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

• 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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Curtain Of Fear

  By Dave Arch on January 17, 2013

  

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Who You Aren’t

  By Dave Arch on January 16, 2013

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Mom and Dad

  By Dave Arch on January 16, 2013

  

  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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Mental Credit Card

  By Dave Arch on January 16, 2013

  

  Although this poster is certainly not physiologically correct, it seeks to portray what happens in the human mind as positive experiences and negative experiences enter that realm. When we’re young, as children, we don’t have the equipment for dealing with… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Attachment Theory

  By Dave Arch on January 15, 2013

  

  If you Google the phrase, “Attachment Theory,” you’ll find much information. The concept was introduced to me in a book entitled, How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich. “Attachment Theory” at its heart, speaks of children watching parents or… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Comfort Zones

  By Dave Arch on January 13, 2013

  

  I remember when I was first sent this poster by a friend, and how I laughed out loud.  In the upper left, you’ll see where the magic happens, all colorful, and exciting, and glittering. Down on the lower right hand… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Behavioral Payoffs

  By Dave Arch on January 13, 2013

  

  It was on an early Dr. Phil television show when I heard him say, “Nobody does anything without a payoff. Nobody repeats a behavior without getting some kind of payoff from that behavior.” Figure out what the payoff is, extinguish… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Behavior Modification

  By Dave Arch on January 13, 2013

  

    Anytime you want to change your followers behaviors, psychologists would call it Behavior Modification.  Yet oftentimes a leader has never clearly defined what behaviors from their followers are getting in the way of productivity and which are contributing to… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: How A Mentor Thinks

  By Dave Arch on January 13, 2013

  

  Every leader needs a mentor. But here’s a poster that talks about a key component to get from your mentor. When being mentored, don’t pay as much attention to what your mentor does. You probably won’t be able to execute… Read More ›