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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Two orange pencils

    If you are an orange pencil, unsharpened and unprepared for use, you will be left behind by the other orange pencil, which is already sharpened and ready as it can be. Just because you have the same coat doesn’t mean you are both ready for the opportunity. And just because you graduated with a degree… Read more

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  • Legitimate power

    It’s quite challenging to ask people to do what they ought to do when you do not have the authority to do so. In specific cases, it helps if you have the position to make things happen. You might be an enthusiastic employee, but if you do not have the authority to move things forward,… Read more

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  • Resolute leadership

    Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].Luke 9:51 AMP The three leadership principles from Luke 9:51 are: Good leaders know the mission. Good leaders pursue a purpose beyond themselves. Good leaders strive for goals that require the… Read more

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  • Growth and excuses

    What do you have in your hands right now? Isn’t it more comfortable to dream dreams than to make them tangible and real? Yes, you’re right. The difficulty lies in your lack of imagination. Looking into what you have in your hands right now only proves your capacity to do something. However, the nagging sense… Read more

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  • A Century of Interchangeable, Disposable Labor (from Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?)

    Just over a century ago, leaders of our society started building a system that is now so ingrained, most of us assume that it’s always been here and always will be.We continue to operate as if that system is still here, but every day we do that is a day wasted, dollars lost, an opportunity… Read more

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  • SMART goals

    Whether starting a project or leading people, it’s essential to be smart with your goals. From the paper of George T. Duran (1981), he suggested that objectives should be: Specific — target a specific area for improvement.Measurable — quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress.Assignable — specify who will do it.Realistic — state… Read more

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  • Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity (VUCA)

    Further reading: What Does VUCA Really Mean? Read more

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