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I think today there is some hidden assumption that positivity must reflect happy thoughts all the time and seeing a rainbow every day. But the point of positivity is severely missed with that thought process. The idea of being positive or optimistic is seeing that there is always a solution to a problem or another…
Continue reading →SMART 101 Goal setting can be an important tool for a person to have. It helps get you motivated and to focus on the things you want in life with a process of how to achieve them. Too often we set goals so broad and the process is not being broken down into manageable pieces…
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Making it to the top can challenge a person’s ethics. As we develop through our cognitive and ethical self it is easier at younger ages with fewer responsibilities to maintain an ethical balance. As we get older our experience builds and we have to adjust our normative ethics in our family life and work life. …
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Here is a take on authentic leadership based on Bill George’s theoretical approach: Authentic leadership refers to a leader that is genuine and aware of oneself. Often these leaders are seen as trustworthy and passionate in their values and have a core compass of right and wrong. Authentic leaders are morally developed persons with a vision…
Continue reading →Often as leaders we strive to lead teams in a push for creative and innovative problem-solving and solutions or ideas. Creativity can be challenging when a team or a person isn’t inspired or has difficulty connecting all the ideas to find to the most effective one. Do you think flashes of insight actually happens, that…
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As leaders we learn from other leaders. Sign up today and join the discussion! Lead up Leaders! Below are some questions to encourage leadership of teams and leadership in teams. I look forward to discussing your ideas on the topic and gave some of my ideas on the questions to get it started! What is…
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Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance by Kim Cameron This book is not what I first thought, even after reading the reviews. I am highly interested in positive leadership and well a positive life so I like to read books on the subject matter. I thought this would be lighter reading in all honestly but…
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Book review The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You By John C. Maxwell Another great book to help me improve and develop my leadership skills. John C. Maxwell is well credited with his ability to define leadership and apply it. I listened to this audio version and I always…
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Stereotyping in the work place isn’t always about the individual features such as gender or race but sometimes it is as simple as the department you work for within the company. In almost any work environment there is a hierarchy of management and under that, departments. Is one department really that much better than another?…
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After reading about ethics in small groups there was something about groupthink that got me thinking. What is groupthink and what is its effect on ethics? Groupthink may be defined many ways but Irving Janis who coined the phrase defines it as “a collective pattern of defensive avoidance” (Sims, 1992, pg. 651). This meaning that…
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