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

• 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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Grief Cycle

  By Dave Arch on February 3, 2013

  

  Whenever change occurs, there’s a process of grief originally identified by Elizabeth Kubler Ross.  In spite of the fact that a person can rather quickly logically/rationalize their way through a change, anyone who has ever gone through a divorce knows… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Labeling

  By Dave Arch on February 3, 2013

  The story is told of a farmer whose only horse ran away.  All his neighbors expressed how sorry they were at this unfortunate turn of events.  He replied, “Maybe.” Within days the horse returned with seven other horses it had… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Networking

  By Dave Arch on January 28, 2013

  

  As you look at this poster, it might remind you of another poster entitled Effective Delegation. Effective Delegation had only one inside square in which you were graphically taught to delegate authority and not just a task. So, as we… Read More ›