“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that I ever took half the pains to preserve it. – JOHN ADAMS” Excerpt From: Joshua Charles & Dennis Prager.… Read More
A valuable trait of a good leader is having a Positive Attitude You want to keep your team motivated towards the continued success of the company, and keep the energy levels up. Whether that means providing snacks, coffee, relationship advice, or even just an occasional beer in the office, remember that everyone on your team… Read More
Leaders set the right example. “Leadership is setting an example in the way you act each day, while focusing on the bigger picture. It’s about setting the tone for your team and organization in the way you interact with your own staff, your business partners and your customers. As a leader, it is your responsibility… Read More
Decisiveness All leaders must make tough decisions. It goes with the job. They understand that in certain situations, difficult and timely decisions must be made in the best interests of the entire organization, decisions that require a firmness, authority, and finality that will not please everyone. Extraordinary leaders don’t hesitate in such situations. They also… Read More
In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.” — Warren Buffet “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” — Abraham Lincoln “Always do right.… Read More
Lead Your Team Leadership 7 Steps to Ethical Leadership By Chad Brooks, Business News Daily Senior Writer December 2, 2013 10:33 am EST The key to having an ethically run company is employing morally upstanding leaders, a new book suggests. In her new book “7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership… Read More
Chinese symbols for anticipation, foreknow, expect, think, foresee, anticipate, envisage, bode, previse, vision, second-guess. Why the Chinese symbols? I thought I would toss that in for my WDI brothers and sisters still working on Shanghai Disneyland. By now I assume most of them are fluent in Manderin . The very essence of leadership is… Read More
The Dichotomy of Leadership JOCKO WILLINK and LEIF BABIN served as U.S. Navy SEAL officers in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser through the Battle of Ramadi, some of the toughest urban combat in the history of the SEAL teams. Their task unit remains the most highly decorated special operations unit from the war in Iraq. After… Read More
Things are cruising along. Your team is in top form and your projects are right on track. Life is good as a team leader. Then there is a sharp curve in the road and up pops the CHANGE AHEAD sign. Do you hit the brakes or tap the brakes going into the curve, drive… Read More