One of our favorite clients in the financial services industry has a crazy big dream to make EVERYONE in their firm a "Master Connector". We just started practice last Friday (see Chet's blog called We practiced… from January 30) and began the journey together. To drive this deep into the core of their DNA, they asked … Continue reading Top 10 Attributes of a MASTER CONNECTOR
Author: John Rue
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To MERGE takes PRACTICE
I had my 6th practice with the little software company a client bought last Fall. Finally, today was MAGIC. The first 5 practices you could sense F_ _ _-bombs going off all around. You could smell them. Feel them. Just not hear them. Not with the new "head of the system" present. The F_ … Continue reading To MERGE takes PRACTICE
You’re invited to a Valentine’s Evening at Muirfield
If you follow this blog you've read about Jim Sullivan's favorite holiday (Thanksgiving). Unfortunately, this upcoming Valentine’s "holiday" is one that makes many married guys like me feel, well -- inept. Why? Until I got certified in Myers-Briggs (MBTI), I didn't know the technical words to explain that of the “8 mental functions” for my … Continue reading You’re invited to a Valentine’s Evening at Muirfield
Haiti
Last Tuesday, January 12, a cataclysmic earthquake struck Haiti. Many of us want to give and are looking for recommendations for "how". World Relief is a partner I personally know -- they are reputable, they have low overhead, they have had workforces in Haiti for years, and leaders in my church have visited their work … Continue reading Haiti
“Double Listening”
I was talking with Toto (aka Chet) Friday and we were reflecting on a paradox we feel all the time. If, as Jim Sullivan aptly puts it -- "the heart of performance is building TRUST, and the heart of building trust is just LISTENING" -- well, shouldn’t this be EASY? Most of us have had … Continue reading “Double Listening”
The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 2
What's the difference between a leader and a team that feels "A-Lone" versus "ALL-one" in work and life? Check out Part 1 -- it's one "L" of a difference, and the first difference is LOVE. In Part 2, let's explore a second difference, which is the LANGUAGE of "A-Lone" versus "ALL-one" in work and life --think … Continue reading The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 2
The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 1
Slow down, give yourself the "gift of time", and WRITE about someone who's INSPIRED you in your life, including WHY. . . . . . .felt pretty good, didn't it? Now look for these 3 common elements: 1. They were "The Face of GRACE". The word "grace" literally means "free gift", and as Blaise Pascal … Continue reading The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 1
Memorial Service Tuesday
The memorial service for our beloved fellow builder, Larry Allen, will be held the morning on Tuesday, May 26, at Vineyard Christian Church in Westerville, OH. See their web site for map and directions. Here are the details from the obituary: Dr. Larry D. Allen, Age 55, Welcomed Home in the arms of the Lord … Continue reading Memorial Service Tuesday
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