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Bridging the Divide

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“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.”

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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

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The leader becomes the cheerleader for the organization, focusing everyone’s energy in the same direction. Once the right people have the right training and are moving in the right direction, a leader must establish goals. The work done to establish the framework and set a vision will illuminate the path to the goals.

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Believe the Best in Yourself!

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This voice of self-doubt that taunts you whenever you set a goal. Aligning your choices with your intentions: Your intentions are the desired results of your actions; they are your goals. Building a Network: It is virtually impossible to achieve our goals, dreams and aspirations alone. You can’t do it. You’re going to fail.

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Transition

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Just like a change in state for matter from solid to liquid to gas, each transition takes energy.… Leaders make their money charting a course through an ever-changing set of conditions. … Read the rest. The post Transition appeared first on General Leadership.

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Leading for a Higher Purpose

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The famous picture of five marines and a navy corpsman struggling with bullets flying, to raise the flag atop Mount Suribachi on the tiny island of Iwo Jima in the middle of the Pacific Ocean perfectly captures the sense of momentum of six men straining toward a common goal. Life cannot be merely about us.

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LEARN to be that Somebody

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However, like the Jesuits each of us wants to use our time, talent and energy to help make the world better than we first found it. Their success is a byproduct of bold goals meticulously planned and deliberately executed. After all, they are members of a religious order that may be different from yours.