"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty." -Zig Ziglar "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence." -Colin Powell Is loyalty important? Loyalty is faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group, or cause. (Philosophers disagree as to what things one …
Followership or Followers-hip –DeMarco Banter
About a year ago... a "colleague" came into the office and wanted to talk. He was concerned that I spoke a great deal about leadership and leadership development...but rarely spoke of followership. I had to ponder... and he was indeed correct...in so many situations we are leading in one direction and having to follow in …
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WHO are YOU? DeMarco Banter
One of the All Time Greatest Rock Songs...EVER! So...who are you? "Who Are You", composed by Pete Townshend, is the title track on The Who's 1978 release, Who Are You, the last album released before drummer Keith Moon's death in September 1978 (we miss you Keith). The song became one of the band's biggest US hits, peaking at number 14. The …
Do You Lead with Passion? Why not? –DeMarco Banter
Passion (from the Ancient Greek verb πάσχω (paskho) meaning to suffer) is a term applied to a very strong feeling about a person or thing. Passion is an intense emotion compelling feeling, enthusiasm, or desire for something. I have heard many folks say leaders should NOT lead with emotion. I think it is a bit of a fine line...but I prefer...we should be leading with …
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Lead, Follow, or See Ya–Bye! –DeMarco Banter
This morning I woke up pondering…why aren't there more dynamic leaders out there? Why is there so much leadership literature on the market and internet, but it does not seem to change anything? Why are all these leadership consultants with seemingly little to no true leadership experience making money? Innovation, Creative Leadership, Strengths, Emotional Intelligence--why? Read …
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Mastermind Century Group Suggested Reading List
A few folks have asked for some good books on various topics... so I decided to give a glance on the office book shelf and see what books have stuck with me over the years, ones that made me think deep, and those that have been just a true pleasure to read... I honestly have …
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Strengths, Monticello, and a 289 HiPo! DeMarco Banter
"No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place." -Thomas Jefferson This is in fact a paraphrase of Jefferson's actual statement, in an 1801 letter to the merchants of New Haven, Connecticut: "Of the various Executive duties, no one excites more anxious concern than …
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Leadership “Fads”…REALLY? DeMarco Counter Banter
I came across an article yesterday, 5 Leadership Fads to Ignore by Steve Tobak in inc.com (view original). I usually quite fond of Mr. Tobak's work...honestly, he is a man who has produced some great, thought provoking articles... just click here. I am all about the strong contrarian article, hence the reason I clicked on the link....but this …
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Are You Followable? –DeMarco Banter
Reading from Inc Magazine this afternoon and came across a piece from Erika Andersen titled "Lead So Others Will Follow: 6 Tips." This is probably about the third piece I have read from her as part of her new book, Leading So People Will Follow. Have downloaded the sample on iBooks...need to read it this week. Andersen comments...."We've …
The Super Model: DeMarco Banter
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others...it is the only thing." -Albert Schweitzer or "I'm sorry that good-looking people like us made you throw up and feel bad about yourself." - Derek Zoolander How do leaders create a climate or environment people want to work in? By modeling healthy leadership. People will emulate …
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