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Leadership actions should be both consistent and effective. It’s much harder to get things done if you are focused on the wrong things and executing sporadically.  Your employees need to believe that you know what you are doing and the best way to demonstrate that is through your actions.

 

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Collaboration: The Critical Key Virtue for Success in Leadership and Business

September 8, 2024

John Donne‘s famous line, “No man is an island,” reminds us of a universal truth: human beings thrive through connection and cooperation. Collaboration is the process that brings individuals together to work toward a shared goal, leveraging each other’s unique skills, knowledge, and perspectives. Whether in business, education, research, or even personal endeavors, collaboration has

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Discipline: The Foundation of Personal and Professional Success

September 2, 2024

Discipline isn’t just a trait we admire in others; it’s a fundamental virtue that supports all human achievements and personal fulfillment. It symbolizes a deep commitment to self-control, order, and principles, driven by a strong sense of responsibility and alignment with our core values. This commitment is what transforms intentions into actions, dreams into reality,

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Commitment: A Cardinal Virtue for Personal and Professional Success

August 27, 2024

Commitment is more than just a quality we admire in others—it is a profound virtue that lies at the heart of human achievement and fulfillment. As a virtue, commitment represents the unwavering dedication to a cause, goal, or relationship, guided by a deep sense of moral responsibility and alignment with one’s core values. This dedication

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    Recommended Reading

  • Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion

    Joseph Campbell - Selected and Edited by Diane K. Osbon

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    Please click on this link for the Reflections on the Art of Living – A Joseph Campbell Companion Book Summary   “Reflections on the Art of Living” offers a transformative perspective on the human experience. Campbell’s unique blend of scholarly knowledge and practical wisdom provides a framework for understanding personal experiences and finding meaning in […]

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  • Managing Oneself

    Please click on this link for the Managing Oneself Book Summary. We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their knowledge workers careers. Instead, you […]

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  • The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

    Gretchen Rubin

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    Please click on this link for The Happiness Project Book Summary   “The Happiness Project” is more than just a book; it is a blueprint for living a happier and more fulfilling life. Rubin’s personal journey, combined with her thorough research and practical advice, makes it an essential read for anyone looking to improve their […]

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    Favorite Articles

  • Leading under pressure

    To control the anxiety produced by moments of intense pressure, first step back and analyze the stakes. The secret is to understand that how you perceive the stakes in any given situation can be controlled. “When you get into peak pressure moments, all you can think about is how important [the stakes are], what you […]

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  • How to Ask for Help Without Making Yourself Look Bad

    In a work world that values ownership and personal initiative, many assume that asking for direction or seeking clarification will make them look incapable, or worse, will prove to others — and themselves — that they have no idea what they’re doing. Asking for help without appearing weak requires a delicate balance of convening vulnerability and strength. […]

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  • Why Do Some People Succeed after Failing, While Others Continue to Flounder?

    In a new paper published in the 150th anniversary issue of Nature, Wang and colleagues developed a mathematical model to pinpoint what separates those who succeed from those who merely try, try again. Along with PhD student Yian Yin and postdoctoral researcher Yang Wang at CSSI, and James A. Evans of the University of Chicago, Wang found that […]

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    Helpful Websites

  • The Ultimate List of Visual Risk Management Techniques

    Risk management is a process in which risks are identified and controlled proactively. It allows businesses to improve their chances of success by minimizing threats and maximizing opportunities. Risk management is essential to a business as it helps prevent financial losses and increase revenue.  Other benefits of risk management include, Help to identify projects that […]

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  • Wharton@Work

    Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — with the potential to significantly impact your success as a leader and the engagement and productivity of the people you lead.

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  • VISTAGE International

    online presence of the worldÕs foremost chief executive leadership organization

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    Video Favorites

  • Virtuous Leadership Part 2: The Four Basic Virtues – Alex Havard

    Alex Havard explains the concept of “virtuous leadership.” In Part 2, he begins to describe the four basic virtues: prudence, courage, self-control, and justice.

  • The Obstacle is the Way – Ryan Holiday

    Ryan Holiday shares the core “stoic based” concepts from his book, The Obstacle is The Way. How we perceive things has a big impact on how we deal with them. Being challenged is part of life – embrace it.

  • Are You An Ideal Team Player?

    Patrick Lencioni thinks it is time to change the way we prepare people for success. Drawing from his book, The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni makes the compelling case that the key to success in an increasingly team-oriented world is being humble, hungry and smart. Whether you’re a CEO or a 7th grader, focusing on these […]

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  • High Performance: Lessons From The Best on Becoming Your Best

    Please click on this link for  the High Performance – Lessons From The Best on Becoming Your Best Book Summary   SECTION 1 – HIGH-PERFORMANCE MINDSET  Lesson 1: Take Responsibility He (Albert Badura) speculated that when people don’t believe they have what it takes to complete a task successfully, they would see little point in […]

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  • The Obstacle Is The Way

    Please click on this link for The Obstacle Is The Way Book Summary   INTRODUCTION: Every obstacle is unique to each of us. But the responses they elicit are the same: Fear. Frustration. Confusion. Helplessness. Depression. Anger. There have been countless lessons (and books) about achieving success, but no one ever taught us how to […]

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  • Reflections On Life and Leading Book Excerpts – Part 2

    Please click on this link for the Reflections on Life and Leading Part 2 Book Summary   Very few of us have a life curve that is only upward-sloping. The difference is that “lucky” people just do not let their periods of adversity define them in unhelpful ways. They just keep plugging away, learning from […]

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