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

• 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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Levels Of Competency

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  A leader understands that there are levels of competency in his or her own life as well as the lives of those whom they lead. There’s the level of Unconscious Incompetence. Some people don’t know what they don’t know. There’s… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Character

  By Dave Arch on January 21, 2013

  

  As you saw on the Leadership Star poster, one of the points is labeled Character. Why? Take a look at the heart of this poster. Character speaks to a leader being a principled person. In any given situation, you may… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: It’s All Made Up

  By Dave Arch on January 20, 2013

  

  Much of my time in executive coaching is helping people with their career development plans. They might look around and say, “I don’t see a job here that fits me at all.” “I don’t see a job that stirs any… Read More ›