Author Archives: Ward
Eradicating Smallpox – Focus on Prevention, Not on Treatment
Break-With Insight: Primarily focus on prevention, not on treatment. Continue reading
High Trapeze With a Safety Net
It s not so much that we re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it s that place in between that we fear. It s like being between trapezes. There s nothing to hold on to. Continue reading
Paradigm Shift – Catching Kids Being Good
The first problem for all of us, men and women,
is not to learn, but to unlearn Continue reading
Psychological Air
When you give a distressed person breathing room, a place and a space to exhale; You don t just get the situation back to normal, you actually improve on it. Continue reading
Listen, Then Act
Listening means sincerely trying to understand another person’s point of view until that person feels understood. Continue reading
You Don’t Know It All
I once saw a plaque on the wall of another leader. It said simply, Listen, Its Your Job. Continue reading
On Servant Leadership
The servant-leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Continue reading
Leadership is All About Letting Go…Letting Go of Power
The release philosophy is based on a leadership approach of releasing the reins, the harness that holds back your people from achieving greatness and personal fulfillment.
Getting Past Two-Alternative Thinking
In The 3rd Alternative, Dr. Covey inspires us to think differently about solving problems than we ever have before. We must set aside our differences, including our boundaries, languages, economics, politics and cultures and work hand in hand together to create solutions which are greater than the problems we now face.”
— Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner 2006 Continue reading
How to Overcome Resistance & Push Back
9 leadership principles that are timeless and proven to work. These 9 principles are unarguable; they have survived the test of time. Continue reading