Category Archives: Good Lessons

Inability to Read Between the Lines Effectively (Pages 101-102, GOOD SUCCESS: Learning Good Lessons from Bad Leaders) 525 words, read time 3 minutes 30 seconds.

Good leaders tend to be better listeners than bad leaders. Moreover, good leaders tend to be able to read between the lines better than bad leaders. That is to say good leaders can insightfully read and interpret data, people’s actions, … Continue reading

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5th Installment…New Leaders with New Hearts and New Spirits

New Leaders with new hearts and new spirits know the meaning of fealty. (579 words, read time 3 minutes 30 seconds) My wife and I have been spending a good bit of time watching BBC miniseries. Many of them are … Continue reading

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4th Installment…New Leaders with New Hearts and New Spirits

New leaders with new hearts and new spirits pivot from a solid base. (511 words, read time 3 minutes, 15 seconds) One of the most vital actions for the person playing second base in baseball or softball or the person … Continue reading

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3rd Installment…New Leaders with New Hearts and New Spirits

New leaders with new hearts and new spirits have new focus and new energy. (952 words. Read time is 5 minutes 45 seconds.)  On pages 7 & 8 of GOOD SUCCESS: Learning Good Lessons from Bad Leaders, the following formula … Continue reading

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2nd Installment… New Leaders with New Hearts and New Spirits

Those with New Hearts and New Spirits #2 (1035 words, read time 5 minutes 30 seconds) By “new” I mean different, fresh, recent, and in mint condition.  New is also synonymous with neoteric, which as a noun means a person … Continue reading

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Those with New Hearts and New Spirits

Those with New Hearts and New Spirits #1 (read time 3 minutes 15 seconds, word count 506) The type of leaders we had just a few weeks ago and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic are not the type of leaders … Continue reading

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What Makes Bad Leaders Bad?

From Pages 40 & 41 GOOD SUCCESS: Learning Good Lessons from Bad Leaders Many, many possibilities can make bad leaders bad. For example, an inability to create or communicate a compelling vision that is widely adopted throughout the organization may … Continue reading

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Self-Interest is Good; Selfishness and Self-Absorption are Not. It’s Not All About Me.

Excerpt from GOOD SUCCESS: Learning Good Lessons from Bad Leaders. Page 272 I don’t know of a better way to fall out of positive relationship than for a leader to communicate with word, or impression that they have superior knowledge … Continue reading

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Don’t Refuse to Loaf…Creatively

To most people, creativity and loafing don’t seem to go hand in hand, but in fact, they are strongly related. Most bad leaders don’t creatively loaf; they just loaf. What’s the difference? Creative loafing is planned and productive idleness. Good … Continue reading

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Transparency: Distinguishing the Good from the Bad

Given the nature and relevancy of the topic (see: Government response to COVID-19 Pandemic) This entry, 976 words, is a bit longer than I would ordinarily post. Yet, I hope you find it timely and worthy of the few minutes … Continue reading

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