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• Graphic Leadership: Striking Out

  By Dave Arch on September 14, 2015

  

  Any ballplayer will tell you that the fear of striking out is worse than the experience of striking out.  They will also tell you that the more you strike out the less dramatic it is, and that the first time… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Leader’s Plans

  By Dave Arch on September 14, 2015

  

  Our own experience tells us the truth of this poster.  When we set about to make our own plans, we seldom consider the dips and valleys that come with the out playing of that plan. Notice that the differences between… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership:  Mind Your Own Business

  By Dave Arch on August 27, 2015

  

  Remember the phrase “Mind your own business?”  In my childhood it was a reminder to not try and eavesdrop on adult conversations. With this poster, we’d use it to literally remind ourselves as leaders to focus on the things that… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Productivity Of Worry

  By Dave Arch on August 26, 2015

  

  As we just saw in the previous poster, lack of forgiveness is one of the two most common energy drains confronting a leader. The second is worry. Please type the words worry and fear into the search box on this site to… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: An Energy Drain

  By Dave Arch on August 26, 2015

  

  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

  By Dave Arch on August 26, 2015

  

  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: Breaking Yourself

  By Dave Arch on August 26, 2015

  

  In the earlier poster on The Drama Triangle, we saw how trying to rescue someone (as opposed to helping them) can lead to the demise of the Rescuer. This poster puts the warning even more succinctly. Yet the reminder to… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership:  Strategic vs. Tactical Thinking

  By Dave Arch on August 26, 2015

  

  A leader knows how to move between strategical and tactical thinking – understanding when s/he is working in which sphere. This poster speaks of strategical thinking being closer to the clouds when a leader takes time to be sure s/he… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: The Leader’s Feet

  By Dave Arch on August 22, 2015

  

  Requiring much discipline but worth every bit of energy, this poster reminds us to be in the present.  Discipline our minds to not wander to the future or the past when in conversation with another person..  The leader understands that… Read More ›

• Graphic Leadership: Plan Z

  By Dave Arch on August 22, 2015

  

  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 ›

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