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Starting Your Leadership Library

Leadership

In my mid-twenties, I came to the sad realization that I was a pathetic leader. I didn’t have a good people skills.  I knew I needed to make a change. I was cutting through a discount book store near campus, when I saw the book “The Power of Followership” by Robert Kelly.  I bought the [...]

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The Seed of Leadership

Servant Leadership

Whenever leadership is discussed, terms like: Visionary Inspires Focuses on people Change agent Strategic Thinker Creative Fierce Conversationalist Committed Disciplined And we can go on… are brought up as desired character traits. All the character traits of leadership you deem important are and can be developed regardless of your natural inclinations.  Because the list of [...]

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The Introverted Leader’s Guide Part 1

Leadership

Introvert versus Extrovert I recently read Dr. Marti Laney’s book “The Introvert Advantage”.  Excellent read if you are an introvert, think you are an introvert or an extrovert that leads/loves an introvert. Only 1 in 3 people are introverts. I’ve known for 15+ years I’m an introvert.  But it’s only been the last 10 years [...]

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Feminine Leadership Part 2

Women in Leadership

What is Femininity?

Thanks to the media, the word “femininity” conjures up the image of a woman who faints on cue, lace gloves, bashful looks, high heels and well controlled laughs. True femininity is inner strength. Michelle McKinney-Hammond has the best definition of femininity:

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Letting Go of Oswald Part 2

Leadership

Yesterday I shared the story of Walt Disney’s first, but not well known character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.  It’s a story of determination and audacity. What’s fantastic about the story is that Oswald returned from Universal Studios to the Walt Disney Company in 2006! I can think of many instances where I questioned if I [...]

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Letting go of Oswald Part 1

Leadership

This story is one of few non-biblical stories that have shaped my character. I hope you get as much out of it as I do. In 1927, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon short films burst onto the movie scenes by Universal Pictures. He was Universal’s first animated character.  Oswald was popular through the 1930s with [...]

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