009

So you’ve just graduated from college.  Congratulations.  Even though it was a long time ago, I’ll never forget how I felt.  I was so apprehensive about joining the workforce, never having worked in an office with professionals before.  Maybe you have and maybe you haven’t but it’s different than anything else you’ve ever experienced.  Before [...]

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Outside In

March 19, 2009

How can you remain strategic in our current economic environment?  How can you position your business to handle the events of an uncertain future with tighter budgets, fewer employees, and higher productivity demands?  How can you remain competitive, much less improve your position in light of our current times?
One great strategic skill you can practice, [...]

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