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AIMING HIGHER

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.”- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I’ve heard a variation of this theme three times this week. I regard it as a “sign” that I should share. Goethe’s idea is that people tend to rise […]

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TAKING THE LEAD : The higher your ability, the more you are called to lead.

Do you identify as a leader? What I mean is, do you believe there will be times in your life when you being the leader is required? When many of us think about leadership, we make it a simple either/or thing: “I’m either a leader or I’m not.” We think some of us are meant […]

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THREE REASONS PEOPLE LEAVE A CHURCH OR WORKPLACE

Erik Reed is a preacher. He cites three reasons people leave a church. While it would be impossible to mistake our operations for a church, the three characteristics of those leaving the church rang true to me: 1.) Unknown Our teammates have names, goals, interests, and experiences. As people join our team, we should make […]

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A GREAT STRATEGY FOR GOOD LEADERS: LEARN YOUR LEARNER

I’m reading a book by Pete Carroll. He says one of the great strategies for good leaders is to “learn your learner.” Here’s the concept.  Everyone is different so everyone learns differently.  He teaches his coaching staff to expect differently.  He expects his coaching staff to be flexible in accordance with the styles of their learners. In other […]

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