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

• Graphic Leadership: Discuss Don’t Demonstrate

  By Dave Arch on January 20, 2013

  

  When it comes to the world of emotions, truly great leaders know how to discuss their emotions rather than demonstrating their emotions; and they encourage their followers to do the same. Demonstrating or displaying emotions causes the emotions to rise… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Nature Of Anxiety

  By Dave Arch on January 19, 2013

  Those who suffer from a state of perpetual anxiety (as opposed to those who suffer from periodic bouts of situational anxiety) tend to make two very common thinking mistakes.  This poster speaks to them both. First, they ignore the true… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Nature Of Faith

  By Dave Arch on January 19, 2013

  

  When we talk about putting our faith in another person(s), we might feel a little like the couple in the poster waiting to cross the street.  They are a very cautious couple and are waiting for 100% proof that a… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Repairing Trust

  By Dave Arch on January 19, 2013

  

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Cup Of Tea

  By Dave Arch on January 19, 2013

  

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: No One Comes Out Alive

  By Dave Arch on January 19, 2013

  

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Profitability Of Pain

  By Dave Arch on January 19, 2013

  

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Identity vs. Role

  By Dave Arch on January 18, 2013

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Wisdom Living

  By Dave Arch on January 18, 2013

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: A Balance To Life

  By Dave Arch on January 17, 2013

  

  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 ›