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Internal Leadership and Development Consultant at Tenaska and Executive Director Of The Omaha Magical Society.
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Graphic Leadership: Repairing Trust
As we saw in another poster, there is no 100% proof that someone won’t let us down as we lean on them within the context of a relationship. Consequently, when trust is broken, the truly great leader understands the necessity… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Cup Of Tea
I’m not everyone’s cup of tea. This one comes from my wife. I like how it sounds. Not everyone is going to like me. Oftentimes, when I encourage people to seek counseling, I say, “You need to visit several counselors… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: No One Comes Out Alive
I thought long and hard before including this one in the book. It’s a tad morbid. But as I shared it with people in my executive coaching sessions, I increasingly found this poster created a mind shift in those with… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Profitability Of Pain
Here’s a poster that speaks to the Profitability of Pain. I believe, as leaders, we can often succumb to the misbelief that our job is to protect our followers from pain. However, as we chart out our own lives I… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Identity vs. Role
I would like to identify this as the most important poster in this series. However, if it’s not the most important, it is among the top two or three. Role is what you do. Identity is who you are. You’ll… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Wisdom Living
All facts are not created equal. In this particular diagram, it shows the various levels of facts and how they go through processing to bring us to Wisdom Living. Raw data, facts might include “in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: A Balance To Life
Leaders have come to understand that much of their life is spent trying to balance two components — excitement and security. Excitement is when I’m out on the edge. The risk is very real. I’ve put something out there –… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Curtain Of Fear
We have visited this theme before in at least a couple of other posters. In the section on “Comfort Zones” we said, “It’s fear that is wrapped around our comfort zones.” In the section on “Confidence” we said that, “We… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Who You Aren’t
I really enjoy when I come across a quote that I can’t process completely on first reading. This poster contains just such a quote, “It’s not who you are that holds you back . . .” If I just take… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Mom and Dad
Everyone does not think like your mom and dad. My hope is that brings you some relief. I’m not sure that’s always our understanding as we begin in life. Very often, we project on others our own background, and then… Read More ›