Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 24, 2017
Sometimes a leader needs to be the hammer. Allow the hammer to strike you so that you can effectively support the structure. It’s impossible for the hammer to hold the structure together alone…the nail is his only hope. Bad hammers ruin good nails. When hammers refuse to swing, nothing gets built.
Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
The maxim “everything looks like a nail to a hammer” is an excellent reminder that every successful innovation effort relies on the people—and all their fears, emotions, and humanness—who must fuel it. John Sweeney is the co-owner and executive producer of the Brave New Workshop, America’s oldest satirical comedy theatre.
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Steve Farber
OCTOBER 28, 2010
They try to hammer out just the right words and phrases, and they argue for hours–days, sometimes–over the word choices. I’m not cynical about vision statements or the workshop processes and dialogue used to create them. Workshop-engineered vision statements by themselves don’t generate energy, love does.
Lead by Adventure
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Our church hosted a workshop and one of the speakers led us in this personality assessment. Who can hammer out the details? I first used the DiSC assessment years ago when I was working at a church in Phoenix, Arizona. Who can get everyone at the meeting or function? Who can make sure all feel valued and cared for?
CoachStation
MARCH 7, 2016
Credibility is core to making this happen, as ongoing work and recommendations are all critical to our ongoing success. What products and programs do you use within your workshops and meetings? We have created most of our own original workshop material; coaching models; assessment tools etc.
The Practical Leader
OCTOBER 19, 2011
The short video clip Lost Generation continues to be a big hit with keynote and workshop audiences as we discuss our choices to Lead, Follow, or Wallow when faced with challenging changes or setbacks. In less than two minutes, Lost Generation hammers home how we create our own reality. The message is brimming with optimism and hope.
Sales Wolf Blog
AUGUST 9, 2010
Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail. Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.
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