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Know Your Role

February 18, 2009 by Joe Lawrence

knowEvery person in every group has a role.  Do you know yours?  Some are the leaders, some the attention grabbers, and some the followers.  Each breaks down into numerous other possibilities, but for the sake of brevity I will stick to these three. First are the leaders who others are drawn to naturally because of similar abilities or because we admire them.  Once they've obtained our respect, we follow.  Leaders can be anybody, not necessarily the authority figures. Next, there are the attention grabbers.  These are the insecure people who need others to notice them.  This may be the class clown trying to get attention...

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The 5 Essential Steps of Leadership

February 3, 2009 by Joe Lawrence

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You're standing on the deck of your boat in the middle of the ocean. This is an entirely new experience. The ocean always has been that blue area on the map, never a reality. Now, you're in command and racing towards the horizon. All of a sudden, the boat hits a swell, and you're in the water. No one is around, and you're faced with two decisions: sink or swim. This is similar to most leadership situations you face. You're in new territory that you only may have seen or heard about before. Leading one person or a group can be tricky, and that...

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