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Making Sense of Sandy Hook

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There is no making sense of the tragedy at Sandy Hook or other past, present, and future tragedies. Reasons help but they don’t make sense of something. It helps to say the gunman was on drugs or crazy, but only a little. Job, the oldest book in the Christian Bible, confronts human tragedy. At one [.].

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How to be Tough During Tough Times

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Sinking inward drags down during tough times. Weak leaders focus on themselves; tough leaders focus on others. Sinking inward indicates weakness. Moving forward with tenderness is tough. Weak leaders act tough during tough times but tough leaders remain focused, calm, and steady. First, remain focused on others: Ask about their world and forget yours.

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10 Marks of Learn-it-all Leaders

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There’s little hope for know-it-all leaders. Too many leaders flap their tongues while their ears nap and their brains slumber. When was the last time you asked, “Tell me what you think?” Perhaps, by the time you’re done telling what you think, there’s no time for asking what they think. Your open mouth closes the [.].

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Stupid Leaders Overreact

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Small screw-ups are big when others depend on you. Plug a VGA cable into the wrong port and presentations die. Have you ever noticed that “VGA in” sits right beside “VGA out?” Small things are big when others depend on you. The danger of small screw-ups: Frustration from small screw-ups invites overreaction. Leaders do stupid [.].

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Finding the Leader’s Heart

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The reason you feel what you feel is you. Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville – did not. The Grinch hated Christmas – the whole Christmas season. Now, please don’t ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that [.].

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The Next Step – Stepping Out or Stepping Off

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Most talk; few act. Rooms go silent when someone asks, “What’s next?” Dreaming, thinking, and talking aren’t doing. Leaders do; dreamers talk. Talking: Feels like doing even when nothing’s done. Feeds weak egos and small minds. Slows progress. Creates imagined problems that waste time, drain energy, and distract focus. Nothing happens till you take the first step.

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8 Ways to Choose Wide over Narrow

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Typical business wisdom says, narrow your focus. Successful organizations do a few things very well. Less is more, but not always. 4 perils of narrow: Shuts down rather than turns on. Closes off rather than opens up. Rejects rather than explores. Pulls back rather than reaches out. Narrow establishes limits. Reject the perils of narrow. [.].