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JANUARY 8, 2013

“Courage is fear that has said it’s prayers.” -Karl Barth Back in November, Dan Rockwell wrote 4 words that have stuck with me. “Fearful leaders need certainty.” Try walking around with that in your heart for a month or two and observe. …Watch leaders you admire. …Observe leaders you don’t. …Consider how you respond to [.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 11, 2013

It’s been a rather heavy week on Let’s Grow Leaders, talking about Courage, Fear, Transparency, and Chaos. So I am going to end the week on a lighter note. I had my team in town this week, working on business strategy and plans. We also made time the day before for a few practical [.] The post Easy and Practical Team Building Activities appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 7, 2013

Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared, and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. From this knowledge comes an inner strength that subconsciously inspires us to push on in the face of great difficulty. What can seem impossible is often [.] The post Courage Today and Tomorrow appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 10, 2013

“Sadly most organizations seemed to have embraced chaos and called it a good thing for an organization. One example is the rising number of job descriptions that include “tolerance for ambiguity’ as a necessary skill. Let me be clear: chaos is never a good thing for an organization. While the world is fluid, and [.] The post Chaos Curtailed: How To Shield Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Framing. Positioning. WIFM (them). Spin. If you are a leader, you have sat in one of these meetings. How do we explain this to them. in a way they can hear, understand, and feel good about? How you position a change matters. A lot. And yet… If you find yourself in meeting after meeting, working [.] The post To Tell The Truth: The Problem with “Positioning” appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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