Joseph Lalonde

MAY 5, 2014

'T he Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released this past Friday. As it was a comic book based movie, my wife and I had to see it opening weekend. We love these types of movies! Superheroes, action, web-slinging. Could there be a better date night movie? I think not. But that’s besides the point. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 offers many leadership lessons if you look closely enough, and that’s what I love about pop culture these days.

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Osborne Leadership Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 252

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 9, 2014

'T ake a look at leadership failures. Think of great leaders who have failed. Image via Creative Commons. Without even thinking about leaders who have failed, a couple come to mind: General Petraeus. President Bill Clinton. Tiger Woods. Tim Lambesis (Lead singer of As I Lay Dying. Jim Bakker. Those are but a few of the leaders who have seen their leadership destroyed or tarnished because they compromised in areas no leader should ever compromise.

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Commitment Morale Examples Leadership 250

Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'E ffective leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Effective leaders are willing to work hard and get the job done. Effective leaders also have habits that they routinely act upon. They know there’s something to be said for acting on good habits. Today, I want to share with you 5 habits of highly effective leaders. Image by J.D. Hancock. Highly Effective Leaders Do… Highly effective leaders know it takes more than mental prowess to lead well.

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Learning-by-Doing Class Follow-up Education 249

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 24, 2014

'W ords freely flow from our mouths. We say things we think matter and, more often than not, we say words that don’t matter. It’s messed up I tell you! Why are we saying things that don’t matter instead of things that truly matter? Let’s get into the habit of saying these 20 things leaders should say more often. Image via Creative Commons. 1.

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Creativity Books Positioning Succession 249

Joseph Lalonde

JULY 18, 2014

'T here’s something frustrating about growing. That frustrating thing? Growth isn’t instantly noticeable. There’s truth behind that statement. You know it. You feel it. And, if you’re like me, you resent the fact growth takes time. Image by Dave Toaster. Yet it’s a fact of life. Rarely will anything of worth happen instantly.

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Learning-by-Doing Books Strategy Skills 245

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

'E veryone has an idea in their heads of what a great leader looks like. They have the picture-perfect image in their minds. Sometimes this idea of a great leader is easy to express. Other times, words are elusive and you just can’t pinpoint what makes a great leader. Image by Wesley Fryer. I’ve got my own ideas of what makes a great leader.

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Definition Objective Team Leadership 241

Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 29, 2014

'U nbroken is the real life story of Louis Zamperini, Zamperini was a troubled youth who channeled his mischief into the energy he needed to become an Olympic runner. Sadly, his time in the spotlight as a runner was cut short with the start of World War 2 and his call to become an airman in the military. In May 1943, a tragic accident happened during a flight to rescue another group of soldiers.

Leadership 241

Leadership Report Project Self-aware 241

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 23, 2014

'I find it’s not the huge actions that create an extraordinary leader, at least from the person being lead. The big actions are the results of many smaller actions that lead to an extraordinary leader. Image by JD Hancock. To truly be a great leader, you’ve got to do work on the simple matters. Little things too many people overlook because they want to be seen as great, right away.

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Education Class Team Positioning 242

Joseph Lalonde

JULY 21, 2014

'F aith plays a major role in my life. According to my reader survey, faith also plays a major role in your life as well. That’s cool! It’s exciting to see other leaders living out their faith as well. Image by C. Jill Reed. Being leaders of faith, I must raise the question: Are you praying daily in your leadership roles? If not, why not?

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Hedge Survey Team Tools 240

Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 10, 2014

'I t’s often been said people won’t care what you have to say until they know how much you care. While a short quote, this little statement speaks volumes to the power of feeling cared for. I believe one of the best ways we can show others we care is by talking less. Image by David Geohring. But how can this be? Can we really show others we care when we zip our lips?

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Ryan Tips Learning-by-Doing Magazine 241

Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 26, 2014

'F ear is a killer of dreams. We will see something that scares us and we’ll turn tail and run or fight. Psychologists call this the fight or flight mentality. We have an innate desire to get away from scary things. Image by Laura Lewis. And yet we all want to get over our fears. We want to know that we’re not ruled by the things that scare us.

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How To Video Environment Content 238

Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 1, 2014

'U ntil recently, you’ve probably never even heard of the Guardians of the Galaxy. After this weekend, all your friends are going to be talking about the new movie and how absolutely amazing it was. I’m in the same boat. Only recently did I discover who the Guardians of the Galaxy were. Honestly, I’m disappointed I hadn’t heard about them before.

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Leadership Planning Motivation Follow-up 238

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

'M any people think the job of a leader is to answer questions. People want answers and they’re looking to you for answers. Great leaders do more than answering questions. They take leadership to the next level. Leaders who know what they’re doing know leaders also need to raise questions of those they’re leading. Image by Roy Watts.

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Information Leadership Team Goal 237

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

'T here’s something I have to get off my chest. I have a confession to make. The last couple of days I’ve let procrastination stop me. Image via Creative Commons. I’d sit down to write only to clear the page. I’d start over again only to walk away from the computer screen. I’d begin to read another section of a good book only to close the book and sit it aside.

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Resistance Learning-by-Doing Creativity Books 237

Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

'A s great as leadership can be, there are frustrating struggles every leader will face. We’ll be hard-pressed to enjoy every minute of leadership. There’s plenty of times I think of the things I hate about leadership. And then the list begins to take shape… Image by Kenny Louie. Leadership comes with it’s own pitfalls. The trappings we all hate.

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Leadership Influence Learning-by-Doing Politics 237

Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 22, 2014

'T hat’s what every member of your team is trying to tell you. Please, give me a reason! Give me a reason to follow you. Give me a reason to believe in the organization. Give me a reason to keep pushing forward. Image via Creative Commons. As a leader, are you giving your team a reason? If not, it’s time to begin giving reasons. The reasons have to be encouraging to your team.

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Follow-up Team Organization Creativity 237

Joseph Lalonde

MAY 21, 2014

'S ince I was a freshman in college, I developed a habit that most would find rather unusual. I collected things. It wasn’t your typical collection of stamps, spoons or baseball cards. I’ve been an avid collector of quotes – words spoken or written by leaders who were beyond themselves and left a dent in this universe. As I look in hindsight, many of these quotes have made an indelible impact in my life, shaping my perspective in life.

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Leadership Wilde Guidelines Download 236

Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 22, 2014

'J.R.R. Tolkien was a master of the fantasy genre. You’ve heard of the titles he’s written. There’s the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Children of Hurin, and The Hobbit. We’ve seen the movie treatment done to his books multiple times. Both Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit have had different movies made at different times. This past weekend saw the release of the final movie in the Hobbit trilogy.

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Leadership Follow-up Storytelling Power 235

Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 15, 2014

'Y eah, yeah… I already know what you’re thinking. Young leaders are innovative. Young leaders have great ideas. Young leaders are seeing things that older leaders can’t see. You’d be right. Young leaders are all of those things. Young leaders are innovative. Young leaders generate great ideas. Young leaders have insane vision for the future.

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Innovation Advice Learning-by-Doing Seminar 234

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 28, 2014

'H ave you heard the phrase, “failure is not an option?” If you have, you have heard one of the biggest lies of all time. “Failure is always an option”, or so proclaims Adam Savage from Myth Busters. I think he is on to something, but I would take it a step further: not only is failure always an option, it is the most readily available option. More than that, failure is a choice—an easy and comfortable choice.

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Guidelines Education Follow-up Creativity 235

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 19, 2014

'Y oda is a lovable but tough teacher in the Star Wars universe. He took a young farm boy and helped him become a great Jedi. We seen Yoda guide and mold the remarkable Luke Skywalker into someone who could take on the formidable Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader (the later he learns was really his father, GASP!). Image by JD Hancock. A recent blog post by Scott Cochrane inspired these.

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Mentor Learning-by-Doing Sample Follow-up 235

Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 25, 2014

'I ’m pretty sure there’s not a person out there who hasn’t asked “Why me?” This question has almost become default for many people today. Every time something bad happens, they automatically ask why bad things happen. But asking Why Me won’t really help you. In fact, asking this question hinders you more often than anything else.

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Positioning Productivity Products 234

Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 10, 2014

'I ’ve seen a lot of blog posts on how to become awesome. Being awesome is something most people want yet never achieve. Awesomeness seems to evade people like people avoided the plague. Awesomeness doesn’t just happen. Why is this the case? Why does awesomeness elude so many people? And why does awesomeness tend to come to the freaks and the geeks in the end?

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How To Airlines Blog Process 234

Joseph Lalonde

JULY 7, 2014

'Y ou may know a leader or two or ten who lead well but wouldn’t be the person you’d choose to hang around. You know who I’m talking about? You probably even have a picture in your head of these unhappy leaders. I know you don’t want to be unhappy as a leader. You know there’s a better way. And there is. Image by Glenn Waters.

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Learning-by-Doing Stress Leadership Team 234

Joseph Lalonde

MAY 19, 2014

'B uzz! Buzz! Buzz! The sound of your alarm clock rocks you out of your sound sleep. Your first thought is to hit the snooze button and go back to sleep. Lately, I’ve found myself doing this more often than I should. I’d rather stay in bed than get up and be productive in the mornings. I know I shouldn’t, yet I do. Why? Because I’ve let myself get out of the valuable habit of rising early.

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Energy Creativity Quality Blog 235

Joseph Lalonde

MAY 30, 2014

'W hen’s the last time you failed big? Like epic fail? You probably can’t remember the last time. Most likely because we tend to minimize our risk of failure. Especially big failures. We feel big epic fails aren’t pretty. Epic fails are nasty, dirty things. But are they really? Image via Creative Commons. In his book Untitled: Thoughts On The Creative Process (Great book, btw), Blaine Hogan shares this story-.

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Creativity Productivity Products Books 234

Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 15, 2014

'G reat leaders know they must do lots of things. Great leaders need to be aware of their team’s emotions. Great leaders need to be consuming and creating fresh content. Great leaders need to take people to new heights. But great leaders also know there’s one thing that is required to lead well. What is that one thing? Keep reading to find out.

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Magazine Follow-up Mentor Learning-by-Doing 233

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

'R isks are scary things. You never know what the outcome of the risk will be. Will you lose your life? Will you strike it rich? Will you be denied? Will you be noticed? Will you have an epic failure ? Image via Creative Commons. Those are probably the questions running through your mind as you take a risk, especially big risks. Risks require us to ask questions and gamble on the outcome.

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Rogers Magazine Proposal Class 233

Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'G rowing up, we all heard that we had to be fair to others. This meant not getting an extra cookie in the lunch line. Or maybe being fair meant that everyone got the same sized treat. Still, fair could also have meant we all had to take turns singing a silly song in class. We were taught by making everyone have the same treats or the same amount of time on the ball field or taking turns was the fair thing to do.

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Motivation Incentives Sports Class 232

Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 8, 2014

'T here’s a power that is unleashed when we connect with others , whether they’re in our industry or not. By creating a relationship with other leaders, we can potentially extend our networks to untold numbers. And yet many of us struggle with connecting with other leaders, especially introverts who can have social anxiety. That’s why I want to share today 4 ways we can connect with other leaders (And this includes ways even introverts can apply).

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Letter USP Conference Content 232

Joseph Lalonde

DECEMBER 5, 2014

'T he American dream was what most of America wanted at one point. The dream to have the white picket fence, the 3 bedroom home with lots of room to spare, the luxury car that had every amenity known to man. That was the American dream. And it should be considered our enemy. The American dream became about comfort and living a life that was easy. That’s not what I want and I hope it’s not what you want.

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Energy Development Succession Leadership 231

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 13, 2014

'W ho doesn’t want to do good? There’s an innate feeling within each and every one of us that we want to do good even though we live in a fallen world. Talk to anyone on the street. You’ll be hard pressed to find someone who truly wants to do evil. Image by Noah G. While most people want to do good, they find it hard to continuously do good.

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How To Learning-by-Doing Advice Tips 231

Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 18, 2014

'I ’m a big fan of the cheesy action movies of the 80′s. They may not have had the story but they had plenty of big guys with big guns taking out bad guys. That’s what I’ve loved about the Expendables series so far. We get to see iconic movie stars from one of the most fun periods of movie making. And we get to see them doing what they did oh so well.

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Leadership Loyalty Learning-by-Doing Team 231

Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 13, 2014

'T here’s a video circulating around the internet from a Michael Buble concert. During the concert, a woman approached the stage to talk to Michael Buble. Image by Eva Rinaldi. Because of the conversation, a very awesome thing took place. Watch the video below and then keep reading to see what Michael Buble taught me about leadership. Post by Michael Drivas.

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EVA Leadership Video Letter 231

Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 8, 2014

'T here’s a major problem with leaders in the top organizations today. One many of them are unwilling to face for fear of missing out or fear of being thought of less. That problem? The problem of always being connected. Image by Irina Slutsky. You may think I’m talking of how connected we are with others. The relationships we’ve formed.

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Long-term Bond Stress Energy 230

Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

'A few years ago, this slogan emerged from the minds at Capital One and has partnered with celebrities like Alec Baldwin to create a marketing monster. I’ll give it to the marketing minds of our day. They have a way of crafting phrases and stories that stick with us eternally, advertisements that shape our decisions and linger in our subconscious as we carry out our daily lives, causing us to deeply value things that don’t matter much at all.

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Storytelling Airlines Guidelines Licensing 229

Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

'T his post originally published Friday, November 1, 2013 at www.greatleadersserve.org. A leader’s impact, career, reputation and legacy are all determined by the decisions he or she makes. Each week, I respond to a question I’ve received from another leader. Today’s question: How do you make better decisions? Image by Garrett Coakley. Have you given much thought to this question?

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Rogers Consensus Learning-by-Doing Delegation 230