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Internal Leadership and Development Consultant at Tenaska and Executive Director Of The Omaha Magical Society.

• Graphic Leadership: Your Time Account

  By Dave Arch on January 15, 2014

  

  Time is money is so cliche. Nevertheless, money is a quite accurate metaphor for time. Both are valuable. Both are in limited supply. However, with time as opposed to money, you can never check your balance. A wise leader understands… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Losing Trust

  By Dave Arch on January 11, 2014

  

  A leader who desires to remain effective handles trust with the respect it deserves. Considering the fragility of trust and its indispensability if anyone is to follow your lead the leader is diligent to: 1. Act with full integrity –… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Goal Setting

  By Dave Arch on January 9, 2014

  

  I remember watching the end of a Summer Olympics marathon. The runners had understandably been jogging most of the way. Suddenly, their eyes fell upon the stadium in which they knew they would find the finish line. The jogging turned… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Multiple Intelligences

  By Dave Arch on January 5, 2014

  

  First postulated by Howard Gardner in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, the theory is that as opposed to someone being intelligent or not intelligent, people actually have intelligence in differing areas. This poster references… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Depression

  By Dave Arch on January 5, 2014

  

  In the art and science of building a team, a leader understands that depression is catching. When one team member is depressed (particularly when it’s chronic), that member takes energy disproportionately from the members of the group, and soon others… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Self-Centered Behaviors

  By Dave Arch on January 5, 2014

  

  Have you ever hit your thumb with a hammer or stubbed your toe or shut your fingers in a door? Have you noticed that in that moment it’s nearly impossible to think about anyone else’s well being as all of… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Don’t Kick The Can

  By Dave Arch on January 2, 2014

  

  Politically the phrase kick the can down the road is often used when lawmakers pass a law that doesn’t take effect for years. They can look like they addressed the situation without personally needing to deal with the fallout from… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Perception vs. Reality

  By Dave Arch on December 27, 2013

  

  A seasoned leader knows that the giving of honest feedback to his/her followers is part of the job. The leader also knows that leveraging the difference between perception and reality is one of the stronger ways to do it. It… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Self Revelations

  By Dave Arch on December 27, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  In order to bond with another person, vulnerability must be present. The leader must be willing to share his/her thoughts and feelings with the follower if s/he expects the follower to do likewise. This poster contains a collection of Self… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Perceptions

  By Dave Arch on December 26, 2013

  

  How a leader is perceived by others is at least as important as who s/he really is. As an organization grows larger, the leader will actually be known by a smaller percentage of the total group. However, even those people… Read More ›