After Achieving Success, Can You Maintain It?
4 ways to avoid the gradual slackening that follows triumph: 1. Bear with imperfect people. A master can find a good use for everything. 2.
Always Make New Mistakes
What if you tell a joke and nobody laughs? Today is my birthday. Are you, like me, getting older and still struggling to learn something new? Years
What are we going to do about 2013?
In countless organizations, the “leaders” break the rules. They criticize people, and then do the same thing themselves. When our leaders think they deserve more privileges
Leadership Tips for a Crisis
As long as we don’t become hopeless, we can help people respond to the high and good within themselves. Think of how birds fly. They
How to Be Magnetic
Jim is a magnet for attracting people to his cause. His magnetism also made him successful in business. (Very successful.) Last week, I asked him,
Leadership Qualities: What is the Weakest Combination?
Jane was chosen to chair the Holiday Ball. She loved the title. Within two minutes of meeting you, she bragged that she was next year’s
Volunteer Horror Stories
USE THIS STORY TO TRAIN YOUR TEAM: A woman volunteered for an organization for ten years. She was hard-working and dependable; a modest woman, not
Peter Yarrow – ‘PUFF’ Up Support for Your Non Profit
Peter Yarrow, founder of the band Peter, Paul and Mary, also founded the non-profit organization ‘Operation Respect.’ It grew into a worldwide program in a few short years. Before
I Hope You Lose
How do you know if you are a good leader? You can only tell a good tree from a bad one “by its fruits.” If