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October 7, 2010

So while I recently did a post on “Bad Words” I recognize there is a certain hypocrisy in writing a post with this title.  But I also mentioned that there are things where it’s hard to use normal language to describe. Before I begin, I will offer a disclaimer.  I had the bulk of this [...]

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Celebrate With Me!

October 6, 2010

I just noticed that this blog just had a landmark moment – it passed 25,000 hits! That’s only a drop in the bucket for the internet, but it’s worth celebrating for a personal blog.A percentage of that is no doubt family and those that feel obligated by blood to read.  Another percentage are random visitors [...]

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Taking an In-Water Survey (Evaluating on the Go)

October 4, 2010
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

Here’s the next installment of the “Leading on the Seas” series.  Head over to the “Leading on the Seas” link in the list of categories to the right for more in the series. Evaluation is always a critical part of leadership efforts.  It’s important to measure up results with objectives and examine whether things are [...]

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Answering Critics

October 3, 2010

It’s the 25th anniversary this season of the ’85 Chicago Bears Superbowl season.  I thought I would post a bit of leadership wisdom from a member of that illustrious team.Steve McMichael, nicknamed Mongo, was a defensive tackle for the Bears and until a couple weeks ago he held the franchise record for games played for [...]

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Satire on Abuse of Authority

August 4, 2010

Just for the record, I don’t typically post cartoons just because I think they’re funny.  Although I would feel the freedom to do that too.I include things that relate to some of the themes of this blog and Dilbert frequently illustrates many of my favorite themes – leadership ethics, systems dynamics, and other things.  The [...]

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Parting of the Ways

November 13, 2009

I’ve shared that one of my proactive ways this fall to manage my stress this fall has been my reading of the Harry Potter books.  I’ve learned over time that just stopping working isn’t enough to help me chill out.  I have to be proactive to get my mind into something else that is relaxing [...]

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Prophets or Posers? Fallacy #1

July 3, 2009
This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Prophets or Posers

I’m a little slow getting going on this, but I’m going to present a series of logical fallacies that present themselves in the mind of someone who is seeking to justify their position as the source of true divine light and revelation in community. Of course, some of this applies in any basic human relationship [...]

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Failing Leaders

September 26, 2008

I was going through an old magazine I got at some conference I went to and I came across this top 10 list – the top 10 ways to fail as a leader. It was in the march and april 2008 version of Rev magazine (Rev.org). This is quite the collection in my mind – [...]

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Gettin’Feedback

June 2, 2007

I had a meeting that I don’t too many of us get too often. It was a meeting of several peers, friends, co-workers, and Christine and myself that met with the purpose of giving me feedback. As part of my seminary program all of us need to go through a process of meeting with a [...]

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