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Are You Willing to Pay the Price?
All of the great leaders I surveyed experienced what I describe as the Crucible Principle. It states that: Individuals experience a prolonged, but undetermined period of adversity, disappointment,...
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The Productive Response to Failure
The great and influential leaders were no strangers to failure. My research illustrates that most experienced levels of failure and adversity that would compel typical individuals to pack their bags...
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The Sheer Power of a Leader’s Personal Determination
Whatever their skills and capabilities, the great leaders demonstrated how they were able to leverage things to their advantage, using the sheer power of personal determination. They believed in their...
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Linking Structure to Action
Well-executed plans require organizational structure before they can be successfully implemented, and the great leaders understood this. A properly structured organization builds and drives lines of...
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Yes, They Did Built It and Made It Happen!
It is time to recall how many great American leaders were pioneers who changed the World, as we know it today. There are so many positive contributions to society accomplished through the efforts of...
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Are You Willing to Pay the Price to Succeed?
Individuals experience a prolonged, but undetermined period of adversity, disappointment, discouragement and failure early in their careers, which either refines them or breaks their spirits. How they...
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If You Want to Lead… Innovate!
“You keep innovating if you want to keep leading… Exceptional leaders cultivate the Merlin-like habit of acting in the present moment as ambassadors of a radically different future, in order to imbue...
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Have You Ever Been Overwhelmed By Your Personal Circumstances?
Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines) faced overwhelming challenges when he initially launched his airline. He was immediately sued by his competition to prevent Southwest Airlines from making its first...
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Mistakes as a Source of Innovation
Effective leaders adhered to an unalterable expectation that mistakes and failure need to be an acceptable part of the process of innovation. They opposed “zero tolerance for mistakes” policies, many...
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“Dissent, Even Conflict, is Necessary, Indeed Desirable”
“One must create the ability in his staff to generate clear, forceful arguments for opposing viewpoints is well as for their own. Open discussions and disagreements must be encouraged, so that all...
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If You’re Not Emotionally Committed, You’re Not Going To Have A High Degree...
Depths of personal commitment allowed the great leaders to execute well in all aspects of their business, as well as to overcome any barriers and adversities they encountered. Sam Walton (Wal-Mart)...
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Should Accountability Be a Primary Priority?
The basic definition of accountability can be simply defined. It is being answerable to others. In the work environment as managers and leaders, it is important for several reasons. Accountability is...
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Barriers to Integrating Change
Teams that block themselves at the implementation stage repeatedly get mired in a web of bureaucratic minutiae, focusing on small details at the expense of a successful project. They confuse plans and...
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