Leadership, Culture, Strategy

Are You an Authentic Leader?

I am your servant. I do not come to you as a leader, as one above others. · When you read these words did the person who uttered them come to mind? Admittedly, the world is adrift in leadership quotations. But what makes these words special is that they were said by Nelson Mandel ...

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Cognitive Dissonance and What We Can Do about It

Source: pixabay.com What Cognitive Dissonance Is · According to the VeryWellMind website, cognitive dissonance is “the mental discomfort that results from holding two conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes.” In other words, if your mind harbors ideas that aren't congruent with ...

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The TAPHS Framework – A dialectic short story

Source: pixabay.com Although TAPHS is a framework for creativity and has little to do with literary writing, I figured that the optimal way to convey it and its value-add is through a short story, a real-world use case that many people can relate to. Although I’m sure Lada and po ...

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Post from Don Hornsby

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity. - (W. Clement Stone)

Decide to have the courage, to be honest with yourself and others this week. Strive to live a life of integrity.

#TodayMatters #Success #Leadership #MondayMotivation

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Post from Don Hornsby

Surround yourself with people who will push you into your purpose. Understand that everybody can't go where you are going and that the wrong people will limit your potential. - (Germany Kent)

Do you have those who are pushing you into your purpose - and helping you do your best? Look for those who can take you further than you can go alone.

#TodayMatters #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #Success #goals

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Post from Don Hornsby

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. - (Stephen Covey)

You are free to choose what you want to do with your life today. Choose wisely!

#independenceday2021 #leadership #success #TodayMatters

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Post from Don Hornsby

Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.

Keep your chin up and continue to look forward to the future.

#SundayMotivation #Sunday #PersonalGrowth #Goals #Leadership #TodayMatters

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Post from John White, MBA

10 Things to Remember

1) Perfection is not possible
2) It's ok to ask for help
3) Baby steps ARE progress
4) Pain is only temporary
5) Love always wins
6) Growth is hard work
7) Your dreams are attainable
8) Mindset is everything
9) Enjoy the process
10) Learn from failure

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The Four Pillars of Strategy – The Rule of “PREP”

Source: pixabay.comIntroduction · I'm not a prep-er nor feel that we need to prep for everything that may happen (at least not practically). It's good to be prepared psychologically, as Seneca and other Stoics advise us. There is one kind of prepping though that we can all agree ...

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Leadership is an interesting concept

So much is being written these days about what a true leader is and isn’t. How they operate and how they interact with their teams and colleagues. The focus is now on human leadership, moving people from the system constructed management of days gone by. A large part of my Linked ...

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