You have heard the expression, “We will just have to disagree, agreeably.” This happens when two are discussing a subject or arguing an issue on which they cannot agree. This happens in different aspects of life such as religious disagreements, political disagreements, or even disagreements on how to do something in the work place...
Read MoreWhat about Labor Day? Labor Day 2014 is just over or soon will be when you read this, so instead of asking what you did over the weekend, let me ask about your labor. I looked Labor up in the Bible. Solomon had quite a lot to say about Labor in the book of Ecclesiastes.
Read MoreMy first job in high school was back in the warehouse at a local mercantile where I loaded feed, hay, and propane for the good folks of Maize, Kansas. The store was run by a husband and wife who had very different styles of leadership, especially in regards to discipline and resolving conflict. One day I made a mistake...
Read MoreReproducing other influencers, in this sense, means to pass the baton and allow them to run their own race. Hopefully, they will in turn have integrity with people, nurture, have faith, listen, understand, mentor, navigate, connect with, empower, and eventually, reproduce other influencers themselves and pass the baton onto another and to another...and so your influence continues on.
Read MoreEmpowering is giving your influence to others for the purpose of personal and organizational growth. It’s sharing yourself – your influence, position, power, and opportunities – with others with the purpose of investing in their lives so that they can function at their best. It’s seeing people’s potential, sharing your resources with them, and showing them that you believe in them completely.
Read More“When you navigate for others, you come alongside them and travel their road for a while, helping them handle some of the obstacles and difficulties in their lives. But when you connect with them, you are asking them to come alongside you and travel your road for your and their mutual benefit.”
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