I've been scrounging through some old, musty, dusty files lately and found something that you, our dear readers, may gain some value from. It's an old quote from an old dead guy that always gets me thinking... "Every organization is perfectly designed to achieve the results it gets." Say what??!! "Every organization is perfectly designed … Continue reading Perfectly Designed
Author: Jim Sullivan
Questions
Did you know that at BUILT TO LEAD, we're big fans of questions? Why? Could it be that questions are the currency of curiosity? Isn't curiosity good; filled with possibility, and discovery, and maybe learning something you didn't already know? Further, might it be that questions are the foundation of great listening skills? Do you … Continue reading Questions
Resolved: You and I will make it a “Happy New Year”
Good morning to you all from this little corner of the Band! If you happened to see it, 2009 dawned here in Central Ohio with a shimmering curtain of high wispy clouds bathed in pink, purple and rose. What a great start to the new year! Did you have fun last night? Did you watch … Continue reading Resolved: You and I will make it a “Happy New Year”
Traditions
'Tis the season for traditions. Most of us this week will focus on family traditions as we celebrate the Nativity or Hanukkah. Traditions, in their richest and most positive form, provide physical and emotional markers of identity and memory. In families, they are touchstones of the bonds of love, togetherness, and joy that span generations. … Continue reading Traditions
What to do NOW (Chapter 3: Dreams ‘R’ Us)
For those of you who have concluded that the current economy requires nothing more of you than survival tactics in the next three weeks, to close the year as best you can, without regard for the future much beyond 12/31/08, you can stop reading this right now, and get back to work. No sense wasting … Continue reading What to do NOW (Chapter 3: Dreams ‘R’ Us)
Thanks
On this beautiful, frosty Thanksgiving morning here in Central OH-IO, I wanted to pause and offer a simple "thank you" to our friends, families, and clients for your support this year. Being a "Rookie-Builder-Apprentice," I want you to know how thankful I am, and we are, for you. And to my fellow Builders at BUILT … Continue reading Thanks
What To Do NOW (Chapter Two)
Okay, so it's bad out there. FEAR reigns supreme. "How low can we go? When will it all end? Somebody BAIL ME OUT, or beam me up, or wake me when it's over!!!" Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah. I got an idea: Let's wake up NOW. The absolute last thing to do now is to sit and watch. NOW … Continue reading What To Do NOW (Chapter Two)
Things to do NOW. (Chapter One)
I have a friend in the Chicago area named Al Johnson. Al’s an Episcopal priest about my age who’s built a dynamic and growing congregation--a committed Christian community--at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Barrington, Illinois. Al is destined to be a bishop soon because he is a real leader who believes. He also shoots a … Continue reading Things to do NOW. (Chapter One)
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