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Help Educate and Encourage Your Teammates

Editor’s Note: January 11, 2012 We each can be a positive influence on those we encounter. The challenge is believing it really makes a difference. There was a recent article that underscored the idea. The study focused on a group of students from the time they entered school until adulthood. The study’s results revealed that […]

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How To Be A Better Than Average Employer

Editor’s Note: May 12th, 2014 β€œYou are you because of others.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Tutu delivered a compelling discussion on our interdependence as humans. We learn from others. We get affirmed by others. We grow in self-esteem because of others. Of course, all the alternatives are true. Others can teach us the wrong things, […]

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Wooden’s Five Laws of Teaching

Editor’s Note: June 25th, 2012 As we hire new folks, many of us find ourselves in the training role. One of my leadership heroes, legendary basketball coach John Wooden, practiced the Five Laws of Teaching. They are: Tell them. Show them. Have them demonstrate. Correct them. Have them repeat. For the most part, trainers get […]

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The Best Way To Predict The Future Is To Create It

Editor’s Note: September 14th, 2016 β€œThe best way to predict the future is to create it. Do you want a bigger role? Start earning it today.” I look for advice like this to share with my kids. Usually, you might take some advice like this and say, β€œI need to get to work.” What would […]

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