Chet's latest post "Bon Voyage" has inspired me to "go public" with a idea. May I ask you to help me? I need you to be my "accountability partners" in an important set of changes I am trying to make in my life. You see, next week I will celebrate my 55th birthday. For all … Continue reading Dream and Do–>Full Frontal Change
Author: Jim Sullivan
Getting My Merds Wixed Up
On the last day of the decade (quite a decade, huh?) I wanted to share a bit of wisdom I picked up from the the latest book I'm into right now. (The Corporate Athlete, by Jack Groppel). This is wisdom to live by in 2010: When we make our wants our needs, we are on … Continue reading Getting My Merds Wixed Up
HUB and Spokes
For all those attempting to make themselves better leaders, or to improve the leadership of their organizations, BUILT TO LEAD has a simple way to think about the attributes at the "hub," or center, of transformational leadership: H stands for "HOPE"--Transformational leaders inspire us with a compelling vision of a more hopeful future linked to … Continue reading HUB and Spokes
You Can’t Always Get What You Want…
My "Inner Marketer" has been working overtime lately. Let me just say, right here at the outset, that if you don't have an 'inner marketer,' thank your lucky stars. Inner Marketers are relentless. They will not let you rest. They make you answer incredibly boring and irrelevant questions. Questions such as... "Who needs us?" "How … Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want…
“What’s The Big Idea?”
There's another question we all hear from time to time, usually offered as a challenge to somebody's behavior. So, on the first day back from our national holiday of thanks-giving (and overeating and shopping and football and travel), let's challenge each other to think about this question in a slightly new light... What's the BIG … Continue reading “What’s The Big Idea?”
“Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?”
Today, just two days before Thanksgiving, my friend David is doing something bold and daring. After almost nine months unemployed, David is the newly named President of an enterprise in New England. The new job forces him to commute each week from Columbus, while his wife and two teenaged kids try to maintain a normal … Continue reading “Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?”
The Life in Your Years
One of Abe Lincoln's many memorable quotes is "It's not the years in your life that matter, but the life in your years." We all know that to be true. Who doesn't want to live a full, rich life? Based on all the research we review at BUILT TO LEAD, however, it seems only a … Continue reading The Life in Your Years
Leadership and Pornography
Okay, now that I have your attention...let's talk about sexy stuff: LEADERSHIP! (What did you think I was going to talk about)? Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart is perhaps best remembered, at least outside legal circles, for his opinion in a 1964 film censorship case that "hard-core pornography is hard to define, but I … Continue reading Leadership and Pornography
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