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“I thought there were supposed to be thousands of butterflies?” Marek’s wrinkled brow confirmed his disappointment. His two brothers and sister joined a chorus of, “I can’t believe we drove six hours to see this!” The four adults acknowledged the relatively few butterflies, yet emphasized that the absolute . . . → Read More: The Leading Happiness Equation  Comments are closed  choose, Commanding choice, Commanding choose responsibly, Happiness, Happiness equation I heard the whining engine and screeching tires a split second before the white Miata flew around the curve. I jumped off my bike and watched as the petrified driver wrestled with the wheel. But the next curve came too fast. The driver and sports car disappeared over the edge. I hopped on my . . . → Read More: How Leaders Choose to Use Feedback It was 7:58 Saturday morning and the captain had turned on the fasten seatbelt sign. I squinted as I gazed out of the window at the brilliant, snow-capped Rocky Mountains. My mind drifted to the mountain I just climbed. WOW, I think to myself, I’m flying home after teaching 26 senior executives during a . . . → Read More: Do You Know How to Lead from the Top? Comments are closed Commanding choice, Commanding choose responsibly, Development, Learning Agility, Visionary My sister-in-law’s mom, Ruth, died last week. She had been ill for some time and required 24/7 healthcare. She spent the last week of her life calling old friends and writing thank-you notes to those who had cared for her over the last several years. It seems to me that she died . . . → Read More: Don’t Just Count Your Blessings… The cost of turnover for a typical employee is between 48 percent and 61 percent of the employee’s salary, as discussed in a previous blog ( http://davejensenonleadership.blogspot.com/2009/06/six-hiring-mistakes-good-leaders-make.html ). In that blog, I also revealed the six most common mistakes leaders make during the interviewing and hiring process. These errors are why an average of . . . → Read More: How Leaders Interview and Hire the Best |
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