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

• Graphic Leadership: The Firing Dance

  By Dave Arch on April 25, 2013

  

  In the steps prior to releasing a person, the leader oftentimes goes through a series of steps that might be called The Firing Dance.  It is not unlike what a couple goes through prior to a divorce.  This insight is… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Ungratefulness

  By Dave Arch on April 24, 2013

  

  Oftentimes managers complain to me about a sense of entitlement on the part of their direct reports.  “It’s never enough” is how they might express it.  As I’ve mentioned previously, “We teach people how to treat us.”  Consequently, when a… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Make Them Ask

  By Dave Arch on April 23, 2013

  

  When I was being mentored with a psychologist, I would watch him sit back in that first session with a new client and after hearing the sad story, he would ask a simple question:  “What do you want from me?” … Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Triangulation

  By Dave Arch on April 11, 2013

  Although the word might be new, I’m confident the concept is not. Triangulation occurs when the leader inserts himself or herself into a situation that needs to be worked through by the two or more primary parties involved in the… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Like vs. Respect

  By Dave Arch on April 11, 2013

  

  The leader understands that when respect and like are in a fight, respect had better win. The leader who tries to get people to like him/her will do things much differently than those who have respect as their goal. If… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Thinking vs. Feeling

  By Dave Arch on April 5, 2013

  

  A leader understands that everyone both thinks AND feels about everything that comes across their radar. A leader understands that how we think about something and how we feel about something don’t always match. I have five grandchildren. Although I… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Laziness

  By Dave Arch on March 31, 2013

  

  Politically correct or not the leader understands that laziness occurs in more places than just the dictionary. The leader learns to spot it in others and catches it quickly when s/he senses it making inroads into his/her own life.  Most… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Input

  By Dave Arch on March 29, 2013

  

  All great leaders with whom I’ve spoken have been vigilant about what they allow to go into their minds. Whether it be with whom they conduct conversations, the movies they watch, or the books they read. They know instinctively that… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Confidentiality

  By Dave Arch on March 24, 2013

  

  The maintaining of confidentiality on the part of a leader is obviously an essential ingredient to the strength of the relationship with a follower. However, oftentimes confidentiality is not viewed as a two-way street. This poster says it in a… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Price Tag

  By Dave Arch on March 22, 2013

  

  Following is an activity that I frequently use in my leadership workshops to help participants understand the difference between their Identity and their Role (see the Identity vs. Role poster for more information).  My suggestion for you is to pretend… Read More ›