Recently, I was reviewing some old notes from different sources regarding success and failure. It became obvious there were six core issue or obstacles preventing people from reaching their goals in life. After reviewing the list I felt it may be of interest to our readers.
So here are the six obstacles to your success… Continue reading ‘Six Obstacles to Your Success’ »
As I was reviewing all the articles and information concerning the recent Masters Golf Match, it became quite evident that Phil Mickelson understands the meaning of life balance. As I was musing over the different paths taken by the sports writers, I realized that Phil Mickelson has been very consistent in his life regarding the balance between family and work.
The emotion of the moment, when Phil hugged his wife Amy as he walked off the eighteenth green on Sunday was a reminder of all things good about life. Later at the press conference, he stated, “We didn’t have to say anything, we just shared the moment.” That sums up what a great relationship is all about. Continue reading ‘Masters Winner shows meaning of Life Balance’ »
When you stop and think about the term “Servant Leader”, it really does appear to be a paradox. From our conceptual understanding of language, we are led to think of a servant as one who is “serving” and a leader as the one who is in “power.” The two words together seem to cancel each other. They are a paradox… the appearance of perfect contradiction.
In reality, the term Servant Leader is a leadership style that emphasizes trust, integrity, communication, and the ethical use of power. This leadership style comes from both intrinsic traits as well as learned skills and is viewed as a life-long process of being, learning, and doing. And while at first glance servant leadership appears to be paradoxical, it is the true essence of leadership. Continue reading ‘Servant Leader: Is that a Paradox?’ »
Servant Leadership was first defined and taught by Robert Greenleaf in an essay published in 1970. Since then many famous writers such as M. Scott Peck, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Peter Senge have written about Greenleaf ‘s Servant Leadership model. Most scholars believe Servant Leadership to be a philosophy as opposed to a theory or concept. Continue reading ‘What is Servant Leadership?’ »
Today with the focus on energy conservation and going “green”, there are all types of on-line tests you can take to calculate and determine your energy consumption footprint or carbon footprint. The tests can pinpoint your energy consumption footprint from the type of car you drive as well as miles traveled, number of airline flights you take, garbage generated from your home, as well as electricity and gas usage, etc. to the exact numbers.
What about our Social Footprints? In other words… do you try to leave every situation just a bit better than you found it? It is really simple to begin the process of improving your impact on your surroundings, environment, and relationships. Continue reading ‘Beyond Social Media – What’s Your Social Footprint?’ »
Persuasion is an important skill to be learned and utilized in relationships of all kinds. When persuasion is used it should always be of a positive nature and not in the form of human trickery. Negative persuasion (trickery) might look like a “win” in the short run but will almost always backfire on the user, most likely due to the Law of Karma or the Law of Sowing and Reaping.
Persuasion can be used in a positive manner to bring about positive change.
Change is difficult even for people who enjoy change. Many change initiatives fail because education and buy-in are not in place.
Either we manage change or it will manage us.
Remember…
”Change is good, you go first.”
Dilbert
More than half of change initiatives in organizations fail. Most Fortune 500 executives cite “resistance” as the primary reason for failure. Studies show:
There are ways to improve these figures. Here are some of my ideas relative to improving these numbers… Continue reading ‘Why Change Initiatives Don’t Work’ »
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