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

• Graphic Leadership: The Pareto Principle

  By Dave Arch on January 22, 2013

  I encourage you after reading this commentary to take few moments Googling the phrase “Pareto Principle” and find all the different ways that this principle has been applied. Sometimes it’s referred to as the “80-20 Rule” — 20% of our… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Daily Do List

  By Dave Arch on January 22, 2013

  

  Andrew Carnegie at his heyday called in a time consultant and said, “Tell me how to get more out of my day. I only got 24 hours in a day. Tell me, tell me. How can I get more?” The… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The 6×6 Plan

  By Dave Arch on January 22, 2013

  

  Do you have any trouble maintaining intensity in your life? Do you have trouble keeping intensity around the goals, the accomplishments that you want to achieve? The 6×6 Plan might work for you. The question is simple, “What six things… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Necessary Endings

  By Dave Arch on January 22, 2013

  

  Dr. Henry Cloud, in his book entitled Necessary Endings says, “The good cannot begin in earnest until the bad ends.” Quite often, leaders talk about starting things, beginning things, initiating things, and yet not enough time is spent on what… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Confident Humility

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  I believe some leaders suffer from timidity due to a false definition of humility. Maybe in their childhood, they were told, “Don’t toot your own horn.” “Don’t get too big for your britches.” “Don’t get a big head.” They began… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Time Management

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  My favorite, most practical book on Time Management is the book, Getting Things Done by David Allen. I’ve given you a diagram here of his thesis for how to organize yourself in order to get things done in an efficient… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Never Substitute My Opinion

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  One of the mantras of a great leader is this poster, “Never substitute my opinion for your own.” In fact, a great leader won’t let their direct report substitute their opinion for his/her own. They may not agree with the… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Keeping Up

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  With technology and all aspects of knowledge moving as fast as they are, the ability to learn something early in your life, unlearn it, and relearn it, is an indispensable component.  A leader must be constantly changing, constantly growing, constantly… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Can You See It?

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  I’ve included this poster because it illustrates graphically the need for flexibility in our thinking – perceiving things as other people see them. In order to successfully negotiate, I must be able to look through the eyes of the other… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Getting To Yes

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  An effective leader needs to learn to negotiate and always grow in his or her skills. Certainly, a classic in the world of negotiation training is the book entitled, Getting to Yes by William Ury and Bruce Patton. This is… Read More ›