Chris Brady

OCTOBER 18, 2010

"Yup, knew the right people." " These are the excuses people make vocally about others who've succeeded. Worse, these are the thought processes people uncritically buy into when confronted with the high achievement of others. People who strive for high achievement and excellence are freaks or sell-outs.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 2, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. Its not that he doesnt like people. When I spotted him, he was paying more attention to his food than the people around him. Maybe he was even losing points and didnt know it. He wasnt smiling.

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Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

It's what we know that just isn't so that holds us back the most. Be willing to do well what most people won't do at all. Be willing to do well what most people won't do at all. Deliberate practice over time is what separates the great performers from the great pretenders.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. Monday, November 29, 2010 Effective Meetings - A Summary of the Best Guidelines A good deal of the time, you dont need to communicate with people in person. Several topics can be handled during one session.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 24, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. I was sure she didnt know it, but how she responds to a job like this will have a big impact on her life. I dont have to put up with this. Denny, You notice people, like me. I must look like a mess.

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 14, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. Tuesday, December 14, 2010 The Consequence Paradox - Dont Go There Have you ever looked back on your life and regretted a bad decision? "If I know I have. If only I had." But I opposed his point of view.

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Chris Brady

MARCH 4, 2010

  We all know it deep inside. Why are ears plugged and eyes tightly closed against any possibility of the greatness of our inner potential? I decided to tabulate a list of the things that people hide behind in order to avoid the doing of what they  were put here to do. failure and the need for pity 10.

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 10, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Habit Control - The Big Secret If youve followed my blog, you know Ive posted frequently about how habits are formed, and how to break a bad habit. But you dont have to.

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Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

 There are lines in my face representing the most dominant facial expressions I've been making all these twenty-nine years, and from the looks of it, I've been spending a lot of time making a lot of faces! To me, it seems, that's precisely what most people wish for. It might freeze that way!" It's

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 16, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. That’s why many people dont reach their goals. Don’t blame circumstances or other people for your failure to stay on track. Get control of yourself, and youll set yourself free.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. Sunday, November 7, 2010 USAF Captain Ed Freeman - Vietnam War Medal of Honor Winner You know how people forward you inspiring stories through email? Sometimes I read them and sometimes I dont.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Most I would try to answer, until she dug deeper with "why?" I turned, amidst the crowd, to discern why. A moment's glance contained the explanation: she was trying to walk on the tiles of a certain color while dodging the rest. "Do it with me, daddy!" " she gushed. And I couldn't help but comply.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

From the other side of the stage show we heard that those big, bad Chinese people were consuming more and more of OUR oil. the 'stuff' that everyday people need and can't do without) meet purchasers of commodities (like cereal companies, etc) to buy and sell with each other.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Communication skills are so essential for leaders that it is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Communication skills are so essential for leaders that it is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 20, 2009

Some people kindly picked it up on their Twitter radar but overall, I felt that its impact was, well, kind of flat. And there are some ugly truths too. For instance: The Ugly Truth about Some Bosses is that : Managing performance well requires coaching skills that many bosses have not acquired.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

While I stipulate to the fact that ideas can sometimes lead to great things, I also submit that it is more frequently the case that ideas lead to disappointment, and even outright disaster. The truth can often times be harsh and difficult to hear, but it is nonetheless the truth.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

Of course I don’t know the real answers to any of that except to say that my short observation of this particular hospital staff led me to believe that not much had appreciably changed in the way they went about their daily work life. Reply Gwyn Teatro March 10, 2010 at 12:23 am Yes, and perhaps too, it is simply a place to start.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Even more impressive is that some of the most successful leaders throughout history were known to read one book every single day. Bottom line…If you’re a leader and not an avid reader, you’re wrong.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 24, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full 5 Things Every Business Leader Should Know About Social Media by Starbucker on January 24, 2010 It’s the new elephant in the room. A great benefit , or a horrible nuisance? Is it friend or foe?

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I can say this with confidence, because my decision to jump into Social Media headfirst back in 2005 has played an important role in my personal development as a leader -nearly as important as the direct leadership experience itself. A great example is Tom Peters.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 18, 2010

The great thing for these dancers is that they are getting immediate feedback and validation of their abilities and prowess. In the business world however, it’s rare when a leader can get the same kind of direct information about how they are doing. For a good leader, the less you see and hear of them, the better.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

It’s nearly impossible for someone to really move the dial when mistrust of leadership is so high, because it is such a powerful destructive force in the workplace. Now I know that sounds painfully obvious, but have you been watching this new reality show “ Undercover Boss ”? Credibility is never nameless.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 28, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full 3 For Your Leadership Reading List: The Half-Full Book Review by Starbucker on January 28, 2010 As the big stack on my desk attests, I love to read books that expand my knowledge and offer new insights on topics that interest me.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full A Leader’s 5 Keys to No Nonsense Communication by Starbucker on December 13, 2009 I like words. See my Leadership Battles post for my rationale. All kinds of words. It’s a whole different ballgame.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 17, 2010

When you are a bit timid like Joel (oh boy could I relate to him when I was in high school), it’s always good to have a friend that can give you a little kick in the you-know-what. I know, it’s been condensed and reworded (you know who you are, Nike) many, many times since then, but the theorem has stood the test of time.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In today’s blog post I’ll share my opinion as to the validity of this old business axiom, and also offer a few insights on where to draw the line… I believe that all businesses should use great care and concern when determining how their customers and clients are treated.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 28, 2010

I know that’s not good, so I have to fight that tendency, especially in the business world. Also essential: The auditor must set aside past relationships and not assume that all clients are honest. &# (my emphasis) Quite a lot to swallow for a naive kid coming right out of college who thought truth ran rampant in the corporate halls.

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 2, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Building Personal Strength Helping people grow stronger for the challenges of work and life. Thursday, December 2, 2010 Self-Awareness - You Cant Manage What You Dont Understand About 20 years ago, I did a lot of consulting and executive coaching. “I don’t want to know,&# he said.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Good-to-great companies are those who have the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

There is nothing short of a voluminous amount of leadership information being published on a daily basis. It’s been my experience that regardless of the subject, it is precisely when the noise becomes the loudest, that it’s most difficult for the consumer to extract quality and value from the market.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection. While leadership doesn’t require being perfect, it does require doing what is needed and necessary.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

And a lot of other people agree with me &# Your boss, who has been around the block a few times, sits back in his chair, silent for a moment, save for the glimmer of a smile on his face. But I also want you to know something – a very simple fact&# “ What’s that “, you ask, quite inquisitively. This is wrong.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 6, 2010

It was just that nobody, anywhere, at any time during my six years and two degrees of education had ever gotten it through my skull (nor even tried, truth be told) that reading is one of the most important habits for lifetime growth. " The best I can remember, it was the first book after college I read on my own compulsion.

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