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5 Things I Wish I Had Learned 25 Years Ago

A few days ago I had the opportunity to return to my alma mater, Oklahoma Christian University, and speak to their business undergrads on the top five things I...
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Are You For Real?

I recently interviewed a young woman for a job opening. While I liked her, I felt like I wasn’t connecting with her. It seemed like she was hiding behind...
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Servant Leadership Gut Check

“Servant Leadership.” It’s a popular term thrown around these days. We tell our people they need to be servant leaders. We constantly ask our colleagues and customers to tell...
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5 Barriers to Leading with Charisma

We discussed in Monday’s post on 3 Tips for Leading with Charisma that one of the things charismatic leaders do well is make others feel comfortable. After all, if...
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Working For a New Leader: 5 Actions For Leading Up

In our last post, Working for a New Leader: 3 Lessons You Should Learn, our emerging leader gave us some great suggestions on how to make a successful transition to...
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Hey! That’s Not Fair!

Do fair environments breed fair performance? Something that is “fair” usually means it’s not bad or unacceptable, but it’s also not great. It’s uninspiring and blah. Think about what...
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5 Open Door Slammers

It’s a popular mindset for leaders to declare they have an “open door policy,” but what does that really mean? Most often it illustrates that your team has permission...
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Born to Lead!

I believe that Jesus Christ was born to lead. The rest of us… we were given gifts and talents with the ability to learn to lead. Jesus was brought to...
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How to Create Opportunities for Tomorrow, Starting Today

Today’s post is written by my friend and fellow leader, Rachael Bodie. Thanks for the great advice, Rachael! Leaders are often faced with roles that require us to work in less-than-dream...
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Unsinkable Leadership Lessons from the Titanic

If you’re like me then you’ve seen the movie Titanic more than once and, last night I found myself watching it again with my daughter, Jeri. It’s one of...
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