I think you have to be at least 30 to understand this post, but a sign of progress and change is having the ability to Break the Pattern. Take a look back at your life, and ask yourself, “Are you … Continue reading
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LL49: The Tom Yankoff Lesson
You all need Tom Yankoff in your life. Now, I know Tom, and he would probably like to be in your life as well. You will definitely love it for sure. Okay, so maybe there’s not enough Tom Yankoff to … Continue reading
Planning = Controlled
Planning is optimal in a controlled environment. When everything in the situation is under control – plans work. When plans are made in a context that it is not controlled – plans don’t always work. The situation changes. Feelings get … Continue reading
LL:45 Employee Service
When you hear someone talk about customer service, you know what they are talking about, but have you ever heard of Employee Service? Here’s the thinking: Who at your company or who that you lead provides the customer service? Answer: … Continue reading
LL44: Because Rocks Don’t Talk Back
I had an interesting interchange with a prospective student yesterday. We ran an event on campus for our Leadership Program – which I currently direct. As part of the visit day, our prospective students had to complete certain initiatives, and … Continue reading
LL43: One Day of Learning
Recently, I heard an amazing leader speak on leadership and business. He has been CEO of many organizations. He’s lead companies who’s worth was over 500 billion dollars. He’s quite qualified. He shared so many fascinating leadership insights and lessons, … Continue reading
Articulate Awareness
I heard someone say this today. Awareness is easy, but to be able to articulate awareness – that’s not as easy. I loved hearing the saying. It helped me to understand that it doesn’t matter how aware I am of … Continue reading
Photocopying Vision
I was at a conference yesterday. Here is the conference that I went to. The speaker was talking about how we photo copy vision. It’s so true. He kept saying that vision that is borrowed is not unique. Photocopied vision … Continue reading
LL39: Not Just Leadership
I was recently talking to a mentor about the leadership that it takes to run a successful startup. I was expecting him to just talk about the leadership that is necessary to make it successful but what I learned was … Continue reading
LL38: Teaching Leadership in a Classroom
Is it possible to teach leadership in a classroom? As someone that teaches leadership in the classroom, it’s been and probably always be a question that I ask myself. As the saying goes, you either have it or you don’t … Continue reading
Power
When you first think of this word or idea, what do you think about? I just read a book about power, and it was quite interesting. I really challenged my ideas of it. Check out this webpage for the table … Continue reading
The Responsibility of Vision #leadership #vision
responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n pl -ties
1. the state or position of being responsible
2. a person or thing for which one is responsible
3. the ability or authority to act or decide on one’s own, without supervision
vi·sion // <
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n) n.
zhn) n.
1.
a. The faculty of sight; eyesight: poor vision.
b. Something that is or has been seen.
2. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight: a leader of vision.
3. The manner in which one sees or conceives of something.
4. A mental image produced by the imagination.
5. The mystical experience of seeing as if with the eyes the supernatural or a supernatural being.
6. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
The ability or authority to act or decide on one’s own – Something that is or has been seen.
Which combination would you have chosen? The definitions come from http://www.thefreedictionary.com.
