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

• Graphic Leadership: Trap Yourself

  By Dave Arch on May 31, 2013

  

  In his groundbreaking sales book You Can’t Teach A Kid To Ride A Bike At A Seminar, David Sandler first introduced me to the concept of trapping yourself.  Since that time I have visited with leaders who consistently use this… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Character vs. Skills

  By Dave Arch on May 28, 2013

  

  Hire character. Train skill. said Peter Shulz, Former President and CEO of Porsche.  Another frequently quoted similar phrase is People are hired for their technical skills and fired for their people skills. The universally admired/attractive character traits (i.e. Love, joy,… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Failing and Failure

  By Dave Arch on May 22, 2013

  

  Here’s where a look back at a previous poster entitled Identity vs. Role would be completely appropriate. In another context someone has said, “Not having much money is a fact that many people deal with. However, “being poor” is a… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Transparent vs. Authentic

  By Dave Arch on May 21, 2013

  

  Unfortunately, the two words transparent and authentic are sometimes used interchangeably when addressing leadership qualities. The casual use of these words leads to detrimental results. A leader’s goal is never to allow their followers to know all about him or… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Positional vs. Earned Authority

  By Dave Arch on May 16, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  1974 was a watershed year in the United States.  Our President resigned from office over what became known as the Watergate Scandal.  It was the culmination of a series of events not the least which was the United State’s involvement… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Sharing Your Opinion

  By Dave Arch on May 10, 2013

  

  A leader already has a certain amount of earned power that has to be managed.  Consequently, it is essential that s/he considers how s/he shares his/her opinion.  It must always be stated as merely one person’s opinion to receive maximum… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Withdraw The Thought

  By Dave Arch on May 10, 2013

  

  You’ve certainly seen this strategy used on courtroom television dramas when an attorney makes a clearly out of bounds statement about the innocence or guilt of the defendant, and the other attorney objects. The first attorney then quickly withdraws their… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Give Advice By Asking Questions

  By Dave Arch on May 9, 2013

  

  As we saw in a previous poster entitled Unsolicited Advice, “Unsolicited advice can be viewed as criticism.” Nevertheless, there are times when we wish to give another peer or even superior advice.  What approach does a leader use? If a… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Failure

  By Dave Arch on May 9, 2013

  

  In 1970 revered Baseball Hall of Famer, Mickey Mantle said, “During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times times and walked about 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Want vs. Need

  By Dave Arch on May 7, 2013

  

  A leader makes it a discipline to know the difference (and mentally enforce the difference) between a “want” and a “need.”  A leader often wants something to happen but doesn’t need something to happen.  A leader may want someone in… Read More ›