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  • His Mother Has Been Battling Alzheimer’s, So Olympian Brings Back Gold Medal For Her

    Prior to leaving for the Summer Olympics in Rio, long jumper Jeffery Henderson dedicated his journey to his family. Henderson promised to bring back a gold medal for his mother, who’s living with Alzheimer’s disease, and he delivered. Read more here 

  • Berkshire Hathaway takes bigger bite of Apple and Liberty Global, reduces shares in WalMart, Deere & Co, and Suncor Energy

    http://wap.business-standard.com/article/international/berkshire-takes-bigger-bite-of-apple-116081600040_1.html

  • How Much Would You Invest in Helping Connect Our Youth to Positive Role Models?

    https://youtu.be/9AD3FtmBHmo The above featured video is our first of many, to tell our story and share our vision for Storiboard Nation. We’re working hard to meet the needs of our members who shared their feedback on the type of online community and mobile app they desired. There’s been many sleepless nights to build an online…

  • You Are NOT a Good People Manager

    Lead Today Don’t feel bad, no one is a good people manager. It’s not your fault, it’s the peoples fault. People don’t want to be managed and people will not be managed. Your fault lies in trying to manage people in the first place. If you think you’re managing your people you are just kidding…

  • Do You See Everyone as a “10?”

    Absolute brilliance! Lead Today Pretty much everyone, no matter their business or where they live, understand what it is to be a “10.” 10 is perfection. 10 is what almost everyone wants to be. To be a 10 means you are awesome. Here’s what you may not know: everyone is a 10. I know some…

  • Can You Lead You?

    Can You Lead You?

    Lead Today Before you can lead anyone else you must be able to lead yourself. Before you can lead up you must lead yourself exceptionally well. Leading “up” simply means extending your influence to those above you in your organization. When you lead up you have much greater impact on your organization than your position…

  • The Limiting Nature of Goals

    The Limiting Nature of Goals

    Lead Today I am a big believer in the power of effective goal setting. I’m an even bigger believer in the power of effective goal achieving. Research has shown that people with true goals and a specific plan for how to achieve their goals are far more likely to achieve success in life, however it…

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    Time

  • There is No Value in Free

    There is No Value in Free

    Lead Today When I was growing up there was a little bakery in our neighborhood that sold the best brownies. They were 10 cents each or two for a quarter. They sold lots of brownies 2 at a time. I wonder to this day how long it took for people to figure out that the…

  • The Dissection of Blame

    The Dissection of Blame

  • The Problem With Problems

    The Problem With Problems

    Lead Today A very long time ago I worked for a company that offered the finest training available anywhere. They still do. It is simply life-changing training that no other training organization has been able to duplicate, despite the fact that many have tried. I was tasked with penetrating a very large account, one of…

  • The Ultimate Test of Leadership

    The Ultimate Test of Leadership

    Lead Today The ultimate test of leadership is this: Do you as a leader have the ability to help common people achieve uncommon performance? Can you help a follower or a weak leader become a strong leader? A leader, a true leader anyway, has many responsibilities. Leadership requires sacrifice, commitment and often, steadfast determination to…

  • Busy Isn’t Always Productive

    Busy Isn’t Always Productive

    Lead Today Are you a busy person? Are you always ?on the run? from the time your feet first hit the floor until your head finally returns to the pillow? Is there always ?stuff? left to do at the end of the day? If you answered yes to those questions then there?s no doubt about…

  • The Text

    The Text

    Oh the tangled web we weave!

  • Are You an Inspirational Leader?

    Are You an Inspirational Leader?

    Lead Today Inspirational leaders don?t try to force their people to drink from the well of success; they inspire them to be thirsty. Before anyone can achieve their full potential they must be inspired. Some people seem to inspire themselves, many however need someone to inspire them. That ?someone? is most often a leader. Authentic…