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

• Graphic Leadership: Dysfunctional Boundaries

  By Dave Arch on January 11, 2013

  

  As you first look at this poster, you’ll notice that one of the boxes is a solid line. The other is a dotted line. I happen to have the woman inside the dotted line boundaries since that is most frequently… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Healthy Acceptance

  By Dave Arch on January 11, 2013

  

  This poster hopes to explore the differences between “Healthy Acceptance” and “Toxic Acceptance.” The battle cry in the workplace is “you need to accept me the way I am.” That may be true, but I believe there’s a healthy approach… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Five Dysfunctions Of A Team

  By Dave Arch on January 11, 2013

  

  The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni is certainly one of the few books on a short-bookshelf for the leader. At its heart, the book talks about the fact that the characteristics on that left side of the… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Six Decision Centers

  By Dave Arch on January 11, 2013

  

  As we begin the exploring of how to make wise decisions, I want you to imagine for a moment that you’re in a restaurant. Out of the corner of your eye you see your best friend’s spouse.  But your best… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Organizational Growth Stages

  By Dave Arch on January 11, 2013

  

  I was thrilled to find that there is a model to organizational growth that allows leaders to predict what’s coming next and see where they are as an organization in those five stages of growth. The garage phase is where… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Top Ten Communication Dysfunctions

  By Dave Arch on January 10, 2013

  

  These are the most Common Communication Dysfunctions that happen in interchanges between people. At their heart, they have one commonality.   One person is using the strengths they have against the person with whom they’re talking.  They’re doing this to bring… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Drama Triangle

  By Dave Arch on January 10, 2013

  

  Given to us by Dr. Karpman, the Drama Triangle promises to diagram any dysfunctional relationship. Every dysfunctional relationship has a Persecutor, a Victim and a Rescuer. That doesn’t mean it takes three people to have a dysfunctional relationship. I find… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Intuition

  By Dave Arch on January 10, 2013

  

  Intuition — it’s a rather esoteric word, isn’t it? What it means in the world of leadership is how capable am I of sensing what’s going on in a room, taking the temperature of the room, checking the mood of… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Truth and Actions

  By Dave Arch on January 8, 2013

  

  When looking for truth, pay less attention to a person’s words than their actions (over time). It’s too easy to get caught up in words.  Yet we all know we say things for many different reasons.  And not all of… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Emotional Investment

  By Dave Arch on January 8, 2013

  

  Here’s a guideline that will help keep you from being trapped in the “Drama Triangle.” When I care about something more than you care about it, I can start to lean into the Drama Triangle.  If I care about your… Read More ›