Leaving a Leadership Legacy

 

You Have What It Takes to Play BIG!

Confident businessman

Antony Jay put it best when he said, “You can judge a leader by the size of problems he tackles – people always pick a problem their own size, and ignore or leave to others the bigger or smaller ones.” The question then becomes … what

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What Reputation are You Giving to Others?

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Lady Bird Johnson once said, “Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” However, this statement is NOT JUST TRUE of Children.  It’s true of EVERYONE. What you believe about other people has a profound effect on what they have the

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What’s Important to the People You Care About?

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Theodore Roosevelt put it best when he said: ”No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Showing people that you care is critical whether you are trying to get new customers, empower your team, get a new job, or strengthen

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Create Your Perfect Network!

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Yesterday, I was at a networking event, and I was discussing “Your Competitive Edge”  tips with Person X.  They said to me: “Jos, the tips sound great, but I’m curious as to who is reading them.  Who is in your community?” Amazingly, this was the

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Putting the “M-E” in TEAM

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When I used to be the captain of a competitive figure skating team as a kid, my coach used to always tell us that “There is No ‘I’ in Team.”  She said it so many times, it used to drive me crazy, and I always

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Assess Your Career and Personal Values

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Brian Tracy, of my favorite business gurus, once said “When you achieve complete congruence between your values and your goals, like a hand in a glove, you feel strong, happy, healthy, and fully integrated as a person. You develop a kind of courage that makes

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Have You Asked a Caring Question?

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Theodore Roosevelt once said, “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Although it’s not in your job description to care about the lives of others, it is certainly in your interest – and the interest of your business

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Are You a Talker or a Doer?

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Thomas Sowell, an American economist and political commentator, once said, “Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.” In all honesty, are you more of a talker or a doer? If you are trying to articulately justify why you’re “Not a Talker”…

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Feed the Hunger for Appreciation

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Mother Teresa once said, “There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.” Think about how this wisdom applies to your life. What difference does it make to you when people pay attention to what you do?  Furthermore, what does difference

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Play to Win! (In Your Career and In Life)

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Since I was a little kid, I would look at pictures – like the race picture below — and think to myself something like this:  “I am so not a competitive person.  I don’t want to win; I just want to try my best and

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