Archive for the Leadership Category
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The Persecutor Pattern And Real Leadership Power
In a recent article in Fortune Magazine (January 18, 2010) there is a sad, disturbing story about a billionaire who has a pattern of battling with his "exes" in court; ex-employees, ex-associates, and especially ex-wives (there are four of them to da
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Leadership With A Twist Of Lemon
When you're down and out, or at least down for the count, what do you do? Think about it for a moment - everyone's been there. What do you do when it's not coming up roses? How do you show your sadness, anger, or fear? As a society, we have not don
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Discover the Art of Covert Hypnosis
The word 'Covert' when associated with the word 'Hypnosis" conveys the impression that something black hat is being referred to and that a person possessing the art can use it in a profitable yet harmful way. Nothing can be further from the truth. Th
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Global Security Expert – Mr. Jordan Frankel
As a global security expert, Jordan Frankel honed his talent in safeguarding homeowners from burglaries and home invasions by using a combination of imagination, street smarts and a love of all things security. In his teens, he was already helping lo
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Universal Symbols-Five Intertwined Rings for the Olympics & Steeples For a Place of Worship
Symbols are objects or pictures that represent a much larger idea. Symbols have played a significant role throughout history in how ideas become and influence our culture. It has been said that symbols represent and communicate who we are and what we
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Black History Month we Salute General William E. “Kip” Ward, U.S. Commander, United States Africa Command
During Black History Month we salute all of our military men and women serving our country. On January 30, 2010, CNN conducted a live interview with General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, discussing his experiences as the only bla
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U.S. Military Code Talkers – The Navajo Unwritten Words
Words from the wise never had a cryptic meaning until the Navajo 'Code Talkers,' later romanticized by the movie Wind Talkers, became the saving secret code during World War II. Recently, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, were honored
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The Leader as a Mentor and a Director
As a leader you must be many things to many people. We have discussed in previous posts the need for a leader to be a visionary because involving people in realizing a compelling vision provides a beacon for the future and a standard of excellence. W
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Communicating Within a System: Appreciating and Respecting Individual Differences
Like it or not we all live and communicate within systems. A system being defined as a group of people with which we must interact on a regular basis. For most of us we all have to go to work, we all go home to our families, and many of us are involv
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Two Distinct Minds
We have two distinct minds-our conscious mind and our subconscious mind. Most of us are very aware of our conscious mind because we "seem" to spend a great deal of time there. However, depending on which study you read, it has been proven that 60-95%
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