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

• Graphic Leadership: Symptoms vs. Causes

  By Dave Arch on March 2, 2013

  

  Warning: If you want to spend a little time trying to figure out the brainteaser for yourself , please don’t read any further. If you don’t panic at the thought of mathematics, solving the brainteaser in this poster is really… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Volunteer

  By Dave Arch on February 27, 2013

  

  What if you aren’t a leader in your organization yet.  However, you’d like to increasingly be viewed as a leader.  This poster gives you one of the key components for attaining that brand. Many of whom I work with struggle… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Anatomy Of An Irritation

  By Dave Arch on February 27, 2013

  

  Some leaders will never become great leaders because they are too afraid that they’ll irritate people with the decisions they make. Statistics show that the average person gets irritated some sixty times per day.I’m sitting in traffic only to see… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Truth Hurts

  By Dave Arch on February 22, 2013

  

  Truth Hurts is a truism that has stood the test of time.  Maybe that’s why there’s a natural tendency to avoid looking the truth straight in the eyes.  We don’t want to take a hard look at our true financial… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Never Enough

  By Dave Arch on February 21, 2013

  

  If you’ve ever known someone who just couldn’t seem to find the productive energy that comes from gratefulness, you might consider this poster. Sometimes the person has encountered some event(s) s/he deemed so “unfair,” that no matter how many good… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Negotiation Template

  By Dave Arch on February 20, 2013

  

  Adapted from the book entitled Negotiate To Win by Jim Thomas, I encourage my clients to make copies of this poster and have it padded to use as preparation anytime they are ready to enter a negotiation. Each of the… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Self Discipline

  By Dave Arch on February 19, 2013

  

  It is my personal belief that everyone exercises self discipline.  We all discipline ourselves.  However, some people use more effective methods of discipline and hence achieve better results. Maybe we should stop for a moment and inspect the words “discipline”… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Financial Incentives

  By Dave Arch on February 18, 2013

  

  A wise leader understands the wisdom of Howard Hawk’s (Founder of Tenaska) insight when he said, “We should never be surprised when someone acts in a way that corresponds with how we economically incentivize them to act.” From time to… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Know Your Enemies

  By Dave Arch on February 18, 2013

  

  Great military leaders know the importance of gathering intelligence on the enemy and the strategic advantage that intelligence can give them going into battle. In business, it is no less important to know our competition. Adapted from the book entitled… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Know When To Stop

  By Dave Arch on February 15, 2013

  

  Most leaders are risk takers.  Consequently, most leaders are gamblers of sorts.  When channeled, this characteristic can be magnificent in its ability to move people to places they would be too afraid to go without the leader.  When not managed,… Read More ›