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The Double Bottom Line – Meaningful Profits

The Double Bottom Line – Meaningful Profits
Ted Leonsis has reached the top of the proverbial success heap.  With a very impressive resume’, Leonsis, a billionaire has devoted himself to not only financial success but life success. Leonsis worked 15 years with AOL earning himself the position of Vice Chairman and President.  He founded Monumental Sports and Entertainment which manages three top…
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Courage: Character of a Leader

Courage: Character of a Leader
"Real courage defends values, principles and people, not property and profits." Mark Twain once wrote, “Courage is the resistance of fear, the mastery of fear- not the absence of fear." Courage is key as we explore the character of healthy authentic leaders. But what is courage and what does it look like in real life?…
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Problem-Solving: Reverse Engineering

Problem-Solving: Reverse Engineering
Creative problem solving is an essential tool in anyone's toolbox! With effective problem-solving tools, you can employ the one which is best suited to help you resolve the situation and leverage it for success.  It is important to realize that one size doesn’t fit all.  While some tools may have worked wonderfully many times before,…
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I Smell Like Sheep Poop: Spirituality of Work

I Smell Like Sheep Poop: Spirituality of Work
I got a call from a friend a couple of days ago. He has a small sheep herd of about 100 head and he was needing help sorting them. Some had to go to market. Some had to be tagged and tattooed. And some needed to be culled off for shearing. I love a day…
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Inspiring Leaders

Inspiring Leaders
Today's effective, healthy leaders understand that those they lead are not a commodity to be consumed.  No longer a product to be bought and used to serve the grand vision of the leader.  More people are seeking significance from their work.  Where in generations past employees have been content to contort for the sake of…
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Humility in a Status Chasing World

Somewhere during my formative years I came to believe that humility was the rejection of the reality that some things I did, I did well.  To accept any praise or even to share a strength or a talent was considered boastful and full of pride.  As such, I grew up feeling just as bad about…
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Character of a Leader

Character of a Leader
Working with leaders in different spheres, we see time and again that much of the popular thinking of leadership falls short.  While working a particular model or strategy for leadership, or being very knowledgeable in a particular area may go a long way to making a good company or a good executive, there is something…
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Motivating Employees with Meaning

Motivating Employees with Meaning
Motivating employees can be a challenge!  Whether they receive a pay cheque or volunteer, it is important to help your team understand why what they do is important or meaningful.  This sense of meaning can go a long way to increasing productivity, improve employee/volunteer retention and loyalty. Adam Grant, a Wharton management professor, demonstrates this…
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Guilt Free Giving: Generosity that Brings Life

Guilt Free Giving: Generosity that Brings Life
One of the best things in our businesses is the joy of supporting worthwhile causes and projects.  As a spiritual practice, our giving flows from our relationship with God, so with each opportunity, we try to step back from the pitch and ask "Is this something we are to support at this time?"   I…
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Faith or Certainty

Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus Podcast (Archive) -  Is God angry when we have doubts?  Can doubt be a part of healthy faith?  Today the guys talk about our definitions of faith, and how many of them limit our growth in Christ. Two Fools on the Road to Emmaus is a radio podcast…
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