Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Your team knows you care about them by your level of willingness to sacrifice and serve them. The year must have been around 1980. There had been an unexpected significant increase in the volume of our business, and it hit us in the heart of the summer vacation...

Endings and Beginnings

Endings and Beginnings

This is a season of endings and beginnings for many of us. September sometimes feels like a mini-New Year to me, with the end of summer and the start of a new school year. Just last week, we wrapped up a LEAD 365 cohort, and we are kicking off four new cohorts this...

Big Engine, Big Transmission

Big Engine, Big Transmission

(This post was first published here on March 7, 2016.) Last week I shared with you how the Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, has influenced my life. I promised that in this week’s posting I would share how the 80/20 rule has impacted our design and delivery of LEAD...

O-Rings and Marshmallows

O-Rings and Marshmallows

Today's post was originally published here on February 29, 2016.  One of my favorite philosophies for leadership is the Pareto Principle. I don’t think we talked about this principle in class so this may be a new topic to you. I want to explain this important concept...

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