DISPLAY TEAMWORK

My wife and I were outdoors last Thursday.  We had our two youngest children with us.  While trying to relax and enjoy the great weather, we noticed our parking area needed a little work.  It had collected a bunch of dirt due to our garage area being at the bottom of a hill.  After deciding [...]

TIME management

How do you manage your time?  At the end of the day, how do you normally feel?  Productive?  Not Productive?  Managing your time is so critical.  For me, I spend time daily pondering how to better my time management.  There was a time when I would pray for more time in a day.  I wanted [...]

Good Morning Passion!

I was in a meeting last night.  The individuals in the meeting asked me why?  Why do I enjoy community building?  I told them I’m passionate about seeing people succeed.  In some degree, my passion to see people succeed plays a role in me getting up in the mornings.
People succeeding doesn’t always mean a good [...]

Question about leadership?

“Great
leaders
are
born
with
better
brains.”  This statement was posted on one of my favorite sites – www.fastcompany.com.
Do you think leaders are born to be leaders?  Can individuals develop the ability to be GREAT leaders?
I personally believe that a person can develop the necessary skills to become a great leader by doing some of the things listed below:

learn and keep [...]

Growth-in-Leadership

Here are five simple things you can do to grow as a leader:

work on being disciplined
be around other leaders
learn as much as you can in the field in which you want to lead
make out your definition of a leader
become a master in communication

There are so many other things that could be added to this list [...]

Ten Strategies for Developing the Art of Leadership

Whenever I find good material, I’m so compelled to share it. Once again, on one of my favorite sites to visit, I found this post called Ten Strategies for Developing the Art of Leadership by Bea Fields.
Ten Daily Habits:

Spend 30 minutes each morning looking for “cracks” in the major areas of your life.
Show up [...]

8 Things To Consider When “Changing A Diaper” For Leaders

At times, you may find that someone on your team is smelling up the place.  Here is one of the greatest opportunities to exemplify some great leadership skills.  Due to this team member smelling, you may want to approach this member about making some changes.
Changing the DIAPER:

Possibly the team member needs some training
Provide the team [...]

Write Out Your Goals

I’m a big believer in writing out your goals and planning your day, week, month, year, and life. So, when I ran across this article, I felt compelled to share it. It was posted on Paula Yee Sing-Edwards’ blog, plus on Fast Company.
According to a study by the Ford Foundation:

23% of the population [...]

Speed Limit Leadership

Consider all the things you can take away from driving the speed limit:

Driving the speed limit is a sign of patiences.
Driving the speed limit means you’re on time.
Driving the speed limit means you’re one they plays by the rules.
Driving the speed limit is setting a good example.
Driving the speed limit says you are aware of [...]

Not Catalyst Space but Creating Space

Hello.
Hi.
we are going to create space for you. in this space, we want you to be productive.
NOW.
In order for you to be PRODUCTIVE in this space, we will provide you with several items.
WAIT.
When thinking about space, please don’t think of just a corner in a room or even a room. Space is YOU [...]