Inspire First, Then Teach
Leadership & Organization, Sayings
By May 1, 2013 Comment»

Hoping for change, but continuing to do things the way you’ve always done them, doesn’t work. This “blog quote” is intended to give your brain the necessary jolt (and excuse) to “jump the tracks,” challenge what you’re doing and find better ways to make great things happen.

The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.  (Horace Mann)

  1. Where are you hammering on “cold iron” with your followers?
  2. What are specific ways you can make the iron glow (inspire) before hammering?
  3. Stumped? Think of someone who made you desire to learn. What were their methods? What about someone who turned you off (cold iron). How did they go wrong?

Be inspired, take action, broadcast your insights…

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Principles to Make Yourself Creative
Inspiration & Creativity
By April 24, 2013 4 comments»

What do you not understand about "No bath"?

In the last two years I’ve been working heavily in the area of creativity and innovation. As I’ve talked to leaders and benchmarked businesses, I’m astounded by its rise in priority from something “nice-to-have,” to a necessity for survival and differentiation in a competitive world. If it’s that urgent, how can you and I “make ourselves” more creative?

To answer the question, I want to share powerful principles I recently heard in an interview with Noah Scalin on “ways to get creative” (Noah is a teacher, artist and activist who gives talks on creative energy and just published his book “Unstuck” – 52 simple creativity-generating projects that fit into any lifestyles). (more…)

Blue Jolt: Personal Leadership as a Test for Leading Others
Leadership & Organization, Personal Development, Sayings
By April 17, 2013 2 comments»

Hoping for change, but continuing to do things the way you’ve always done them, doesn’t work. “Blue Jolts” are potent tidbits intended to give your brain the necessary jolt (and excuse) to “jump the tracks,” challenge what you’re doing and find better ways to make great things happen.

Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

  1. What are some personal “day-to-day” habits you have observed in great leaders?
  2. Which ones are most important?
  3. Which day-to-day personal leadership habits do you need to work on most? (remember, if you’re not working on moving forward, you’re likely going backward).

Be jolted…

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