Monthly Archives: July 2012

When Stephen Covey Made Me Really Mad: My Posthumous Apology

Stephen Covey made me really mad twenty years ago and it’s only recently that I’ve come to realize that he was right, I was wrong, and I owe him an apology. Covey, of course, passed away a few days ago, … Continue reading

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Drill Sergeants With Heart? How The Military Is Reinventing Its Leadership For The 21st Century

If I asked you to conjure up an image of an Army (or Navy, Marine Corp, etc.) Drill Sergeant, I’m almost certain what you conceived would match up pretty closely to the photograph on the right. For generations, Drill Sergeants … Continue reading

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The Wonderous Effects Of Encouragement And Five Great Ways To Give It

“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”                                               … Continue reading

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How 100 Super-Creative People Are About To Change Life As We Know It

“Genius means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.”                                        William James Fast Company Magazine recently published its … Continue reading

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The Great Rewards From Being An Empathetic Leader

“If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks.  You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his … Continue reading

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