The flip side of ignorance
So many today seem content to settle in the midst of their ignorance and not face life with astonishment, awe, and a sense of wonder. As Margaret Renkl writes, that approach is their loss.
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Under promise and over deliver
Be thoughtful about your promises and base them on reality. Deliver on those promises, day in and day out. And in the times when over-delivery will make a difference, then go for it!
Boldness in leadership
Doris Kearns Goodwin identifies boldness as a shared characteristic of great leaders in troubled times.
Let’s go 1-0 today
Saturday’s rally to celebrate the Washington Nationals World Series Championship was—intended or not—a masters class in leadership and team building.
Connecting the dots
Good leaders look around, figure out what else is going on, understand the context, and find a way to involve others, even if they aren’t part of their team or office or organization.
The search for wise leaders
Wisdom includes meaningful self-knowledge as well as an important outward-facing impact that translates into action.
Discipline
Discipline is remembering what you really want.
Create at the intersection of experience and innovation
Authenticity is when we “think less about reinvention and more about forging ahead in ways that draw on our accumulated knowledge.”
Don’t create followers, create more leaders
Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.
Stretch your mind
We have an “almost unlimited ability to ignore our ignorance.”
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