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

• Graphic Leadership: The Origin Of Anger

  By Dave Arch on February 15, 2013

  

  With rare exception, anger is always a secondary emotion fueled by either fear or hurt. To be sure there are those instances where one is incensed by injustices done in the world to the point of anger or as it’s… Read More ›

• Governance: Accountability

  By Dave Arch on February 15, 2013

  

  This staple of management theory has stood the test of time.  “If everyone’s responsible for everything . . . then no one’s responsible for anything.” Accountability is only possible when there is singularity of ownership around every project. The movement… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Tell Me More

  By Dave Arch on February 15, 2013

  

  Although the poster’s a little cheesy, I decided to keep it for the sake of memorability. The words “Tell Me More” need to be the first words that come out of a leaders mouth when one of their followers brings… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Social Masks

  By Dave Arch on February 11, 2013

  

  When comparing yourself to another, be aware of two common traps.  First, seldom are you comparing “apples to apples.” Most of the time you are comparing what you know to be true about yourself to the other person’s “Social Mask.” … Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Ask For What You Want

  By Dave Arch on February 8, 2013

  

  The classic marriage dysfunction is when one spouse or the other says, “I shouldn’t have to tell him/her what I want.  If s/he loved me, they’d know.” This same dysfunction impacts the leader too.  “My work should speak for itself. … Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Finding Gratitude

  By Dave Arch on February 7, 2013

  

  At the bottom half of the line you’ll see the words “What I deserve.”  Everyone has to answer that question for themselves.  What do you deserve in life?  What does life owe you?As the hash mark on the line moves… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: A Principle Of Behavior Modification

  By Dave Arch on February 7, 2013

  

  Treatment of others is more often than not a reflection of how a person treats himself/herself.Without the change of behavior in how a person treats himself/herself, changing the treatment of others has a slim chance of succeeding.  A leader understands… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Seek And Ye Shall Find

  By Dave Arch on February 7, 2013

  

  I won’t presume to tell you what the writer of this ancient text meant by what was said in this Bible verse found in the fifth chapter of Matthew.  Still I have seen its truth play out in the leaders… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: First Acknowledge . . . Then Solve

  By Dave Arch on February 4, 2013

  

  The profundity of this poster is found in its simplicity.  Of course one can’t solve something they refuse to acknowledge.  Does that really merit being made into a poster? In my Executive Coaching, I’ve discovered that approximately 85-90% of solving… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Plan B

  By Dave Arch on February 3, 2013

  

  Wisdom for generations has said “Don’t put all your eggs into one basket.”  From previous posters we also know that we truly don’t fear those things over which we have no control.  Rather we fear not being able to handle… Read More ›