Hispanic Leadership
When people are stuck, they often think the solution is complicated. After all, they can’t see the way out. But often the solution is very simple. Jerry Van Camp is a pilot who was the chairman of his pilots’ union. The union meetings were held in a room where everyone smoked, ate, and drank […]
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When the pressure on your independence feels intense; when your balance is being tested; when faced with sore points of contention — people will pressure you to make a decision. Don’t. Hold back. Get clear before you act. Patience, in the highest sense, means putting brakes on strength.
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Gina’s pride is wounded. She extended herself to someone and he did not reciprocate. He brushed her off and couldn’t be bothered with her. Pride usually shows itself in impatience, anger, giving up, or vindictiveness. For example: when the maître d in a restaurant doesn’t seat her soon enough, Gina becomes impatient. When a man
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When I first went to India, if I wanted to make a phone call to the United States, I had to drive five hours from my village into the big city of Mumbai. Today, in that village, ladies still carry water from the well in pots on their heads, but they talk on cell phones
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In the fourth grade, I changed schools in the middle of the spring semester. Neither the new teacher nor the students welcomed me with open arms. I felt like an outsider and changed from someone who loved school to someone who didn’t. The result was that my grades plummeted. It was a relief when the
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What good is a goal? People set goals thinking that when they reach them they will be rewarded. But look at NBC letting go of Jay Leno. The network gave him the top spot, succeeding Johnny Carson. When he started in 1992, the show was #1. No one thought he could keep the show at
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This leadership tip will bring you success – guaranteed. I used it to raise 1/4 million dollars, by accident. It only took 30 minutes. You can use it for nonprofit fundraising. You can use it for other goals. I’ve used it over and over, with 100% success. In this 3-minute video, discover the secret for your success,
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Joe Flacco’s critics have called him dull, criticized him for using the wrong words and for being a lightweight. He has taken public criticism from teammates and the Ravens’ owner. He’s been told that he commits too many turnovers, and his Fu Manchu mustache is unflattering. On Sunday his team won the Super Bowl and Flacco was voted “Most
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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 than others, it leads to indifference to suffering. In 2013 are we and our leaders a family (in it for the team)? Or is it everyone for themselves? Which brings
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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 whirl and turn, speed up, dive, climb and soar at exactly the same time. Watching them, it is impossible to know who is leading. Still, one bird is the leader
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