Category: Ideas
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LL22: Make the Decision
Having the ability to make decisions is a great leadership skill to have. This idea is a similar to LL5, but different in that not as much gets done in indecision. I was talking to someone yesterday about change at the institution. I challenged them to make a difference; to…
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Relationship Tips from the Internet
I follow a few blogs and a few people on Twitter. Some of the stuff is super helpful. Some of it is funny, and some of it is just plain ridiculous. It’s interesting to me how the web has changed the way that we think about relationships. I could probably…
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Kaizen
It is a Japanese word that means improvement. I’ve seen it in business and leadership literature. Gar has written a great article on Personal Kaizen – or an approach to personal improvement. Check out his blog post here. He gives 15 principles for personal kaizen. Now keep in mind that…
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Follow up to My Previous Post
My previous post about a thin line between leading and quitting was written – more asking questions than making a statement. As in many blog posts, the set up was a bit unfair. I pitted leading vs. quitting. There’s just way to many variables to land on either side, and…
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The Line Between Leading and Quitting
I was thinking about leadership and quitting. I am not sure I have an answer for this one or an opinion. Do leaders quit? Do leaders cut bait? Who decides where the line is? Do you have an opinion? Leading and having vision of what could be is what leaders…
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Trust Agents
Using the web to build influence, improve reputation, and earn trust. This book was the inspiration for a previous post entitled The Geeks are In. Find them. You’ll like them. @ChrisBrogan and @Julien. Trust Agents is a pretty easy read. In it you will find stories and examples of how…
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The Connection Business
If you have an email address, an aim profile, skype, facebook, linkedin, myspace, or any of the millions of other profiles online, You are Connected. You can’t help it. People can find you. You can be found. If you have one of these, I could in theory pretty much connect…
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Sweetheart Culture
So I’m in Florida for the weekend. I got here early this morning after a red eye from San Diego. I spent over 3 hours in Charlotte, NC. The overwhelming lesson for the past 24 hours is that you can learn so much about yourself when you’re in another culture.…
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An Identity Mixture
I went to a show last night at the House of Blues. I saw the Reverand Horton Heat play. You can google him or check him out on wikipedia. It was one of the most interesting shows that I’ve ever seen. I went with a friedn of mine who has…
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Brand Yourself
Check out the video on this site. If you need help branding yourself, check out this page. If you need help branding yourself, they walk you though some questions. Fill in the information and develop web presence. You should also check out businesscard2.com. It’s another pretty cool tool to develop…
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Family Sculpture
It is an exercise that I assign to my students in order to learn from them. It’s a great activity, and I have made literally hundreds of students do it. I remember many of them, and they’re pretty easy to facilitate. Basically, a student will take students from the class…
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