In his superb best selling book titled The Greatest Success in the World, Og Mandino wrote about the critical and life-long importance of work and labor. The book includes ten excellent and forever enduring Commandments of Success. The First Commandment of Success begins as follows: “THOU MUST LABOR EACH DAY AS IF THY
I read an excellent blog post yesterday from highly respected leader and author John Maxwell, and I couldn’t help but want to share it with you today. One line in particular really stood out to me: “Leaders motivate themselves internally rather than depending on external incentives.” Wow. That is such a great
In a recent interview, I asked Bruce Lawrence, the President and CEO of Oklahoma’s INTEGRIS Health system, to share about some of his organization’s current and future strategies. Lawrence said, “What comes to mind is the work that we’ve been doing over the past year to develop a clinical integration network. Basically it’s a way
Today’s article is the first in a series learning from the book by Paul Smith, Lead With A Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. As all great leaders know, storytelling is a very important and highly effective leadership tool. Leaders of many of the most successful organizations in the world
Imagine that you are facing a field full of targets. In your hand is a bow and arrow. You put your arrow in place, raise your bow, steady your arm, draw back, and release. Oh wait, I forgot to tell you to aim! Without aiming, it’s definitely possible that you’ll hit one of
In the first chapter of his book It Worked For Me: In Life And Leadership, retired General Colin Powell describes the critical importance of each person in an organization knowing their purpose. “Followers need to know where their leaders are taking them and for what purpose.” While “mission,” “goals,” “strategy,” and “vision” are
