Patrick Lencioni believes that the single greatest advantage any company can achieve is organizational health. Unfortunately, most leaders tend to ignore health and focus on growth. In order for growth to occur, health must be present. For example, the human body has nine different systems (skeletal, nervous, muscular, etc.). Health is dependent upon the proper... Continue Reading →
the Leader Impact-5 (LI-5, v. 1.3)
Here is the LI-5 tops posts I read this week on living well, loving deeply, leading courageously, learning continuously and leaving a legacy. Check them out! Live Well: 4 Simple Habits Guaranteed to Change Your Life. OK, this is shameless plug for my own blog, but this really works! I was spending 4 minutes on these... Continue Reading →
7 Practices to Relieve Leadership Loneliness
Loneliness: It has been said, “It is lonely at the top, but at least you eat better.” For most of us, eating better is not enough. Allender’s (2006) fourth leadership challenge is to deal correctly with “the deep sense of isolation and loneliness” that leaders feel. If you have led, you have experienced loneliness. But... Continue Reading →
Decision #3 Cultivate Serenity (Solitude)
Solitude is not what we might rank a high priority for us in 2012. Most likely, it is not gonna be the word we choose as our focus word for the year. But stop to consider what Chuck Swindoll has to say about it in his book, “Intimacy with the Almighty. He encourages a third decision... Continue Reading →
Decision #1 Re-order my Private World (Simplicity)
Have you ever invested in something you thought to be of value only to be disappointed by the return? I remember the first Christmas when Terry and I were newly married. We had the privilege and joy of decorating our own Christmas tree! As newlyweds, we did not have the collection of ornaments from 28... Continue Reading →
