______________________ ______________________ Legacy
“Your significance in this world is not measured by what you have attained, or what you have left behind; rather, it is realized by what continues on without you.”Quality Deliverables
"The quality of a team's output is in direct relationship to their leaders' willingness to encourage, empower, and embrace their input." (Graphic)Leader or Manager?
“An analysis of whether your most essential assets are anything other than your employees will be evidence of whether you are a leader or simply a manager.”
The Key …
"Behind every storm cloud, there is a bright tomorrow. The key is in knowing how to find tomorrow, today." (Graphic)Perspective
"Our perception is greatly based upon our point of view. Create a new perspective, by changing your POV." (Graphic)By Example
“Why would we ask our employee’s to perform a task that we ourselves are not willing to do?”
Where is your passion?
“Our passions originate from experiences which have altered our perception …”
Staff Motivation
"Your staff is not motivated by how much you know, but by how much you know, they know. " (Graphic)Control & Power
"If control and power is what you cherish, you will be no good to those under it. " (Graphic)Patience
“Patience often surrenders to time, and dreams go unfulfilled… act as if time is fleeting, as it is.”
Be Yourself
“No matter how hard you try, you can never be something that you’re not.”
Author Archives: David Mills
Mentoring Matters II
Developing a diverse set of informal mentoring relationships can assist you with navigating the many challenges you face each day. Dr. Eric Hall, general manager, Vehicle Systems Division, The Aerospace Corporation, discusses the benefits of peer to peer, cross organizational, … Continue reading
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The Role of Leadership and Mentoring
ASCP Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer E. Blair Holladay, PhD, SCT(ASCP)CM led three amazing women leaders, Barbara Pierce Bush, Virginia A. LiVolsi, MD, MASCP, (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) and Jennifer L. Hunt, MD, MEd, FASCP, in … Continue reading
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Mentoring Millennials
A New Generation of Employees
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What is Culture?
Culture happens by default or by design, but what happens when you enable your employees to drive the culture will stagger your mind. Motivational Speaker Michael Hahn shares the essentials to a Killer Culture. Does your organization have a culture … Continue reading
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Have you had mentors in your business life?
Ken Rees talks about the influence mentors have played in his career, and why effective mentoring can not be created artificially but must stem from a real relationship. He also discusses how mentorship is encouraged in his company.
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Leadership | Big Issues in Business
When we talk about the biggest issues in business, leadership is often front and centre. It is the most studied, yet least understood phenomena in the social sciences. What leadership means differs for different people, across cultures and even across … Continue reading
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Switch — Work/Life Balance to Work/Life Integration
Brent proposes it’s the time to turn off that belief that you can create a work-life balance and look to the possible future to understand and transform into work life integration. Parallel Article: Ethical Use of Company Time
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The Essence of Leadership
An excellent summation of the essence of leadership by General Colin Powell.
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Mentoring Stewardship
“Mentorship as a facet of leadership is probably the most important aspect of the Stewardship of the Profession that doesn’t get the attention that it should,” said COL Bircher. As a mentor, he explained how sharing advice and knowledge is … Continue reading
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Leadership Is Not About Being Perfect
… public speaking, leadership … and the trappings of both …
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What Great Leaders Actually DO?
Is there a better way to gain influence and lead others? How do we become better leaders? In this episode of The Charged Life, filmed in one take without prompter or notes, high performance coach and motivation legend Brendon Burchard … Continue reading
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Ethical Decision Making by Business Ethics
Over the years Skip Ames has offered a wide range of business ethics best practices programs, speaking engagements and ethics seminars to organizations. This 5 minute video is a sampling of Skip Ames speaking on Ethical Decision Making.
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Gauging Ethics in an Organization
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, describes simple guidelines to gauge ethics in an organization. She asks entrepreneurs to answer key questions about promotion and performance within the organization.
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How to Lead Change Within Your Organization
Hayagreeva “Huggy” Rao offers practical advice for managers on how launch a movement and lead change within their organizations. Rao is the Atholl McBean professor of organizational behavior and human resources at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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