H.H. Horn in the book Idealism In Education makes the statement found in this poster. Leaders realize that not everyone comes from an equally strong gene pool – bestowing a variety of capacities upon his/her followers. Likewise, leaders realize that not… Read More ›
Vitality
Graphic Leadership: Upset
Rational Emotive Therapy teaches that I don’t get upset nor does someone make me upset nor upset me. The accurate way to say it is I upset myself. Once I begin using that phrase and accepting responsibility for being upset,… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: The Fallacy Of Comparison
There’s a story told in the ancient writings from the Bible of a landowner who hired people first thing in the morning to work in his fields. They agreed upon their pay for the day. He then hired some others… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: An Energy Drain
With a leader possessing only a finite amount of energy, s/he must guard and channel that energy with a deliberateness not required of a follower. Lack of forgiveness is one of the two greatest energy drainers against which a leader… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Appreciation
Could it be this simple? Earlier in this series we looked at a poster entitled Gratitude – seeking to discover what it takes to attain and maintain gratefulness. This poster reminds the leader of the indispensable role appreciation plays in… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Plan Z
This poster reminds the leader that if s/he hasn’t tried Plan Z yet, s/he’s not done trying. The mature leader understands that persistence is a result of really wanting something. Oftentimes it’s the team that wants the win the most… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Curing The Victim
A psychologist who mentored me oftentimes would listen to the whine of a victim complaining about this or that for costly minute after costly minute in the therapy session. At the conclusion of the venting, my mentor took a deep… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Your Worth
I’m consistently amazed at how much someone will pay for something that I wouldn’t spend a penny on. Just because I can’t see it’s worth doesn’t mean it isn’t worth to the other person what they paid for it. We… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: The Line Of Reality
There’s no substitute for a leader to remain in reality. Elsewhere you can read about The Room Of Reality. Here I introduce you to The Line Of Reality. When a leader walks the line of reality s/he has a sober… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: How To Not Motivate
In an attempt to motivate, it is not unusual for leaders with the very best of intentions to turn to a counter-productive approach. S/he challenges the followers to reach for a certain level of performance. Upon reaching that level, the… Read More ›