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Sleep and Your Productivity
Of all the things that affect my energy and productivity, nothing is more important than getting a good night’s sleep.
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John Wooden and the Power of Virtue in Leadership
Even though we’ve lost a great coach and teacher with John Wooden’s death, he left a legacy that that is especially relevant today: his virtuous leadership…
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Leadership Question #8: How Do You Encourage Others to Communicate Your Core Values?
In my answer to Michael’s previous question, I emphasized the formal ways in which we communicate our values at Thomas Nelson.
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Leadership Question #7: How Do You Communicate Your Core Values?
“How do you or other leaders in your organization communicate the ‘core values’?” Unless values become behaviors, you only have a set of platitudes.
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Leadership Question #6: Which is Most Important—Mission, Core Values or Vision?
At Thomas Nelson, our core ideology is comprised of four key elements. These are distinguishable but inseparable.
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Leaders Who Leave a Lasting Impact
What he did have was a strong sense of who he was, and a caring spirit about him that made me want to follow him, listen to him, be in his space as much as…
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Leadership Question #5: Where Do the Great Ideas Come From?
Where do the great ideas come from in your organization? The short answer is anywhere. They can come from at least four sources.
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Leadership Question #4: How Do You Encourage Creative Thinking?
The bigger and more successful you become, the easier it is to rest on your creative laurels. This is one of the things I have really admired about Apple.
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Leadership Question #3: How Can You Keep Inspiration Alive?
We’ve all experienced it: the large bureaucracy where where the employees seem to be just punching the clock.
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Leadership Question #2: What Are the Most Important Leadership Decisions
As leaders, you and I are called upon to make hundreds if not thousands of decisions over the course of a year. A few are monumental. Some are consequential.
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Leadership Question #1: Who Has Impacted Your Leadership the Most?
“Can you name a person who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? Maybe someone who has been a mentor to you?
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In Defense of Books
Despite what many pundits are saying today, reading is not dead. Nor are books. Certainly, big changes are underway, especially in the way books are delivered…
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My Advice to New Graduates
The last question Dean Bradford of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management asked me was this: “What two things would you say to our students,…
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Scheduling Time in the “Alone Zone”
You schedule time for large meetings, small meetings, conference calls, and phone appointments.
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Two Postures Toward Change
Change is difficult for most organizations. It is made even more difficult when leaders resist it.
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How Do Busy Leaders Find Time for Social Media?
t is an important question. Why? Because increasingly CEOs, pastors, and other leaders are being asked by their staff, constituents, and even boards about…
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Five Characteristics of Weak Leaders
General McClellan had significant character flaws that I believe serve as a warning signs to anyone in leadership.
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Four Things Your People Need in Tough Times
This recession has been a tough ride for most organizations. Many leaders I have met with in the last few months have grown weary of trying to keep things…
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How to Get Approval from Your Boss When You Need It
The ability to sell an idea or project to your boss is critical to your success. If you can’t get your boss’s approval when you need it, you are…
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