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

• 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 ›

• Graphic Leadership: Transactional Analysis (PAC)

  By Dave Arch on January 8, 2013

  

  Sometimes referred to as “transactional analysis,” the “parent-adult-child” (PAC) model gives us a good starting place for understanding interactions with others and building our ability to connect as leaders. Those who study this particular model indicate that we talk to… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Dysfunctional Transactional Analysis (PAC)

  By Dave Arch on January 8, 2013

  

  Looking at the panels on this poster you will see that the first one shows a large parent, smaller adult and smaller child. This picture of a person with a large Parental Ego State is probably a person who doesn’t… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Unsolicited Advice

  By Dave Arch on January 7, 2013

  

  In seeking to build and maintain connections with your followers, it’s important to remember that unsolicited advice can often be viewed as criticism. That particular insight causes a leader to stop, think, and process before offering advice for which there… Read More ›