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DeM Banter: but we all know..."Miley Cyrus flaunts her Hannah Montanas with racy outfit at Hollywood concert..." Is it a school/education issue or a matter of what the society or culture values? Thoughts? Chicago Tribune December 9, 2012 Pg. 28 Seventy-one years ago this month, Japan launched an aerial assault on the U.S. fleet in …
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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 …
DeM Banter: Not to get too depressing on a Saturday AM, but this is a piece that is worth a read. By no means do I think America is a nation to be written off... this would not be the first time other nations figured we were done... the key is to change the course...but …
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"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 …
"...And be a simple kind of man Be something you love and understand..." -Lynyrd Skynyrd I've always wanted to be an intellectual...I know a few... got to hang out with a few...but no matter how I try...I'm a simple dude. I've read a myriad of leadership book, seen the movies, listened to the podcasts...but in …
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Reading a bit of Ken Blanchard this AM and looking at the most common mistake a coach can make regarding his team....misjudging the level of a player. This resonates after a very frustrating High School Football season for my oldest son. Blanchard mentions all players fit into one of four categories and as leaders and …
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“The nose of the Bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go” - Winston Churchill Okay... Tenacious D is for Tenacious DeMarco not the Jack Black rock band... te·na·cious /təˈnāSHəs/ Adjective 1) Not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or …
DeM Banter: just encase you've been sleeping...looks like the cliff is looming nearer...remember the scene in the James Dean movie "Rebel without a Cause?" Yeah...that keeps running through my mind... Which driver will we be? We could be James Dean...but it didn't go so well for him, in the end, either... Article attached at the …
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DeM Banter: Another take on a very good book. Col Gentile is a PhD, Army Colonel...tons of street cred and a fellow Cardinal, but something is not sitting right in his review. Would be most interested to hear from those you have read the book, on their thoughts... really could just be my simple mind....thanks “. . . …
inc.com / view original DeM Banter: Hope I'm not going too "negative," but important stuff here... we have to ask ourselves. Brian Evje is another great leadership author... highly recommend a quick Google search on his stuff. Leadership isn't forever. Here are six signs it's time to step down. Many leaders remain in power unless …
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