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Mark Miller’s desire to encourage and equip leaders has taken him around the globe. His writing has reached around the world as well. Today’s post is just a glimpse of all the wisdom he has to offer on the topic of developing and nurturing great leaders!
Do you live every day with an intention of making every day be worth the investment that it truly is?
The ultimate sign of an effective leader is that they are cultivating leadership in others. Sometimes this happens naturally. Yet, more often than not, if you want to cultivate leadership, you need to be intentional.
Leaders are those who choose to take a stand for a better future. When a leader witnesses a wrong, they are the ones who naturally feel compelled to set things right.
What will you say no to these next few weeks, so you can say yes to the things that really matter?
Mentors come in many forms in our lives. They can be a teacher, a coach, a volunteer, a boss, a professional colleague, a neighbor, or even simply someone you meet unexpectedly who chooses to invest themselves in your future.
Do you sometimes feel like your to do list is managing you rather than the other way around?
I find myself feeling an alarming sense of anxiety and distress from the 2016 US election conversation. Sadly, I know I am not alone.
Michael Bungay Stanier is a coach and best-selling author whose passion is coaching organizations toward doing Great Work, instead of just good work. Here he shares some thoughts on improving communication and interaction with others, which can help all of us do more great work, no matter what our roles or job titles may be.
It was like a gnat that flies around your head: you swat it away and it disappears for a while, yet it always seems to return.
To understand what it really means to be resilient, it is helpful to consider resiliency juxtaposed with what it is not. Resiliency is being flexible vs. rigid, changeable vs. fixed, and malleable vs. hard.
Communication can be messy and unpredictable — which is why speaking up about things that really matter to you often takes courage.
“There are many reasons why relationships fail, but if you look at what drives the deterioration of many relationships, it’s often a breakdown of kindness.”
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Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the dynamic, smart, and warm Olivia Lee on her new radio show called The Power of WE.
Use the words “politically correct” these days and you get a lot of strong responses. It is an accusation of impropriety or inauthenticity, disguised by eloquently crafted and spoken words.
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