Chris Brady

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Mob or Team?

Chris Brady

 Conversely, a team of highly functioning and productive people is one of the most heart-warming and inspirational.  Conversely, a team of highly functioning and productive people is one of the most heart-warming and inspirational. They are more concerned about the glory of the team than they are about personal accolades.

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There Will Always Be "Others"

Chris Brady

As long as we are willing to strive against the "others" we will be made better by their sorry position in life. Thanks for the quick course correction :) Rob Posted by: robert wilcox | January 12, 2011 at 03:28 PM Chris, You remind me of something in your awesome post I thought of once during a Team Open.

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Leaders are Service Revolvers

Chris Brady

and a Winner Announced » January 31, 2011 Leaders as Service Revolvers A farmer ambled along the lonely country road heading to his humble farm one dusk evening when he dozed and ran off the road. Leaders are not meant to sit in a position of authority and soak up the benefits of title. He saw a need and did his duty.

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The Ass Carrying the Image

Chris Brady

Nor is anyone a real leader who pursues the position of leadership solely for self aggrandizement and gain. The story is about the dog sled team that got antibiotics into a small town in Alaska during a record storm and saved all of the children in the town. Guarding your team, taking the shots, the cheering is not really for you.

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Roughing the Pastor (and Other Church Penalties)

Chris Brady

Posted by: MacKinnonChris | January 23, 2011 at 03:15 PM Offside: having to sit on the wrong side of the aisle in church because "your" side is too full. Posted by: Brian | January 23, 2011 at 03:32 PM Personal Foul: got up too late to shower before church this morning.

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The Best Leaders Have Fun

Chris Brady

Allow me to posit that fun is the by-product of a number of other correct factors all being in place at the same time. The best leaders know when to lighten to mood, how to arrange circumstances in a way that is likely to produce fun, and how to make the shared tasks of their teams enjoyable. This accomplishes several things: 1.

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Improvement Deficiency Syndrome

Chris Brady

But even though these incredible enablers of positive change abound, there is an all-too common disease that thwarts all the greatest efforts toward lasting self-improvement, and it is called: Improvement Deficiency Syndrome (IDS). persistent resistance to a positive attitude 2. persistent resistance to a positive attitude 2.

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