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(6024, 4382, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://collaborativetransitions.com', '71.31.218.17', '2010-12-22 11:35:54', '2010-12-22 17:35:54', 'I loved the comments as much as the post!  I remember the first time our company President cried (many years ago) - I was shocked (yes, it was a man) and felt great compassion for him as I realized how human he was (rather than the robot everyone said he was).  This was a great lesson for a young supervisor to learn, and to carry forward in her career.  I would love to see men and women stop struggling to hide behind the \"professional\" facade that is often demanded in company cultures.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6025, 4382, 'Donna', 'psykosyntesforum1@gmail.com', 'http://psykosyntesforum.se', '112.202.208.12', '2010-12-22 12:33:01', '2010-12-22 18:33:01', 'I love this post , it is an open minded article about how emotions affect <a href=\"http://psykosyntesforum.se\" rel=\"nofollow\">leadership</a> to the extent that some are describing crying as a weakness of the leader but deep inside it\'s just self expression and nothing is wrong about it.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6026, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '184.57.165.110', '2010-12-22 12:53:43', '2010-12-22 18:53:43', 'Absolutely Georgia! Thanks for sharing a real example of this being well received by others.\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 6024, 0),
(6027, 4382, 'Mandy Vavrinak', 'mvavrinak@mac.com', 'http://mandyvavrinak.com/', '70.177.89.193', '2010-12-22 15:18:37', '2010-12-22 21:18:37', 'William,\n\nThanks for not just taking a bold \"all crying is OK!\" stand here... I agree that emotion is part of who we are as humans and therefore as leaders and should be welcome in the workplace to the extent that it helps communicate (so many things!). I also feel strongly that we, as leaders, set examples in tone and attitude and should check emotional displays that do NOT contribute to communicating on some level who we are, what we\'re about, etc. Everyone has bad days... I don\'t like to bring my bad day with me to the office (a short trip for me as I work from my home!) and I don\'t like it when others do, either. It\'s a distraction for everyone and reduces focus on There are exceptions, of course... serious events happen to all of us at one time or another and there\'s not always a way to separate what we\'re going through from our work life.\n\nDefinitely an issue worth discussing!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6028, 4382, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '99.61.15.86', '2010-12-22 15:22:05', '2010-12-22 21:22:05', 'Hi William,\n\nMany mocked it, but a young man from around my neck of the woods named Tim Tebow led his team (the Florida Gators football team) from a genuine place. This included expressions of joy, frustration and even sorrow. This particular speech, after a tough loss, includes genuine sorrow and even a tear or two:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sGv2Zw-WQw\n\nBut the emotion it captured the attention of the nation and the hearts of the team. They didn\'t lose again, and finished as national champions. So apparently, a male leader can \"cry\" with positive results, provided he also is willing to back up the remorse with commitment and determination.\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6029, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '65.111.172.186', '2010-12-22 16:41:45', '2010-12-22 22:41:45', 'Thanks for your contribution Donna. Very well said!\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 6025, 0),
(6030, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '65.111.172.186', '2010-12-22 16:43:33', '2010-12-22 22:43:33', 'Thanks so much for your perspective Mandy (enjoyed your post yesterday BTW). As with all things, balance and wisdom must rule the day. Being authentic to who you are doesn\'t mean you should embellish unnecessarily...agreed.\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 6027, 0),
(6031, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '65.111.172.186', '2010-12-22 16:46:00', '2010-12-22 22:46:00', 'Great example Tristan. Although I\'m an OSU Buckeyes fan, I\'m happy to give you a little slack and latitude for the sake of proving a point! Tim Tebow\'s speech was inspiring indeed.\n\nEmotion and leadership is having an understanding of what is merited in the moment and balancing that with the potential tension of where you are emotionally about that moment.\n\nThanks for contributing Tristan!\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 6028, 0),
(6032, 4382, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sdimaulo@readytofeedback.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sdimaulo/', '74.56.228.245', '2010-12-22 23:36:08', '2010-12-23 05:36:08', 'Mandy,\n\nI really enjoyed your comment as it reflects my current area of reflection... to emote, how and when! Emotion has a time and place, or does it, should it?  I believe this \"how\" needs to be spelled out through guiding principles around communication and feedback. Individual preferences need to be identified and respected, awareness of others emotional states is critical but most importantly a strategy is required so that all this authentic communication impacts the workplace positively and influences performance.\n\nThe three of us should connect to continue to explore this very intriguing topic!\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 6027, 0),
(6033, 4382, 'Authenticity is Key in Leadership - Jewel Mlnarik', '', 'http://portfolio.mariimpress.com/authenticity-is-key-in-leadership/', '205.186.184.30', '2010-12-23 01:29:53', '2010-12-23 07:29:53', '[...] By Jewel Mari | Published: December 23, 2010  This evening I stumbled across an article at the LeadChangeGroup.com that I felt compelled to [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6034, 4382, 'Claire Boyles', 'hrclaire@gmail.com', 'http://www.twitter.com/ClaireBoyles', '82.35.147.76', '2010-12-23 04:56:05', '2010-12-23 10:56:05', 'I\'ve thought about this long and hard over the last few years, should there be crying in Leadership? Why do we expect our leaders to be perfect, before we are willing to follow.  True strength of a leader lies in finding the way through adversity &amp; being human, not in avoiding &amp; hiding it...\n\nFor me a leader that has honesty &amp; integrity and asks for help when needed- now THAT\'s a person I\'ll follow until the end..', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6035, 4382, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-23 16:48:04', '2010-12-23 22:48:04', 'William,\n\nThanks for addressing this issue.  It seems there is a large double-standard in the gender world that needs to be addressed.  The only problem is, everyone is automatically on one side or the other.  Objectivity seems to be very difficult to obtain.  Maybe we should start a group for Emotional Men in Leadership.  We could get a wristband and maybe have some posters drawn up!\n\nLet me know if you start that group any time soon... :-)\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6036, 4382, 'Steven Gonzalez', 'sgonzowdas@aol.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/spgonz/', '69.118.14.96', '2010-12-23 21:19:11', '2010-12-24 03:19:11', 'William -\n\nI truly believe showing emotion - showing your human side - is what distinguishes good leadership from bad leadership.  I don\'t buy into the whole... \"It\'s a business and therefore, I can\'t show any emotion...\"  To me, that is just a way to distant yourself (as a leader) from the situation/decision.  Does that mean that the Business Environment should be void of any emotions?  Anger, Joy, Happiness...\n\nI do believe, as Mandy articulated so well in her comment... \"I also feel strongly that we, as leaders, set examples in tone and attitude and should check emotional displays that do NOT contribute to communicating on some level who we are, what we’re about, etc...\"  that being over emotional is not what we are talking about here.\n\nThe only way to build trust is through vulnerability...demonstrating your human.\n\nThanks William for your insight', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6037, 4382, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '69.253.50.18', '2010-12-26 09:49:51', '2010-12-26 15:49:51', 'William, I am so sorry that I am just catching up on this.  I just commented on another woman\'s post on BNET who was taking a strong stand that crying has no place in leadership.  I felt a little vulnerable offering another perspective.  It is so refreshing to have a community who is open to discussing this.\n\nI actually wrote a post on my own site about this <a href=\"http://www.maryschaefer.com/see-u-sweat/\" title=\"here.\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\nI totally agree with Mandy\'s comment: \"Thanks for not just taking a bold “all crying is OK!” stand here.\"  Agreed.\n\nThe relevant excerpt from my post is probably this:\n\n\"I’m not saying that all managers and leaders need to be as transparent as I was in that moment.  I felt very comfortable… I was going to say “comfortable with allowing myself to be vulnerable,” but that’s not entirely true.   I didn’t feel particularly vulnerable because I had decided that *I* was okay with me showing this.  And I was willing to take any consequences that might follow.\"\n\nFor me it was an integrity issue AND it would have been confusing and dishonest NOT to explain the situation to my audience.\n\nEXCELLENT post, William.  Colleagues, you keep raising the bar!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6038, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '65.111.172.186', '2010-12-26 18:30:39', '2010-12-27 00:30:39', 'Very true Claire. Perfection is atypical of the human condition. We definitely need more human leaders.', 0, '1', '', '', 6034, 0),
(6039, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '65.111.172.186', '2010-12-26 18:33:41', '2010-12-27 00:33:41', 'Love the ideas Mike! I think the underlying problem isn\'t being emotional or not as a man, it\'s a poor understanding (or definition) of masculinity. That comes through in how we lead as men (parenting, work, community involvement) and how we allow ourselves to have fun.\n\nI would like to tease out the ideas you mentioned. We should talk soon!\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 6035, 0),
(6040, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '65.111.172.186', '2010-12-26 18:48:40', '2010-12-27 00:48:40', 'Very well put Steven. I think you nailed when you made the distinction between being emotional and over emotional. An either/or proposition doesn\'t exactly fit in with emotions.\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 6036, 0),
(6041, 4382, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '65.111.172.186', '2010-12-26 18:55:36', '2010-12-27 00:55:36', 'Yes Mary! Showing your emotions is an integrity issue. Love that. I have given a keynote where I was so passionate about the subject that I literally had to stop for a second to swallow a few times because I became a bit emotional. It was that integrity that actually made the point so much better than my words.\n\nIt also gave permission for others to allow their emotions to be a little more transparent and some did. It was probably one of my favorite keynotes to date.\n\nThanks for sharing!\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 6037, 0),
(6042, 4382, 'Michael Lee Stallard: Leadership Posts from Top Bloggers', '', 'http://www.michaelleestallard.com/leadership-posts-from-top-bloggers', '208.113.134.104', '2011-01-02 11:12:17', '2011-01-02 17:12:17', '[...] Advisor explores various opinions and prejudices on that very subject. Mike Henry Sr. contributes There&#8217;s No Crying in Leadership posted at Lead Change Group [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6043, 4382, 'MAPping Company Success', '', 'http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2011/01/leadership-development-carnival-new-years-edition/', '72.167.93.81', '2011-01-03 03:18:02', '2011-01-03 09:18:02', '[...] Advisor explores various opinions and prejudices on that very subject. Mike Henry Sr. contributes There&#8217;s No Crying in Leadership posted at Lead Change Group [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6044, 4382, 'The January 2nd Leadership Development Carnival New Year&#8217;s Edition | HR Interview Tools', '', 'http://hrinterviewtools.com/skill-assessment/the-january-2nd-leadership-development-carnival-new-years-edition/', '174.121.56.60', '2011-01-13 00:56:21', '2011-01-13 06:56:21', '[...] Advisor explores various opinions and prejudices on that very subject. Mike Henry Sr. contributes There&#8217;s No Crying in Leadership posted at Lead Change Group [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6045, 4393, 'Tweets that mention We’re Like Family Around Here. Well, Maybe. #LeadChange -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/like-family-well-maybe/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-29 07:59:40', '2010-12-29 13:59:40', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and others. Mike Henry Sr. said: Today&#039;s post: We’re Like Family Around Here. Well, Maybe. #LeadChange http://tiny.ly/dqRe [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6046, 4393, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '184.57.165.110', '2010-12-29 08:28:38', '2010-12-29 14:28:38', 'What I appreciate best about this is it takes into consideration those in the organization who may have a distorted view of family. I don\'t think many of us had a perfect family, so any family dysfunctions that caused us some serious challenges will affect our perspective at work. (questioning motives, etc.)\n\nThis boils down to a communication issue, more than a cultural issue. The desired culture is noble and beneficial to the organization. How that culture is being communicated is vague and non-specific.\n\nGreat insight Mary!\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6047, 4393, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '201.102.35.218', '2010-12-29 08:58:05', '2010-12-29 14:58:05', 'As always, Mary, it depends on where it is said. I agree with you that more clarity becomes more effective, especially if you are managing large groups of people. What is \"like family\" is a great question and the bit about carrying each other\'s secrets or being in some sort of insider society with untold rules is NOT conducive to creating a great work environment. I also believe that so many of us have a negative perspective of the words \"work\" and \"workplace\", \"colleagues\", \"team\" and such that they are almost seen as nasty and \"family\" is meant to be more benevolent. I love what you are saying here. And I would also like to see leaders build up the significance of work as an expression of who we are in the world and a way to make a difference!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6048, 4393, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-29 09:23:02', '2010-12-29 15:23:02', 'Mary, this is a very thoughtful post.  Coming from a fairly middle-of-the-road family experience, I just don\'t naturally think about the things you mention.  I\'ve been negligent in that area.  Thanks for reminding me that other people associate different meanings with the words and analogies I use.  I appreciate the reminder.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6049, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.203.124.74', '2010-12-29 10:05:42', '2010-12-29 16:05:42', 'William, thanks so much for your comments.  I so appreciate them because you articulated exactly what I want to get across,\n\n\"This boils down to a communication issue, more than a cultural issue.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 6046, 0),
(6050, 4393, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2010-12-29 10:35:12', '2010-12-29 16:35:12', 'Mary,\nI love thought-provoking posts such as this one! In the past, I have worked for organizations that claimed to treat their employees \'like family\' when the reality was: Mistrust, selfishness, paranoia, bullying, underhandedness and so forth.\n\nConversely, the organization I have worked with for the past five years *is* like a family - we respect, care for and support one another professionally and personally. We call each other \'work family\' and there is nothing any of us wouldn\'t do - and have done - to help each other at work or at home.\n\nI had very dysfunctional parents, so when I think of \'family\' in that context, it has negative connotations. However, the family I have created as an adult along with my husband\'s family show me every day that care, compassion, honesty, trustworthiness and support are foundational to healthy families.\n\nI believe it comes down to leadership. I am very interested in hearing more insights from others - great post!\n\n<a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HeatherEColeman</a></a>', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6051, 4393, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-29 11:42:18', '2010-12-29 17:42:18', 'Interesting post, Mary... It made me really think. The last company I worked for was a well-established on, owned by one family for multiple generations. Being privately held, when we\'d hear about management decision, we\'d always hear \"The Family decided...\" It caused a chuckle after a time because it brought to mind the Mafia.\n\nBeing a family-owned company, they emphasized work-life balance, and the intent to treat us like family. However, when they let hundreds of employees go in the past year, it had more than the usual shock attached to it. Not only did I lose my job, but I got \"voted off the island\" too! My \"family\" didn\'t want me anymore, and it contained more than just a professional sting. It felt personal as well, when it was purely a business decision. This created a dynamic that\'s hard both for those who are now jobless and those who are left behind. I was very close to the colleagues I worked with regularly, and it was hard to find new ground for us to relate with each other once I was cast out of the family.\n\nSo, while I agree that leaders need to be clear about what they are really trying to accomplish and they need to be careful about likening their team to a family, I think that in the best teams, it\'s almost unavoidable that team members will form close relationships that may ultimately be put in the context of \"family.\" After all, in many work situations, we spend more hours a day with the people we work with than we actually do with members of our own family units...\n\nTherefore, leaders need to be aware of the context being created for their teams, and take that into consideration during their own interactions within the team. This may be easier to do in larger companies than it is in smaller ones where teams are more tight-knit and work more frequently together.\n\nAnyway, interesting article, Mary! Thanks for sharing your pet peeve, and making us all more mindful of how we communicate to those we lead.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6052, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.203.124.74', '2010-12-29 12:30:17', '2010-12-29 18:30:17', 'Monica, thank you so much for responding to my post.  I love this poitn you made:\n\n\"...so many of us have a negative perspective of the words “work” and “workplace”, “colleagues”, “team” and such that they are almost seen as nasty and “family” is meant to be more benevolent.\"\n\nSo true, and something *I* need to keep in mind more.\n\nAlso loved this, \"I would also like to see <b>leaders build up the significance of work as an expression of who we are in the world</b> and a way to make a difference!\n\nI\'m with you.', 0, '1', '', '', 6047, 0),
(6053, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.203.124.74', '2010-12-29 12:40:12', '2010-12-29 18:40:12', 'Thank you for sharing all of that, Tara.  I\'m sorry you had to go through all of that.  Your story puts a face on the concern I put forth.\n\nWorkplace relationships can be complex, as can family relationships.  What you said here, <b>\"Therefore, leaders need to be aware of the context being created for their teams, and take that into consideration during their own interactions within the team,\"</b> is imperative to truly mature, thoughtful and effective leadership.\n\nAgain, thank you for sharing your story and your thoughts.  Mary', 0, '1', '', '', 6051, 0),
(6054, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.203.124.74', '2010-12-29 12:48:47', '2010-12-29 18:48:47', 'Thank you Heather for sharing your experiences.  My goal is not to put a damper on family-like feeling, and all the benefits of it in a work experience.\n\nI too have had experiences like you described here: \"...the organization I have worked with for the past five years *is* like a family – we respect, care for and support one another professionally and personally. We call each other ‘work family’ and there is nothing any of us wouldn’t do – and have done – to help each other at work or at home.\"\n\nYou summed it up with this, which is why we are all here at LeadChange: <b>\"I believe it comes down to leadership.\"</b>\n\nThank you again for your comments.  Mary', 0, '1', '', '', 6050, 0),
(6055, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.203.124.74', '2010-12-29 12:51:09', '2010-12-29 18:51:09', 'Mike, thanks for your supportive comments.  You got exactly what I would have wanted my reader to get.\n\nMy Best,\nMary', 0, '1', '', '', 6048, 0),
(6056, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.203.124.74', '2010-12-29 12:53:18', '2010-12-29 18:53:18', 'I want to publicly thank <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jennifervmiller/\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Jennifer Miller</a> for her feedback and editing suggestions so that I could \"go public\" with this post.  Thanks again, Jennifer.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6057, 4393, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jennifervmiller/', '99.96.26.6', '2010-12-29 17:15:34', '2010-12-29 23:15:34', 'Mary,\n\nYou are quite welcome! It\'s a great post and one that is resonating with our readership.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6058, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '69.253.50.18', '2010-12-29 18:17:00', '2010-12-30 00:17:00', 'Yes, so pleased.', 0, '1', '', '', 6057, 0),
(6059, 4393, 'Jake Hillman', 'jakester191@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/trainerjake/', '207.109.252.194', '2010-12-30 14:53:01', '2010-12-30 20:53:01', 'Mary,\nThis was an interesting post. I\'ve got to also confess that I use this term loosely, probably because I\'ve been with my company for over 12 years and remember when it did feel like \"family\". I think that one way to change that term is to use \"community\" instead. As the organization I work at has grown, it looks a lot less like a family and more like a community where we do still care for one another, but there\'s no preconceived notions that, even though we are spread out over thousands of miles, we are still a family. I mean, I have third cousins that are technically family, but I have not spoken to them in over 5 years.\nI\'ve recently started to appreciate some of the other communities that I\'m involved in, such as Lead Change. This past Christmas, I actually received more cards from clients that I help mentor than from my co-workers. Interesting that the people who have really shown that they care and appreciate me are the people I spend less time with but do have a deeper connection. I think that\'s the point: it\'s about how we connect, not about what we call ourselves.\nGreat post. I appreciate how risky it must have felt putting this out there.\nBest, Jake', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6060, 4393, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '71.224.6.134', '2011-01-12 20:16:30', '2011-01-13 02:16:30', 'Thanks Jake, so much for your response.  I think \"community\" is a good alternative.\n\nAnd I think you nailed it with this: \"it’s about how we connect.\"   There\'s not enough of that in too many organizations.  Just as long as we are all clear and direct about what we mean by that :-)\n\nThanks again,\nMary', 0, '1', '', '', 6059, 0),
(6061, 4397, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '184.57.165.110', '2010-12-27 11:00:20', '2010-12-27 17:00:20', 'What an encouraging post, Mike. I have had so many people believe in me, I honestly can\'t keep count. That is why I\'m so blessed to be where I am today. One person I truly believe will accomplish great things is my dear friend and business partner (aka Swag Vixen) Heather Coleman.\n\nShe is such a positive force in the lives of so many people. Add this to her brilliance as a speaker and leader and there is a combination that will move mountains. Can\'t wait to see what she continues to do as she grows her career and business. Love you to bits Heather!\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6062, 4397, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2010-12-27 11:44:18', '2010-12-27 17:44:18', 'Mike,\nThis is a wonderful post - an interesting perspective on what it means to infuse others with positive energy, with the gift of your trust in them - great leaders invest in the leadership of others.\n\nThis is my favorite part of your post: \"So why not help create a great vision for their future and begin to resource them to achieve it?\"\n\nI am honored that my partner and friend, William Powell, wrote such wonderful comments about me - I didn\'t even have to pay him this time! ;) Thank you, William - you know, it\'s worth mentioning that we met because of Mike Henry and the LeadChange Group. It\'s difficult to remember a time that you haven\'t been a good friend, actually! You are a true #SwagJedi.\n\nThere are so many people I respect as leaders that it\'s difficult to choose just one. For this post I\'m going to mention <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/hrmargo/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/hrmargo/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HRMargo</a></a> of #HFChat and #HireFriday. The work she has done is absolutely incredible - bringing employers, recruiters, HR specialists and career coaches together with those actively seeking fulfilling employment. She is a brilliant, compassionate and wonderful person and someone I admire as a leader.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6063, 4397, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/shawmu/', '32.177.192.215', '2010-12-27 11:59:11', '2010-12-27 17:59:11', 'Mike,\nAn important message from your post is that belief is an act of love.  Love isn\'t a word we comfortably use in business.  It is, though, subtly transferred to those whom we believe in. Love looks different: trust, respect, gratitude. As we move into 2011, we all need to reflect on and put into motion leadership acts that inspire belief, trust, respect, gratitude, and, yes, love.  We\'re ready for moving further out from the shadow of the past two years.\n\nGood post, Mike.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6064, 4397, 'Tweets that mention Believing in others is one key of character-based leadership.\" Good article to start the year by -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/leaders-inspire-courage/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-27 12:39:20', '2010-12-27 18:39:20', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr., jdhenry09, William Powell and others. William Powell said: #Leaders Inspire Courage http://bit.ly/fncO5Z #LeadChange blog post by <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a> #RealLeadership #LeadershipChat #LeadSwag [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6065, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-27 12:48:23', '2010-12-27 18:48:23', 'Thanks for kicking things off here William.  I appreciate your energy.  Thanks too for recognizing Heather.  She is someone who is making a difference.  I smile thinking about what she will accomplish too, partly through her association with you and Ron too.  I\'m glad to be connected.  Thanks, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6061, 0),
(6066, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-27 13:09:43', '2010-12-27 19:09:43', 'Thanks Heather.  You do know just about everyone.  Thanks for being a part of the group and adding the comment and plug for Margo Rose.  She\'s another proof that belief in people creates positive results.  Thanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 6062, 0),
(6067, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-27 13:13:55', '2010-12-27 19:13:55', 'Thanks Shawn.  You\'re one of the people I have confidence in to change the world.  I\'m excited to hear about the things you make happen in 2011.\n\nWhen we get past the emotional aspects, love is simply seeking someone\'s best or putting them first.  We see it all the time in the acts of service and sacrifices people make.  Love, not duty, will cause us to choose to serve others.  Duty compels us.  When we\'re inspired, when the energy comes from the inside, that\'s love.\n\nThanks for the comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 6063, 0),
(6068, 4397, 'John Ikeda', 'john@leadwithhonor.com', 'http://www.leadwithhonor.com', '69.99.162.151', '2010-12-27 15:05:06', '2010-12-27 21:05:06', 'Thanks Mike. Great post! I got some much needed encouragement from my sister today. Amazing what a little encouragement can do. I\'m glad you referred to Nicole Nordeman - I don\'t think a ton of people have heard of her. She is awesome.\n\nThanks...\nJohn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6069, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-27 15:39:40', '2010-12-27 21:39:40', 'That song of hers is a tremendous motivator for me.  We have the power to put courage in others.  It\'s a great reminder.\n\nThanks for the comment.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6068, 0),
(6070, 4397, 'Mary Jo Asmus', 'mary.jo.asmus@aspire-cs.com', 'http://www.aspire-cs.com', '66.227.163.183', '2010-12-27 16:24:17', '2010-12-27 22:24:17', 'My husband believed in me when I went off on my own to start Aspire Collaborative Services. There was a fair amount of risk there - it was 9 years ago, and executive coaching was just gaining momentum. We had a daughter in HS and one in college. He owned (still does) a small business with unpredictable income. I had never been out of the corporate world - some 27 years worth. But he believed in me and believed we\'d be ok. And so we are.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6071, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-27 16:53:01', '2010-12-27 22:53:01', 'Thanks Mary Jo.  It sounds like his confidence encouraged you.  Believing in someone is a special gift.  Like most good gifts, both parties (and many others) are enriched.  He helped us connect.  Thank him for me!', 0, '1', '', '', 6070, 0),
(6072, 4397, 'mark allen roberts', 'mark@outbsolutions.com', 'http://www.nosmokeandmirrors.com', '70.176.64.223', '2010-12-27 17:12:26', '2010-12-27 23:12:26', 'I can\'t agree more....”putting others first”\n\nThis is the Golden Rule of Sales as I discuss in my blog about sales lessons from Miracle on 34th street http://www.nosmokeandmirrors.com/2010/12/24/miracle-on-34th-street-and-the-golden-rule-of-sales/  unfortunately far too many salespeople focus on their goals and not the customer’s problems.\nMagic happens when we believe in others.\nThanks for the post\n\nMark Allen Roberts', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6073, 4397, 'Barbara Reed', 'b.reed@terra3communications.com', 'http://www.terra3communications.com', '71.143.231.249', '2010-12-27 17:34:30', '2010-12-27 23:34:30', 'What an inspirational post! I especially like the quote from John Quincy Adams...\n“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams. The key word is \"actions.\" I learned about true leadership from a former boss who gave me a great opportunity, believed in me and showed me by his example how to mentor and inspire my own staff. This is a nice reminder to us all to take this slow week before the end of the year to reach out to those who have believed in us and to those we believe in. Thanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6074, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-27 19:41:31', '2010-12-28 01:41:31', 'Agreed.  I read your post too.  Magic does happen when we believe in others.  There is a definite abundance created by everyone contributing rather than consuming.  Thanks for the comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 6072, 0),
(6075, 4397, 'Greg Farley', 'gregory.farley71@gmail.com', 'http://voicesofleadership.blogspot.com/', '76.104.113.122', '2010-12-27 20:13:09', '2010-12-28 02:13:09', 'Great Article, I have been blessed to have many mentors and people that empowered me throughout my career. I featured two of them in a post recently, Check it out if you like. http://voicesofleadership.blogspot.com/2010/12/impact-life.html. Thanks for this article and reinforcing the character based leadership philosophy. I look forward to reading more.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6076, 4397, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sdimaulo@readytofeedback.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sdimaulo/', '74.56.228.245', '2010-12-27 22:03:11', '2010-12-28 04:03:11', 'Your questions: How about sharing a story about someone who believed in you?  Or talk about someone other than yourself that you believe will accomplish great things!\n\nMike your post has inspired me to think about you. The answer to both of these questions is: Mike Henry!\n\nYou believe in me, and I thank you.  When we connect via email or phone, I always feel that you have 100% faith in me... that you believe in me and what I do.  It\'s been 1 year since you and I have connected and whenever we connect, great things happen. Your belief in me inspires me in a way that I cannot describe.  But the actions that follow always feel completely right, from my authentic core. Let’s take our Meet Lead Change call.  After that call, it felt absolutely right to start Authentic Leadership Montreal on Linkedin. It had been on my ”To Do” list and it became the right time to act.  Your energy and words propelled me to action!\n\nAnd if you do this for me, I am sure you do it for all that you connect with.  You have a gift of believing in others and so people do great things... so keep doing what you do, my dear friend, and we will continue to follow.\n\nLooking forward to *MORE* greatness in 2011 from you and everyone you touch.\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6077, 4397, 'Poul Andreassen', 'PoulAndreassen@live.in', 'http://tangoleadership.wordpress.com/', '27.251.12.83', '2010-12-28 06:11:12', '2010-12-28 12:11:12', 'The article you have presented has riddled out intricate structure of leadership into a simple structure. I hope other also understand the effectiveness of this article as well!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6078, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-28 07:48:37', '2010-12-28 13:48:37', 'You\'re welcome. I agree actions are the key, but often the smallest movement starts the greatest results.  It is my hope that we all take time to connect and appreciate the people who believe in us.  They lift us up.  Thanks for your comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 6073, 0),
(6079, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-28 07:53:41', '2010-12-28 13:53:41', 'Greg,  Thanks for the great comment. We all need people to believe in us.  It\'s interesting how we both took up the same subject in such a short time span.', 0, '1', '', '', 6075, 0),
(6080, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-28 08:08:44', '2010-12-28 14:08:44', 'Thank you for the kind response Sonia.  I appreciate you and your gift for feedback.  Every single person who has connected through Lead Change has energized me and helped me do things I never considered.  We share the belief that we make a difference and we\'re doing it.  You make the journey fun.  Thank you for your friendship and your involvement.\n\nThe next year will be an exciting year of change, thanks to you and all the wonderful people I\'ve connected with online.  Thank you very much.', 0, '1', '', '', 6076, 0),
(6081, 4397, 'Roy Saunderson', 'RoySaunderson@RealRecognition.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/roysaunderson/', '24.57.153.119', '2010-12-28 10:00:07', '2010-12-28 16:00:07', 'Mike:\n\nGreat reminder to look for and express gratitude to the people who \"believe in you\".\n\nMy wife, Irene, is my #1 believer as I stare at an engraved plaque on my office wall as I write this which says \"believe in miracles\".\n\nOne person that also stands out for me is my Aunt Cath, my godmother and non-blood relative, who looked after me for my first 2 years of my life right after my Mom died giving birth to me. Dad worked and often reclaimed me at the end of each day.\n\nAunt Cath was the most positive, smiling woman you would ever want to meet. She saw the possibilities in me and spoke words of enourgament to me daily.\n\nAs I grew up in later years her home was one I would rush to and just say hello to her before heading to my parental home.\n\nI reflect with fond memories and thanks for her example that I must continually focus on making happen when it seemed so natural to Aunt Cath.\n\nRoy\n\nIn memory of the late Catherine Batts.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6082, 4397, 'Daniel Buhr', 'djbuhr@mmm.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cybuhr/', '192.28.0.14', '2010-12-28 12:42:46', '2010-12-28 18:42:46', 'Particularly with the mountain picture in the blog I think to a couple quotations from Edmund Hillary, the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest together with Tenzing Norgay.\n<blockquote cite=\"\">\"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.\" </blockquote>\n<blockquote cite=\"\">\"You don\'t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things -- to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.\" </blockquote>\nBelieving in someone puts the focus on them and their abilities, and not on the challenges they face.  The vision it gives them is not of a huge mountain but rather of all they bring to the mountain.  It is a vision of how great they are already, and how much more they will become for having faced the mountain.  As you said so wonderfully, Mike, that is indeed a great gift to give someone.\nOne more quote, from Neil Eskelin,\n<blockquote cite=\"\">\"You may say, \'I’ve tried so many times before, but nothing seems to happen.\' That’s what the mountain climber could have said after three failed attempts to reach the top of Mount Everest. Instead, he looked up at the summit and announced, \'You defeated me once. You defeated me twice. You defeated me three times. But mountain, I will someday conquer you, because you cannot get any bigger, and I can.\' ”</blockquote>', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6083, 4397, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-28 15:22:09', '2010-12-28 21:22:09', 'I\'m another great fan of Nicole\'s. Her song, Legacy, has been a driving force in how I interact with my kids, business partners, and the people around me. It\'s the yardstick I use to prioritize so much that I do.\n\nI\'ll just share the chorus here, but you can check out the full lyrics at http://www.christianlyricsonline.com/artists/nichole-nordeman/legacy.html.\n\nI want to leave a legacy\nHow will they remember me?\nDid I choose to love? Did I point to You enough\nTo make a mark on things?\nI want to leave an offering\nA child of mercy and grace who\nblessed your name unapologetically\nAnd leave that kind of legacy', 0, '1', '', '', 6069, 0),
(6084, 4397, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-28 15:30:32', '2010-12-28 21:30:32', 'Dear Sonia,\n\nI\'m so glad that you wrote this comment. Mike was the first person that came to mind for me as well. But, so often when questions are posed in this blog, he is the first person to come to mind!\n\nI know he doesn\'t want this group to be all about him, and what he\'s accomplished. But I think he doesn\'t give himself enough credit either for all that he\'s managed to do this year. He has built a community of leaders, collaborating and interacting around a common, beloved topic; not just any kind of leadership, but leadership from a point of character, integrity and honor.\n\nHow do you start with nothing, and create a community that in a few short months ranks #13 in the Top 50 Leadership blogs of the year? His vision has served as a compass for many of us, and I\'m glad to be able to call him my friend as well.\n\n- Tara', 0, '1', '', '', 6076, 0),
(6085, 4397, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-28 15:40:31', '2010-12-28 21:40:31', 'I have been blessed with people who have believed in me all along the way, although I may not always have been aware of them or believed they were right in their beliefs. However, in this past year, my friend, Carol Barnier, has been my greatest encourager. While we\'ve been friends for years, it was taken to new depths this year as we each faced challenges in our own households.\n\nAs I started my new business at the start of the year, she placed her business squarely in my hands and let me work my way through the ins and outs of social marketing. She trusted me to figure out what worked and what didn\'t work without fearing that I\'d do irreparable harm to her reputation. We met together, planned together, and encouraged one another through a difficult year.  She has sung my praises, to me and others, reminding me of the gifts that God has graced me with, and reminding me not to look too far forward or too far back, but to focus on the path that God has laid out before me.\n\nShe\'s been my friend, my client, a fellow homeschooling parent, and my sister in Christ, and I\'m truly grateful to have her in my life.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6086, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-29 07:07:46', '2010-12-29 13:07:46', 'Thanks for sharing Roy.  Much appreciated.\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6081, 0),
(6087, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-29 09:32:21', '2010-12-29 15:32:21', 'Daniel, thanks for the great quotes and the analogy.  I like to focus on the energy and ability we bring to the mountain, rather than on focusing on the mountain itself.  The mountain can\'t get any bigger.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6082, 0),
(6088, 4397, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-29 09:33:46', '2010-12-29 15:33:46', 'Thanks for the great comment.  People who come alongside are a great help.  Thanks for sharing about Carol.  It encourages all of us to go be \"lift\" for a friend.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6085, 0),
(6089, 4397, 'Inspiration | A Journey in Leadership', '', 'http://sheilaenglish.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/inspiration/', '72.233.44.23', '2011-02-08 22:02:56', '2011-02-09 04:02:56', '[...] am attaching a link to his post.  I know you will enjoy reading it. Leaders Inspire Courage   This entry was posted in Leadership. Bookmark the permalink.    &larr; To [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6090, 4421, 'Tweets that mention Renew and Transform #LeadChange -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/renew-transform/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-03 19:02:19', '2011-01-04 01:02:19', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Michael McKinney, Jessica Henry, Martin Haworth PCC, SkillSource and others. SkillSource said: Renew and Transform http://bit.ly/h5RJj4 #LeadChange [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6091, 4421, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2011-01-03 23:04:39', '2011-01-04 05:04:39', 'Mike,\nOne of my mantras is, \"Who am I being so that others realize how great they are.\" What you are writing about reminds me of this. Indeed, we are here to help each other in this world. It\'s not a calling, but a necessity.\n\nYou embody the heart of what you write in this post. I am proud to be a contributing member of Lead Change. And I\'m honored to have you as a compadre in our leadership journeys.  Here\'s to never arrive and enjoying the trip.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6092, 4421, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://www.theleadershipadvisor.com', '184.57.165.110', '2011-01-04 08:29:48', '2011-01-04 14:29:48', '\"You determine the cost of the interaction...our communities determine the value.\" If ever there was a better description of allowing the needs of others to become our responsibilities, I haven\'t it found it yet.\n\nThis has always been close to my heart and your post definitely made sure I keep close to that conviction. Thanks for the reminder!\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6093, 4421, 'Jane Perdue', 'thehrgoddess@gmail.com', '', '76.23.122.124', '2011-01-04 09:37:15', '2011-01-04 15:37:15', 'Mike --\n\nYour excellent remarks about \'trying\' brought to mind Susan Mazza\'s great work on accountability.  She uses a sliding scale from \'try\' to \'do\' to \'commit\' which I think perfectly encapsulates the process.\n\nI\'ve committed the second act of my life to working with leaders who are committed to making a positive difference for themselves and for others.  The Lead Change group shares this purpose, and I\'m delighted to be a contributing member.\n\nWith a smile,\n\nJane', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6094, 4421, 'Don Shapiro', 'donshapiro@firstconcepts.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/donshapiro/', '71.121.43.189', '2011-01-04 17:45:52', '2011-01-04 23:45:52', 'Making a difference in this world is what it\'s all about. Like you said, if we can\'t move the needle enough, might as well spend time on a hobby. I believe in big, bold visions...huge goals, major accomplishments, the Super Bowl Ring, the medal stand at the Olympics and Sandy Koufax pitching no hitters over and over (sorry to date myself a little here but he is one of my big time heroes).\n\nWhat I have loved about the Lead Change Group from the first moment is that everyone I have met on-line and at LeaderPalooza all want the same thing in their own unique way. We all want to make a big difference and leave this world a much better place while we still inhabit this earth.\n\nNow, more than ever, our homes, our communities, our organizations, our country, our world need leadership. Not just people in positions of authority but people who can teach, inspire and guide people to seek more, do more and change things for the better. If each of us inspires just one person to lead and that person inspires just one person to do the same before you know it we\'ve created a legacy that will last an eternity...a world filled with true leaders.\n\nBlessings,\n\nDon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6095, 4425, 'Tweets that mention Just Trust Me... - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/just-trust-me/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-05 08:22:37', '2011-01-05 14:22:37', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Michael McKinney, David Graziano, Jessica Henry, Vicky Henry, Martin Haworth PCC and others. Martin Haworth PCC said: Just Trust Me… http://bit.ly/fkNJoO [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0);
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(6096, 4425, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://www.theleadershipadvisor.com', '184.57.165.110', '2011-01-05 08:30:29', '2011-01-05 14:30:29', 'Such a needed topic for discussion Heather. For leaders or employees: If you want to be trusted, make sure you act trustworthy. I think one of the most important points of this post is that collectively, the answers to questions and solutions to problems are available.\n\nIt\'s when we begin to take things off on our own assuming we know better or have more answers that things get messy. Truly a culture to be developed in any organization and team.\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6097, 4425, 'David McQueen', 'dave.mcqueen@gmail.com', 'http://simplymagnificent.wordpress.com', '86.26.78.237', '2011-01-05 08:33:14', '2011-01-05 14:33:14', 'I was working with a group of emerging leaders the other day and I asked them what they thought trust meant, either express or implied, and had about ten different answers. There was still a bit of struggle when I asked them to come together with a singular definition that they could all agree on. So trust is a very interesting topic.\n\nLove your take on it.\n\nInteresting question though. How does a leader inspire to those who look up to them, if the no-one trusts the leader\'s superiors?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6098, 4425, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-01-05 08:39:06', '2011-01-05 14:39:06', 'William,\nThank you for your comments! I agree - the solutions are there, and it is the responsibility of the *entire* team to take the action to implement them together.\n\nI thought it may be interesting to discuss how leaders can be supported by their team - we spend quality time discussing how leaders can lead, but as Pam said during our conversation, \"I have great leaders on my team...\" Employees are leaders as well - creating a bridge of understanding between employees and leaders is critical to professional and organizational success.\n\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6099, 4425, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-01-05 12:29:04', '2011-01-05 18:29:04', 'Heather, great post about the two-sided nature of trust.  Trust is an expression of confidence.  As an employee, when I started seeing trust like a fuel gauge, I began to earn more of it.  When everything is functioning properly, your supervisor\'s confidence in you will reflect how much fuel you\'ve put in the tank.  Your supervisor isn\'t trusting you, you may need to look for more and better ways to put fuel into your team.  Your valued, consistent, quality contribution over time will move the needle.\n\nThanks for a great post.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6100, 4425, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-01-05 13:37:46', '2011-01-05 19:37:46', 'David,\nThank you for your comments - it *is* interesting that a collaborative definition of trust could not be created among leadership colleagues. Collectively, it seems we all have a lot of work to do!\n\nThe leader in-between has a tough job in that situation - if I don\'t trust my leader\'s superiors, how do I fully trust my leader? In that situation, I believe the leader has to have a tremendous amount of courage and be a fearless advocate for the team.\n\nAppreciate your insights and thought-provoking questions!\nHeather', 0, '1', '', '', 6097, 0),
(6101, 4425, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-01-05 14:00:54', '2011-01-05 20:00:54', 'Mike,\nThank you so much for your comments - I love the discussions generated here on the Lead Change Group!\n\nI love what you said here:\n\n\"When everything is functioning properly, your supervisor’s confidence in you will reflect how much fuel you’ve put in the tank. Your supervisor isn’t trusting you, you may need to look for more and better ways to put fuel into your team.\"\n\nI believe a successful working environment is created by collaboration - employees can and should fuel their supervisor\'s efforts, just as the leaders themselves can create an environment of autonomy and trust. Communication, respect and consistency.\n\nHeather :)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6102, 4425, 'Tweets that mention Just Trust Me... - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/trackback?url=http%3A%2F%2Fleadchangegroup.com%2Fjust-trust-me%2F%3Fat_xt%3D4d247a377aacc792%252C0%26sms_ss%3Dfacebook&amp;utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-07 12:36:02', '2011-01-07 18:36:02', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Phyllis Mufson. Phyllis Mufson said: RT @TheJobQuest: Excellent post by <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HeatherEColeman</a>: Just Trust Me… http://ow.ly/3z8EA #LeadChange #Leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6103, 4425, 'On Building Trust : The Job Quest', '', 'http://melissacooley.com/2011/01/on-building-trust/', '97.74.24.44', '2011-01-07 16:49:54', '2011-01-07 22:49:54', '[...] friend Heather Coleman-Voss, a career coach in Michigan, wrote a very interesting post about managers developing trust in the workplace. In it, she talks about some of the ways that leaders can encourage their employees to trust them. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6104, 4425, 'Thomas Waterhouse', 'tdwclients@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/encouraging/', '68.200.236.32', '2011-01-08 07:17:55', '2011-01-08 13:17:55', 'Yes, people want to be trusted since it represents freedom to grow! This is a quote from \"A Trusting Character\" (contributed here on September 17, 2010). I think it\'s relevant to the discussion, so I hope folks will review the article. \"A trusting character is free to be more concerned with the emotional environment that it creates for others than it is with its own emotional safety.\" I list eight characteristics of a \"trusting character\" that are not only helpful for leaders, but for those they lead! Thank you, Heather. This is a critical topic.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6105, 4425, 'Leading Diversity - Lead Change Group', '', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/leading-diversity/', '174.121.64.152', '2011-01-11 06:31:23', '2011-01-11 12:31:23', '[...] the second element is-  do they trust you? Heather Coleman-Voss recently shared in her post Just Trust Me, &#8220;Employees want to be trusted and respected for their work. Team members believe that their [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6106, 4425, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-01-11 12:41:31', '2011-01-11 18:41:31', 'Thomas,\nThank you for the comment - I look forward to reading more on \"A Trusting Character.\" I love this: \"People want to be trusted since it represents freedom to grow.\" This is so true for business as well as personal relationships!\n\n<a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HeatherEColeman</a></a>', 0, '1', '', '', 6104, 0),
(6107, 4425, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.164.228.2', '2011-01-21 20:51:03', '2011-01-22 02:51:03', 'Great topic...\n\nTrust is the patience to give someone enough time to keep their word.\nTrust is the perseverance to give someone enough room to make a mistake.\nTrust is the persistence to recognize we\'re in this thing together.\n\nGod Bless,\nC', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6108, 4425, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-01-31 11:42:19', '2011-01-31 17:42:19', 'Chad,\nWhat a lovely way to describe trust - thank you for your comment!\n\n<a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HeatherEColeman</a></a>', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6109, 4425, 'The Leadership Development Carnival &#8211; A Love Story', '', 'http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2011/02/07/love-leadership-development-carnival/', '65.60.10.2', '2011-02-07 04:26:02', '2011-02-07 10:26:02', '[...] Lead Change Group&#8217;s Heather Coleman-Voss gives the wink and nod with Just Trust Me. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6110, 4460, 'Tweets that mention New post: Aspire to Lead? Check your aspirations. #leadership -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/aspire-to-lead-check-your-aspirations/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-19 07:13:59', '2011-01-19 13:13:59', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and others. Mike Henry Sr. said: New post: Aspire to Lead? Check your aspirations. http://bit.ly/g59SbN #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6111, 4460, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://www.theleadershipadvisor.com', '184.57.165.110', '2011-01-19 09:55:58', '2011-01-19 15:55:58', 'Great points Monica! I think aspiration is infinitely more important than motivation. Why people want to be leaders is just as important as what they do as leaders. Thanks so much for sharing such an insightful post!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6112, 4460, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '87.61.172.175', '2011-01-19 12:41:12', '2011-01-19 18:41:12', 'Yes, William! And we do often overlook it. Especially when we have \"fallen into\" a position of influence, we do not realize how we are leading (or not) and why.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6113, 4460, 'Brian W. Kenney', 'Brian@c3-performance.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/bwkenney/', '70.113.115.97', '2011-01-19 12:56:48', '2011-01-19 18:56:48', 'Monica, thanks for the insightful post.  I think you\'ve hit the mark here.\n\nIn my experience there are those that aspire to leadership for the reasons you listed above.  They want to connect with others and create something- bigger than themselves- that serves a deeply meaningful purpose.\n\nThere are also those whose aspirations trace their roots to ambition (naked or otherwise) and this, I believe, it also where the potential for poor leadership is most prevalent. Instead of connecting &amp; creating for a cause these types seek to command and control for their career or some other self-centric goal.\n\nThe most effective leaders I\'ve ever encountered in the military and civilians worlds have been those who were \"called\" to it (via nobel aspiration) or recognized the moment when their leadership was needed.  They assumed the mantle of leadership without hesitation and with a deep conviction that the cause was bigger than themselves.\n\n@emergentinsight', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6114, 4460, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '87.61.172.175', '2011-01-20 03:17:21', '2011-01-20 09:17:21', 'Thanks for your comment, Brian. There are some people that have influence over others or assigned power for the reasons you mention. Ambition like you describe is a real desire for transcendence gone wild, when it is not tempered by aspirations to wisdom and happiness. It is self-defeating, of course, in the end, but does a lot of damage while it is going on. And it is not really leadership, but mostly shows as abuse of power or senseless exercise of it. And I loved the way you described that conviction. It is a thing of beauty to witness it.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6115, 4460, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-01-21 00:12:37', '2011-01-21 06:12:37', 'Some of the most effective leaders I know have no aspirations to lead at all. They don\'t think of themselves as leaders, they\'ve not pursued a position nor have the attempted to exert influence over a group of people. Instead they\'ve seen a need, seen that they have the ability to meet that need and considered it their duty to step up and do so.\n\nMany in the WWII generation fit this description. So many of them weren\'t looking to lead, they weren\'t looking to be heroes. They simply saw something that had to be confronted and saw that they were the ones who had to do the confronting.\n\nMay we all aspire to lead in this way - not simply for glory and gain, but for the good of others, not for position or power, but because there is a significant task to be done and we are the generation to do it.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6116, 4460, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '87.61.172.175', '2011-01-21 01:58:51', '2011-01-21 07:58:51', 'Yes! Exactly, Chad! There is no better, truer way to lead than to be in synch with others. Actually there is no way to transcendence, wisdom and happiness that I know of that will get you there without serving your fellow humans, your community, the world. Thanks for your thoughts here.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6117, 4460, 'The Path of the Honorable Leader &#8211; Results | Coaching Leaders', '', 'http://www.leadwithhonor.com/blog/2011/02/02/the-path-of-the-honorable-leader-results/', '64.151.83.168', '2011-02-02 09:50:00', '2011-02-02 15:50:00', '[...] Aspire to Lead? Check your aspirations. (leadchangegroup.com) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6118, 4460, 'Awakening &#8211; The Path of the Honorable Leader | Coaching Leaders', '', 'http://www.leadwithhonor.com/blog/2011/02/21/awakening-the-path-of-the-honorable-leader/', '64.151.83.168', '2011-02-21 19:38:01', '2011-02-22 01:38:01', '[...] Aspire to Lead? Check your aspirations. (leadchangegroup.com) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6119, 17859, 'Tweets that mention Standing Alone - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/standing-alone/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-15 08:47:17', '2010-12-15 14:47:17', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., David McQueen. David McQueen said: Standing Alone http://t.co/bmhLbdk. Great article by <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jennifervmiller/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@jennifervmiller</a> #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6120, 17859, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '67.97.209.36', '2010-12-15 09:16:17', '2010-12-15 15:16:17', 'Excellent post, Jennifer, thank you!\n\nI\'ve had to mention the proverbial \"Elephant in the Room\" more times than I care to count. The effort has been most effective when I first take a moment to reflect. If I can identify shared, big-picture goals among the stake-holders, and frame the controversy in a collaborative context, I find others more inclined to move forward.  The key has been to:\n\n  1) Remind stakeholders of shared, overarching objectives\n  2) Frame conflict in this context\n  3) Remove personalization, whenever possible\n  4) Speak in hopeful tones\n\nIt\'s possible to speak a message of hope into most stalemates, but it works better for me when I take these steps. It\'s seldom fun, but often necessary and usually productive.\n\nThanks again!\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6121, 17859, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jennifervmiller/', '99.96.26.6', '2010-12-15 11:52:33', '2010-12-15 17:52:33', 'Tristan,\n\nThanks for adding such concrete suggestions to how you “step out” into difficult discussions. I especially appreciate your suggestion to add a message of hope.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6122, 17859, 'Leadership Reads of The Week | Leadership4:The Future', '', 'http://www.leadership4thefuture.com/?p=100', '66.147.242.189', '2010-12-17 14:56:57', '2010-12-17 20:56:57', '[...] Ever had to stand alone in a leadership decision? Jennifer V. Miller at Lead Change Group takes a look at the paradox of leading. Her article is called Standing Alone [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6123, 17859, 'Thomas Waterhouse', 'twclients@mac.com', 'http://www.SimpleEncouragement.com', '68.200.236.32', '2010-12-18 09:14:27', '2010-12-18 15:14:27', 'Sometimes leadership is a lonely experience. It takes strength, conviction, and character to stand alone, and to do the right thing. I think those are qualities that flow from abiding faith, living under its authority, and never leaving that center. If our motive is love, and our outcome is to call people to higher ground, then we won’t have to anguish over the words, or the delivery. Sometimes people throw stones at what they fear but eventually, they will follow love.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6124, 17859, 'Susan Wright-Boucher', 'swrightb@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/swrightboucher/', '63.238.216.253', '2010-12-18 09:58:18', '2010-12-18 15:58:18', 'Jennifer, your words resonate.   This is one blog post I\'ll bookmark and reread.\n\nI recently learned a critical lesson about making a stand for change.  When you\'re the only one pointing out a problem in need of a solution it can be off-putting for others.  I\'m training myself to find great questions to ask rather than coming out with problem statements.  I adore problem statements because you can do so much with them but they\'re only effective when everyone agrees there IS a problem -- not in the early stages when you\'re trying to get air time for an issue that hasn\'t yet surfaced.\n\nSusan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6125, 17859, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/jennifervmiller/', '99.96.26.6', '2010-12-19 07:55:32', '2010-12-19 13:55:32', '@Thomas, I agree that if our motive is honorable, we don\'t have to fret about the exact words. Having said that, a leader should also be aware that even the most pure of intentions can be misinterpreted or twisted by skeptics out to do harm. I read an interesting study the other day that said that the more a person doubts his/her conviction, the more strenously they are to speak out against the opposite viewpoint. Perhaps this is why the naysayers speak loudest-- maybe they actually *do* want to believe in the higher ground, but are afraid.\n\n@Susan-- how astute of you to identify the \"problem\" with problem statements. Yes, people are put off by someone who points out a deficiency (see my comment to Thomas) and I agree that asking questions can be less threatening.\n\nThanks to both of you for your contributions!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6126, 17863, 'Tweets that mention Leadership Guidance for Our Children - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/leadership-guidance-for-our-children-2/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-16 06:51:04', '2010-12-16 12:51:04', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., artpetty, Michael McKinney, Skip Reardon, Vicky Henry and others. Vicky Henry said: New Post: Leadership Guidance for Our Children http://bit.ly/gbRHoi (via <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a>) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6127, 17863, 'William Powell', 'william@williampowellcoaching.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/williampowell/', '184.57.165.110', '2010-12-16 08:41:06', '2010-12-16 14:41:06', 'What a brilliant post Art! The interwoven theme of embracing diversity and making leadership about people, not things or only the bottom line is spot on. Thanks so much for such great insight.\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6128, 17863, 'Art Petty', 'art.petty@artpetty.com', 'http://artpetty.com', '99.189.133.129', '2010-12-16 11:12:11', '2010-12-16 17:12:11', 'William, thank you for your kind words! This is in my opinion such an important topic for all of us.\n\nBest,\n\nArt', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6129, 17863, 'Brent Tucker', 'brent.tucker77@gmail.com', '', '69.19.14.25', '2010-12-17 21:37:35', '2010-12-18 03:37:35', 'Great post Art.\nOn number 1, you might add the word \'character\'\n\"Always lead with grace, character, humility and strength. All at the same time.\"\nNo matter what our cultural differences are, if we fail to demonstrate good character, it will bite us in the rear in the end and will cause our downfall.  No matter what people say, down deep inside, the reality is that they\'d rather work with someone with character, someone they can trust, than with a \'fly by night.\'\n\nBrent in Tennessee', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6130, 17864, 'Tweets that mention Contributors Call January 6, 2011 - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/contributors-call-january-2011/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-24 09:56:35', '2010-12-24 15:56:35', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by John S. John S said: RT <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a>: New post: Contributors Call January 6, 2011 http://bit.ly/fo8aHF #leadership [...]', 0, 'post-trashed', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6131, 17865, 'Mary C Schaefer', 'artemispath@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/maryschaefer/', '68.82.184.219', '2010-12-30 10:31:42', '2010-12-30 16:31:42', 'Tara, what a great post.  Inspiring reflection and challenge.\n\nThis is one of the things that has been bugging me about some leaders (in title) that I have seen in the public light lately.  My reaction has been, \"Doesn\'t anyone have any personal ambition lead in a way that reflects being a good person, or serving their fellow human beings anymore?\"\n\nYou said it well this say: \"Will you choose to make the world a better place as you build your business, your teams, and the community around you? Or will you fall into the trap of worldly ambition, seeking instead for power, honor, fame or wealth?\"\n\nIf I haven\'t been clear about it before, my ambition is to <b>transform how corporations view their employees, with reverence for the precious Human resources they are.</b> My wish is that one day we all embrace the belief that there is an inestimable power and potential in human beings treating each other humanly.\n\nThank you Tara for reminding me to reconnect to my ambition today and in 2011.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6132, 17865, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-30 13:45:36', '2010-12-30 19:45:36', 'Thanks so much for your kind words, Mary. I\'m glad that you found the post inspiring. I did too, as I was writing it! So much so that I felt compelled to share it with my 13-year-old daughter. I\'d like to say that she found it revealing and inspiring, but she didn\'t see what got me so excited... :-)\n\nYour phrase <strong>human beings treating each other humanly</strong> jumped off the screen at me. That\'s exactly the choice we all (leaders and followers alike) need to take in order to make a difference in our little piece of the world. It\'s what puts us in a mindset of being \"other focused\" instead of self-focused.\n\nThanks for sharing your insight, and more importantly for sharing your ambition. I am convinced that you have been, are and will continue to make a difference in the world around you.', 0, '1', '', '', 6131, 0),
(6133, 17865, 'Tweets that mention New post: What’s Your Driving Ambition? #leadership #LeadChange -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/whats-your-driving-ambition/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-30 18:29:23', '2010-12-31 00:29:23', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by , and Becky Robinson. Becky Robinson said: RT <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/brandleadership/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@brandleadership</a>: RT <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a>: New post: What’s Your Driving Ambition? http://bit.ly/hLtrYI #leadership #LeadChange [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6134, 17865, 'Thomas Waterhouse', 'tdwclients@gmail.com', 'http://www.SimpleEncouragement.com', '68.200.236.32', '2010-12-31 06:35:56', '2010-12-31 12:35:56', 'Yes, Tara, my driving ambition is Simple Encouragement®; that we all might learn to cherish one another in the three distinct ways the construct embodies. Simple Encouragement® speaks life to potential that another can barely see, much less claim. Simple Encouragement® speaks healing to pain that hides politely behind pleasant smiles. Simple Encouragement® speaks light to darkness, and with grace, frees others from hiding and shame. Simple Encouragement® will always animate something in another that reveals a gift, heals a hurt, or breaks a bonding fear. I endeavor that one day we will all quite naturally, and intimately, relate to one another with that very focus, depth, and breadth. I dream that we all live with the connection that we shared in those post 9/11 times (http://budurl.com/NineEleven)! I notice, dear friend that you love and relate quite naturally in that fashion. I also notice that as your honor your Leader, you shine with His light! Love, blessings, and joyful productivity to you in 2011, Tara! Happy New Year, everyone!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6135, 17865, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-31 10:09:22', '2010-12-31 16:09:22', 'Thomas, I\'ve been quite blessed by our friendship this year. I can state firsthand that your Simple Encouragement® is remarkable. Your driving ambition is clear, and you pursue it with honor, grace and integrity. I love how naturally you embrace others and connect with them, as Mary states above, as a human being treating others humanly.\n\nI am certain that through your work, pursuing your ambition, more of us will find it easier to speak those words to others that bring life to potential, healing to pain and light to darkness. Thanks for being a leader worth following!\n\nMy love and blessings to you too, Thomas! May you have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!', 0, '1', '', '', 6134, 0),
(6136, 17865, 'Elmer Querubin', 'elmerq1@gmail.com', 'http://www.cherubdefense.com', '199.204.225.10', '2010-12-31 14:51:02', '2010-12-31 20:51:02', 'I really love your post, Tara.  Especially your reference to Jesus, as he was the greatest servant of all time who gave it all for us.\n\nHonestly, what is driving my ambition is simply to have the time to spend with my wife and future kids.  I grew up in the latch key kid era.  This was a time where america gave young kids the keys to the house, but no parent to oversee us.  I don\'t even remember having dinner with my mom or dad as a child.  I just remember they worked... a lot.\n\nMy ambition driven by the fact that I want to be there for my family.  I want to generate as much passive income as I can so I can be there for my wife\'s anniversary.  I also want to be there for my children\'s activities, like the football game or the dance recital.  My ambition is really simple, I want to be the father who is around... not at work.\n\nThanks,\n\nElmer', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6137, 17865, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-31 21:20:28', '2011-01-01 03:20:28', 'Thanks for sharing, Elmer. I believe that when men choose to stand and be leaders of themselves and their households, families are blessed. Your wife will know she is cherished, because you choose her above all worldly things. Your future children will know the same. That instills something wonderful in the people we love, and is a gift beyond compare to them and to the world around you.', 0, '1', '', '', 6136, 0),
(6138, 17865, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2011-01-02 20:17:01', '2011-01-03 02:17:01', 'Tara,\nI\'m grateful to have you as part of my circle of peers. Here\'s to a year of unstoppable success!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6139, 17865, 'Elmer Querubin', 'elmerq1@gmail.com', 'http://www.cherubdefense.com', '71.65.86.182', '2011-01-02 23:02:50', '2011-01-03 05:02:50', 'I do try my best to make my family know that they are a priority in my life.  In fact, my wife knows that she\'s a priority.  The trick is keeping my priorities.  I already know that I can become a work-a-holic, but I must go against the grain and spend time with my wife.  It\'s important and I think it\'s a challenge all men will face in their life.\n\nThanks for your encouraging words, Tara.', 0, '1', '', '', 6137, 0),
(6140, 17865, 'dc legends cheats', 'alina_webb@gmail.com', 'http://dclegendscheats.tumblr.com/', '191.101.119.190', '2017-05-11 11:26:18', '2017-05-11 15:26:18', 'It\'s an remarkable piece of writing designed for all the web people; they will get advantage from it I am sure.', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(6141, 17866, 'Tweets that mention foodsho 3 Drivers to Grow As a Character-Based Leader: Naturally at this time of year our atte... via -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/3-drivers-grow-character-based-leader/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-28 08:59:10', '2010-12-28 14:59:10', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., jdhenry09, kathleen sears and others. kathleen sears said: Lead Change Group 3 Drivers to Grow As a Character-Based Leader http://bit.ly/gnNSYh [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6142, 17866, 'Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach', 'info@katenasser.com', 'http://katenasser.com', '70.111.24.253', '2010-12-28 09:35:08', '2010-12-28 15:35:08', 'Hi Shawn,\nThis post on 3 Drivers to Grow as a Leader uncovers, not surprisingly, 3 key traits:\n-------------\nThe insight needed to see long term gain as more valuable than greed (get the money and run).\n\nThe character it takes to inspire all to care about the long term instead of immediate gratification.\n\nThe pluck to live up to a bold vision by overcoming the selfish need to CYA and live in safety.\n-------------\n\nYou have set a high bar for 2011 and it\'s a bar from which we (especially in the USA) will all benefit.  Somewhere we shifted from \"create your future\" to \"I am entitled.\"  Yet we can shift ahead and create a new American dream.   Nice post!  I will RT on Twitter.\n\nBest wishes,\nKate', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6143, 17866, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-12-28 09:37:59', '2010-12-28 15:37:59', 'Shawn, thanks for the great post.  I think you hit it perfectly for me.  Although I know this is an over-simplification, I\'m going to focus on 3 words, Accountability, Integrity, and Excellence.  Many other words seem to amplify those three at least for me.  Those are key.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6144, 17866, 'Tara R. Alemany', 'alewebsocial@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/alewebsocial/', '68.191.55.98', '2010-12-28 18:05:34', '2010-12-29 00:05:34', 'Thanks for the post, Shawn! You really got me thinking... Over the past few days, I\'d been thinking how I want gratitude to play a much bigger role in my life.\n\nA friend of mine died in November. One of the things I will always remember him for is the way he ended every visit. \"Have a grateful day!\"\n\nIt\'s so easy to look around and see what\'s lacking. But it takes more concentrated effort to look around and see what\'s there. The time I spent in Africa has struck me each time with the extreme poverty (by our standards), and the joy that my friends there feel. They aren\'t owned by their possessions, and they value relationships. I plan to make a more concerted effort to live that way myself.\n\nAs a leader, I anticipate that it will create a foundation of trust within my teams when those I work with know I\'m grateful for them. As a business owner, I hope it will enable me to grow my businesses by building stronger connections with my clients.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6145, 17866, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2010-12-28 20:46:40', '2010-12-29 02:46:40', 'Hi Kate,\nIndeed the bar is set high.  After the leadership let downs from the last two years alone, we all need to step up how we lead. It starts with us.\n\nThank you, Kate, for stopping by to read.', 0, '1', '', '', 6142, 0),
(6146, 17866, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2010-12-28 20:50:46', '2010-12-29 02:50:46', 'Mike,\nThere is much to be said for simple. Of course the three things highlighted in my post are not simple.  They demand much from us. As always, thank you for being a pillar in our leadership community.', 0, '1', '', '', 6143, 0),
(6147, 17866, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '99.17.7.206', '2010-12-28 21:19:03', '2010-12-29 03:19:03', 'Tara, the relationships we create and foster will always remain the most important connection we have to this world. The irony is we take them for granted.  We cannot accomplish tremendous contributions in this world alone. All great contributions have been supported by people coming together.\n\nThank you for coming by and reading/sharing.\nShawn', 0, '1', '', '', 6144, 0),
(6148, 17867, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://www.theleadershipadvisor.com', '184.57.165.110', '2010-12-31 11:00:05', '2010-12-31 17:00:05', 'Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice to make this great community a possibility. Thank you for having a heart that gives to others and wants to see those around you become successful. Thank you for having the courage to stand for a demanding set of values without wavering. Thank you for always being willing to effect change, no matter the cost, to bring about improvement.\n\nI\'m sure I\'m not the only one in the Lead Change community who feels this way, Mike. You are an amazing leader and I\'m proud to call you my friend. Have an amazing New Year!\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, 'post-trashed', '', '', 0, 0),
(6149, 17867, 'Tweets that mention Mike Henry Sr: Connection and Gratitude -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/connection-and-gratitude/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2010-12-31 13:21:05', '2010-12-31 19:21:05', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Michael McKinney, Karen Keller. Karen Keller said: Connection and Gratitude http://ow.ly/3wwtd [...]', 0, 'post-trashed', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6150, 17867, 'Senen Perfecto', 'senen@duzon.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/senen/', '116.93.23.68', '2011-01-03 19:03:18', '2011-01-04 01:03:18', 'Thank you, Mike, for the Lead Change Group. I agree with William and thank you too, for actively leading the community in effecting change, no matter the cost, to bring about  improvement. This, of course, is the mark of a true leader.\n\nThe leaders I coach here in the Philippines are influenced by the lessons I acquire from you and all contributors; for this I am deeply grateful. Thank for  being personal with your response to my Christmas greeting by telling me you also benefited from our association.\n\nBest regards,\n\nSenen', 0, 'post-trashed', '', '', 0, 0),
(6151, 17867, 'alltägliches englisch lernen', 'norbert.haaf@gmail.com', 'http://www.orf.at', '192.77.245.65', '2016-01-15 12:48:23', '2016-01-15 17:48:23', 'In Deutschland gibt es dann jedoch auch noch weitere Aktienindizes, wie zum Beispiel den MDAX ( 50 \nUnternehmen, die dem Umsatz nach den 30 DAX-Werten folgen) \n, SDAX (ebenfalls 50 Unternehmen, die den 50 MDAX-Werten folgen) und TecDAX (die 30 größten Technologiewerte in Bezug auf \nMarktkapitalisierung).', 0, 'post-trashed', '', '', 0, 0),
(6152, 17868, 'Tweets that mention Leadership Is About The Never Ending Quest For Better -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/leadership-is-about-the-never-ending-quest-for-better/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-06 07:00:41', '2011-01-06 13:00:41', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and others. Mike Henry Sr. said: New post: Leadership Is About The Never Ending Quest For Better http://bit.ly/hXX3CX #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6153, 17868, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '143.127.128.10', '2011-01-06 10:32:25', '2011-01-06 16:32:25', 'Thank you, Don!  You are so right: Leadership transcends administration.\n\nThe character-based leader sees how powerful others can become and then transfers this vision into their hearts and minds. The best leaders can look at an acorn and visualize an oak tree. They then plant, water and guard the growth process.\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6154, 17868, 'Daniel Buhr', 'djbuhr@mmm.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/cybuhr/', '192.28.0.14', '2011-01-06 12:52:47', '2011-01-06 18:52:47', 'So well said.  Thank you!\nThe manager works in a model of compensation that says, \"Do the work your given and you will be compensated for it.\"  That is based on the premise that your work is merely a sacrifice.  The leader works in a model of blessing that says, \"In doing your work you will become more for it.\"  The quest for better is first and foremost a matter of \"being more,\" and from that then flows \"doing more.\"  The leader then connects that back so that in the doing one becomes more, creating an upward spiral of personal growth.  For after all the real richness in being better is not in being better than the next person, but in being better than I was yesterday.\nYou capture this well with, \"A true leader guides people to become all they are and evolve into something even more than that.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6155, 17868, 'Shawn Murphy', 'shawn@achievedstrategies.com', 'http://www.achievedstrategies.com/blog', '32.177.47.45', '2011-01-06 13:41:43', '2011-01-06 19:41:43', 'Don,\nI\'m so glad you shared this message.  For sometime now I\'ve seen how we collapse the meaning of leadership and management into the same meaning.  Your post calls out quite succinctly the distinction of leadership.  Mother Theresa said, and I paraphrase her words: leave people better after any interaction.  This is the essence of your message.  In this time we need people like you, Lead Change, to advocate that leadership is about people.  Nice post.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6156, 17868, 'Sara Kmiecik', 'sarakmiecik@hotmail.com', '', '207.181.242.66', '2011-01-07 17:14:15', '2011-01-07 23:14:15', 'Great post! I just stumbled onto your blog and I love it!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6157, 17868, 'Thomas Waterhouse', 'tdwclients@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/encouraging/', '68.200.236.32', '2011-01-08 07:39:56', '2011-01-08 13:39:56', 'I think the area of “Applied Human Growth &amp; Potential™” is important for leaders as a subgroup of humanity, but it’s a worldview for all of humanity to cultivate! “Speaking life to potential” is one of the three prongs of Simple Encouragement® and folks can begin learning about the construct at http://www.SimpleEncouragement.com. The corporate pages for Simple E Creations, Inc will be going up soon, http://about.me/simpleencouragement. In the meanwhile, I wrote an article here titled “Simple Encouragement” that is relevant to the discussion (August 13, 2010). These are great thoughts for us all to consider, Don, and I love your line, “The never ending quest for better”. Thanks for your contribution!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6158, 17868, 'Anne Preston', 'apreston@mbscoaching.com', 'http://mindbodyspiritcoaching.com', '209.121.82.223', '2011-01-12 11:28:13', '2011-01-12 17:28:13', 'Don,\nI whole heartily agree that the pursuit for better leads to better personal leadership and to more realized pure potential.  It\'s also very fulfilling for the pursuit of mastery that is part of this search for \"better\" creates a wonderful platform to be of service in the world and also a  self leadership lifestyle that is very rewarding.\n\nDo you fell \"most\" people are looking to be lead into their pure potential?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6159, 17868, 'Don Shapiro', 'donshapiro@firstconcepts.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/donshapiro/', '71.121.43.189', '2011-01-20 19:37:02', '2011-01-21 01:37:02', 'Great question Anne.\n\nI believe most people want to realize their full potential...they want to be more than they are today. The research for the book I\'m writing Life Is A Fork In The Road (http://www.facebook.com/lifeisaforkintheroad) confirms this. Not sure if they want to be led there. That\'s where leadership talent can make such a difference. A great leader can help people to discover their potential and inspire them to move toward it without the people feeling their are being led. That\'s the trick and the real difference between someone trying to be a leader and someone who is a leader.\n\nYou might say that leadership is the art of getting people to discover they really want to do something they were not aware they wanted to do. It\'s finding a way to turn on people\'s self motivation.', 0, '1', '', '', 6158, 0),
(6160, 17869, 'Tweets that mention The Power of Persuasion - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/the-power-of-persuasion/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-12 07:09:49', '2011-01-12 13:09:49', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Michael McKinney, Vicky Henry, Martin Haworth PCC, Teri Aulph and others. Teri Aulph said: Tap into the most powerful tool you possess and get the results you want! http://lnkd.in/ckkzN2 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6161, 17869, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/gfeiste/', '71.31.221.90', '2011-01-12 09:14:51', '2011-01-12 15:14:51', 'Great article, Teri.  For me the most critical pieces are knowing your audience well, and connecting with your heart (emotion), which for me is part of self-awareness.  Remaining true to your values always allows you to speak with passion and your intent becomes clear to those you lead, and to those you follow.\n\nThis leads me to think about whether this is persuasion, or is it being authentically who you are?  Or are you capable of persuading just because you are in integrity with yourself, genuinely caring about the people you interact with.\n\nSomething to ponder today, eh?\n\nGeorgia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6162, 17869, 'Teri Aulph', 'teriaulphconsulting@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/teriaulph/', '70.185.226.205', '2011-01-12 09:27:51', '2011-01-12 15:27:51', 'Thank you, Georgia, for your insightful response. I believe being authentic and true to yourself are the first steps in persuasion. Connection emotionally with your employees and using language that creates imagery they can connect with paves the road to transformation. When persuasion is not wrapped in authenticity, it becomes manipulation.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6163, 17869, 'samuel', 'duffleboi101@yahoo.com', 'http://www.megabizflakes.com', '41.155.38.35', '2011-01-12 10:04:32', '2011-01-12 16:04:32', 'Awesome post Teri,\nI agree with your points, most especially #1 and #5 That\'s just the fact. Credibility matters a lot if you want to break new grounds. Yeah,you must remain self aware. Thanks so much for sharing. Have fun :)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6164, 17869, 'Teri Aulph', 'teriaulphconsulting@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/teriaulph/', '70.185.226.205', '2011-01-12 13:43:27', '2011-01-12 19:43:27', 'Samuel, Thank you for your comment. I agree, credibility is the foundation. That being true, it must remain intact as all other strengths are built upon it and are at risk if leaders are not mindful of their behavior, decisions and messages.', 0, '1', '', '', 6163, 0),
(6165, 17869, 'Jim Morgan', 'jim@suddenteams.com', 'http://www.teamsblog.biz', '24.199.203.189', '2011-01-12 15:00:02', '2011-01-12 21:00:02', 'My master\'s thesis was on persuasion, and everything you say is correct, Teri. However, the most critical lesson of the scientific research into persuasion is that you must connect your proposal to the motives of those whom you hope to persuade. I teach people to carefully identify the people whose minds they are most likely to change (it won\'t be \"everyone\"), and then list the motives (company and personal) those people are most likely to share. If persuading one person, choose the part of their personality most open to your solution. Then it is a matter of tying the facts of your proposal to their motives to create the list of benefits <em>to them</em>. That should be the core content of your message.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6166, 17869, 'Teri Aulph', 'teriaulphconsulting@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/teriaulph/', '70.185.226.205', '2011-01-12 18:22:58', '2011-01-13 00:22:58', 'Thank you for your comment, Jim.  This is, obviously, your expertise and I appreciate your valuable input.  I would love to hear more and learn more from you as this is an area I have studied in both my graduate programs and often include in workshops. However, I am certainly not at the level you are in expertise.  Perhaps, we can connect in the future.', 0, '1', '', '', 6165, 0),
(6167, 17869, 'Steve G', 'sgonzowdas@aol.com', '', '76.98.44.91', '2011-01-13 09:06:26', '2011-01-13 15:06:26', 'Teri -\nThanks for the insight - good read.  To the point and actionable!  A few points that stood out to me...\n\nYou are on point when you state... today\'s workforce want to know WHY I SHOULD DO IT? (This is definitely the case - people don\'t want to just be told WHAT TO DO - they want to know why if they do it, it will benefit them!) Sometimes, I believe we spend to much time on convincing people WHY THEY SHOULD DO IT...Some will get it, and others won\'t - As a leader, sometimes you can\'t wait to get full cooperation.\n\nI also like your point about Vulnerability - I believe it demonstrates TRUST with your team.\n\nImagery is great to get people to THINK and see the vision beyond the data.\n\nOne question I am torn over is \"should a leader show emotions...anger, sadness, etc...\" and how does that affect their leadership ability and the team they lead?\n\nThanks Teri\n\nSPGonz', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6168, 17869, 'The Power of Persuasion &#8211; Lead Change Group &laquo; Tech4buziness &#8211; Eng', '', '', '74.200.244.8', '2011-01-13 23:02:18', '2011-01-14 05:02:18', '[...] Remain Self-Aware – while it is important to know as much as you can about the culture in your organization and the people, as a leader, you must remain aware of your own behavior. As important as knowing how your employees will perceive your messages, leaders must remain aware of personal motivation. In positions of power, leader’s words are powerful and often are the catalysts for change. Understanding what triggers you, as the leader, to take action for change will give you a deeper and wiser understanding of your employees. Vulnerability and humility are strengths that will provide balance and clarity.   via leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6169, 17869, 'Teri Aulph', 'teriaulphconsulting@me.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/teriaulph/', '70.185.226.205', '2011-01-14 21:34:44', '2011-01-15 03:34:44', 'Thank you, Steve, for your very thoughtful comment. I don\'t believe there is one right answer regarding discrete emotions. Without the context the emotional responses reside in or in what venue they are exhibited, it\'s impossible to know the affect on a leader. If an employees is injured or has a tragedy, I would expect a leader to exhibit sadness, etc.  However, as with all employees, if someone in a leadership role loses emotional control, they give away their power and run the risk of losing credibility.\n\nAs goes the leader, thereby goes the organization. Leaders bear a big responsibility in demonstrating confidence, optimism and stability.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6170, 17870, 'Tweets that mention Leading Diversity - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/leading-diversity/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-11 07:19:40', '2011-01-11 13:19:40', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Jessica Henry, Kathleen Sears, SkillSource and others. SkillSource said: Leading Diversity http://bit.ly/e4obDq #LeadChange [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6171, 17870, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-01-11 08:11:41', '2011-01-11 14:11:41', 'Jim, thanks for this thoughtful post.  I think the trust, both ways is the key factor as you mention above.  We must listen, communicate, seek common ground, and have integrity and transparency in our dealings and we must be accepting of others and their differences.  Then we start to see that freedom-of-movement that comes when you have a trusting team.  I like to say that trust lubricates relationships. It removes the friction of interacting with one another and that friction is greater the more different each of the moving parts are and the greater their velocity.\n\nThanks again for a great post!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0);
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(6172, 17870, 'Mark Oakes', 'moakes@concentricsecurity.com', '', '70.88.159.217', '2011-01-11 08:35:29', '2011-01-11 14:35:29', 'Jim,\n\nGreat post\n\nLeading diversity goes far beyond the presumed surface implications. Namely, diversity is the only reliable cornerstone of innovation. Without a wide cross-section of participants (sex, age, cultural background, ethnic background, etc), innovation is hard to achieve.\n\nThe very essence of this group [Lead Change] presupposes that leaders navigate and capitalize on change to create a better tomorrow. Change, however, without innovation isn\'t possible. This is why diversity is key to the mission.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6173, 17870, 'William Powell', 'wpowell@theleadershipadvisor.com', 'http://www.theleadershipadvisor.com', '184.57.165.110', '2011-01-11 09:32:54', '2011-01-11 15:32:54', 'Such an insightful post Jim!\n\nI think one of the biggest challenges in a diversified working environment is finding the common ground between organizational culture and the numerous influences of individual societal cultures. Communication and quality listening skills make such a difference.\n\nGetting to know people as people, not cogs in the great machine, is rarely more important than when you are faced with different cultural influences.\n\nCheers,\nWilliam', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6174, 17870, 'Eileen Kugler', 'EKugler@EmbraceDiverseSchools.com', 'http://www.EmbraceDiverseSchools.com', '173.79.233.167', '2011-01-11 13:01:07', '2011-01-11 19:01:07', 'Lots of great insights.  I would suggest taking \"acceptance\" to the next level of \"valuing.\" While <em> <i>listening&lt;q and <em> <i>accepting&lt;q are important, <em> <i>valuing&lt;q and <em> <i> learning from&lt;q are essential.\nEileen Kugler\nTwitter: @embracediversiT', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6175, 17870, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/gfeiste/', '71.31.221.90', '2011-01-12 09:22:51', '2011-01-12 15:22:51', 'Thank you!  I am working with a local church to define their values as a congregation, and this is a topic that has come up recently.  We spent over 3 hours discussing the relative merits of the following words and their meanings:\n\nTolerance, acceptance, inclusive, and embracing.  The team all wanted to step into the power of the word embracing, but could not move beyond the word inclusive.  They did not think their congregants would be comfortable going futher than that, nor did they think the leadership of the church would step into it.\n\nWhat strikes me, is how can you create the human connection without all the traits and skills you speak of, and without embracing the humanity of each individual.  I saw another post yesterday dealing with much the same issue, from a different direction.\n\nVery thought provoking.  Thank you.\n\nGeorgia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6177, 17871, 'Jacqui Poindexter, Executive Resume Writer', 'jacqui@careertrend.net', 'http://www.careertrend.net', '67.65.63.250', '2011-01-13 10:40:15', '2011-01-13 16:40:15', 'Hi Meghan,\n\nAnother thoughtful post! Thank you!\n\nInterestingly, I just wrapped an hour-plus \'interview\' with a C-level leader, further equipping me / my team to strategize his resume. During the conversation, he heavily underscored his conviction to communicating openly to individuals, teams, colleagues (interestingly, he never used the word employees). In particular, he passionately articulated that being crystal clear on rewards systems was vital to ensure morale stayed intact when the outcomes arrived (good or bad). In turn, retention of his teams was higher than average in the company.\n\nAs such, your inherent message around \'trust\' is SO important for leaders to embrace (as well as the team they serve).\n\nI particularly like this: \"Employees, trust your leaders; if you can’t, tell them why. It’s difficult, but necessary, because trust will lead us out of the doldrums and into this new year with the hope we need to rebuild our companies and our lives.\"\n\nThe idea of 2-way communications between leaders and their employees is so invigorating! Leaders hold responsibility to be trustworthy and communicative, as do the individuals and teams they collaborate with! Moving from doldrums to hope is an exciting idea!\n\nThanks again for your consistent vision and mantra around collaboration, culture, talent, trust, leadership ... and more!\n\nCheers,\nJacqui', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6178, 17871, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/gfeiste/', '71.31.221.90', '2011-01-13 11:52:08', '2011-01-13 17:52:08', 'Meghan - Great post.  I especially love where you said \" the trust in leaders necessary for employees to feel secure in being creative, serving clients, adding value to the business – even if it means pushing back on leaders from time to time. To do their best work most people must feel secure. They must feel trusted, and show trust. \"  This is absolutely critical, and a difficult nut to crack.  Often employees don\'t trust because of position power, and it is up to the leader to let them know that you don\'t rest within that hierarchical definition of position.  You are part of the team, just like they are.  You respect their knowledge and skills, because you are only one person and it is only with their help will the right answers even come close to being found.\n\nGeorgia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6179, 17871, 'Jeff Waldman', 'jeff@fusionpoint.ca', '', '204.50.126.8', '2011-01-13 14:45:42', '2011-01-13 20:45:42', 'Meghan, I enjoyed reading your post, and of course agree with everything you said.  I strongly believe that trust is the absolute cornerstone of any functional organization, regardless of the state of the economy.  There are many things that an organization must do in order to maximize business success.  However, when you dive deeper into these things, you can start to categorize, sub-categorize and ultimately bring them all under “trust”.  Simply put, the absence of trust can instantly shatter (or break) the inner workings of an organization.  To rebuild however, is a long process.\n\nYou touched on one thing that I wanted to comment on (I can probably write a book but will spare you chapters 2-25 for now!!). ??  That one thing is that “unknowns represent an enormous threat to productivity…”  I could not agree more.  Relationships within the workplace are so complex and diverse that what drives how well these relationships intertwine is positively correlated to the degree to which employees feel “in the know”.  The human brain and its psychological influences are enormous, and drive how we feel during the course of a given day, which peaks and valleys constantly.\n\nI guess my point to all of this is, a) I agree with your perspective, and b) how you create trusting relationships within the organization is driven by consistent, constant, personalized and authentic communication that is top-down.  If leaders can do this, employees perceive their leadership to be in the best interest of them, and the organization.  This is a win-win situation.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6180, 17871, 'Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach', 'info@katenasser.com', 'http://katenasser.com', '70.111.24.253', '2011-01-13 18:34:18', '2011-01-14 00:34:18', 'Meghan,\nExcellent post that synthesizes an age old topic (trust) in a new \"web\" economy.  Identity, security, privacy -- so very true.  As I think from the customers\' view of a company, they might also value the same: know me (identity), secure my trust with delivering what you promise, and keep my details/credit card --- private/secure.\n\nI think you hit a double with this one!\nKate', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6181, 17871, 'Greg Farley', 'gregory.farley71@gmail.com', 'http://voicesofleadership.blogspot.com/', '76.104.113.122', '2011-01-13 21:42:11', '2011-01-14 03:42:11', 'Meghan,\nLoved your post. Trust is an often overlooked issue with our people. We have a saying in the Navy, \"All it takes is one oh-s***, to wipe away all of your atta-boys\" Not the most poetic of phrases but I think it gets the point across. If you lose the trust of your people or superiors, it is a very hard thing to re-establish. I hold trust right up there with my integrity and personal brand. There are many times that it is tempting to cut corners or operate in a gray area. The potential of losing trust is what keeps me in the safe zone and centered on doing things the right way.\n\nTrust also enables you to be able to go to your boss and respectfully disagree with their decisions. I know that there have been many times that I could do just that, where others didn\'t have the established trust to do so. Great post, I appreciate it and your time to write it.\n\nGreg (Voices of Leadership)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6182, 17871, 'Maria Payroll', 'mariapayroll2@gmail.com', 'http://payrolling-info.blogspot.com/', '121.54.42.170', '2011-01-17 01:31:47', '2011-01-17 07:31:47', 'Great post. Very informative. Thank you for sharing such good points. Trust is very important, even in the workforce. It is one of the reasons why employees look up to their boss and respects them. By keeping your word, offering job security or job satisfaction, your employees would see that they can trust you and your decisions. You also need to listen to them or notice the work they\'ve been doing for you.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6183, 17871, 'Benjamin McCall', 'author@rethinkhr.org', 'http://rethinkhr.org', '74.83.123.242', '2011-01-17 21:19:31', '2011-01-18 03:19:31', 'In order to gain trust you have to give it.\n\nI give trust until someone earns the right for me to take it away!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6184, 17871, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/founder/', '24.61.43.12', '2011-01-18 14:07:03', '2011-01-18 20:07:03', 'Hello Jacqui! Appreciate your patience with my response. Travel has a way of micro-managing my schedule lately. Thank you so much for stopping by here to share your feedback.\n\nIt\'s refreshing to hear (leaders should always at minimum strive to walk the talk - right?) leaders are getting in closer touch with their vision and are able to articulate this clarity and passion in your direction. It\'s the difference between \"fuzzy\" and \"crystal clear\" personal branding on a thoughtful career search. I believe authentic/honest and goal-directed communication is a key factor to establishing credibility and inspiring passion in the workplace as a leader. This is particularly more complex in multi-generational workplace cultures where social media connection options are multiplying monthly. Our very definition of \"work\" and the ways in which we communicate on this front are fundamentally changing. Leaders will benefit by staying in touch with the ever-changing communication and trust dynamics on this front. Thank you for supporting my vision. We all benefit from real connection and consistency.', 0, '1', '', '', 6177, 0),
(6185, 17871, 'The Path of the Honorable Leader &#8211; Enlightenment | Coaching Leaders', '', 'http://www.leadwithhonor.com/blog/2011/02/05/the-path-of-the-honorable-leader-enlightenment/', '64.151.83.168', '2011-02-05 16:32:42', '2011-02-05 22:32:42', '[...] Workplace Trust &#8211; Cultivating Leaders (leadchangegroup.com) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6186, 17871, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/founder/', '193.93.203.42', '2011-02-16 04:23:40', '2011-02-16 10:23:40', 'Thank you very much Georgia. My travel schedule finds me just getting to this comment now - Appreciate your patience. I really like your feedback. Yes, my point directly ties into the complex power issues that are often innate to situations leaders face. Often people who experience self-esteem issues feel a lack of support from those in the leadership rank or they simply do not have access to the proper career resources. Something I will continue to write about...', 0, '1', '', '', 6178, 0),
(6187, 17871, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/founder/', '193.93.203.42', '2011-02-16 04:41:36', '2011-02-16 10:41:36', 'So glad you enjoyed my post Jeff. I know you can relate to the \"peaks and valleys\" example here. Very true = Trust simply takes time and patience. Often we experience leaders that think about this concept in terms of \"fixing trust\" rather than a process that organically unfolds over the natural course of time. Entrepreneurial leaders particularly are faced with difficult/make or break people and business decisions. In reality, this state of unknown does not always jibe with consistency from a trust point of view. Leaders should strive to incorporate this open and personalized communication into a daily/weekly ritual - not just when fires erupt.', 0, '1', '', '', 6179, 0),
(6188, 17871, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/founder/', '193.93.203.42', '2011-02-16 04:51:38', '2011-02-16 10:51:38', 'Hello Kate. Thank you for stopping by. Appreciate. Exactly my point - the new social web economy calls for more action than ever before on the part of leaders. Agree, personalizing services is definitely always a smart solution to drive overall productivity (and certainly this will nurture employee engagement on the inside of a workplace culture). Trust and security are now looming much larger - leaders have a tangible opportunity to seize this momentum to build authentic communication bridges in all directions.', 0, '1', '', '', 6180, 0),
(6189, 17871, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/founder/', '193.93.203.42', '2011-02-16 05:07:43', '2011-02-16 11:07:43', 'Greg, Thanks very much. It\'s always valuable to hear your viewpoint. Trust is very challenging to inspire once it has been breached. If trust is lost the only route back is open communication and behaviors (key) that demonstrate new promises from a leadership perspective. So often a windy and difficult road...you are absolutely right. It\'s wise to think ahead and prepare for action in this case. If integrity and trust are the hallmarks of your personal brand then your behaviors and communication will drive this - it will always benefit you. A solid reminder...', 0, '1', '', '', 6181, 0),
(6190, 17871, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/founder/', '193.93.203.42', '2011-02-16 05:11:49', '2011-02-16 11:11:49', 'Hello Maria. Nice to see you here. I\'m a big proponent of consistent behavoirs that back up promises in the workplace. Leaders and employees should endeavor to stay vigilant on this tack. Listening is definitely the first important step...', 0, '1', '', '', 6182, 0),
(6191, 17871, 'Meghan M. Biro', 'mbiro@talentculture.com', 'http://www.talentculture.com/founder/', '193.93.203.42', '2011-02-16 05:17:05', '2011-02-16 11:17:05', 'Thank you Ben. This illustrates a powerful point! Giving trust takes faith and keeping this trust takes time and consistency. I like the nuance here. Nutshell - it\'s all about leadership behaviors that model.', 0, '1', '', '', 6183, 0),
(6192, 17871, 'Leadership Within Your Reach &#8211; From Bud to Boss | TalentCulture', '', 'http://www.talentculture.com/career/leadership-within-your-reach-from-bud-to-boss/', '74.220.215.63', '2011-03-26 05:12:06', '2011-03-26 10:12:06', '[...] to the leadership toolbox. Trust is a component of emotional intelligence for sure. Trust also has transactional aspects, as I&#8217;ve written, but in the workplace it should be a condition of employment, which means [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6193, 17872, 'Tweets that mention Contributors Call January 2011 Follow Up: What are your plans for 2011?  This is a video and slide d... #leadchange -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/contributors-call-january-2011-follow-up/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-14 07:34:24', '2011-01-14 13:34:24', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and others. Mike Henry Sr. said: New post: Contributors Call January 2011 Follow Up http://bit.ly/i1Jp3d #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6194, 17873, 'Tweets that mention foodsho Convincing the Resistant: People HATE change. They loathe and despise it. They see it,... via -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/convincing-the-resistant/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-18 06:55:14', '2011-01-18 12:55:14', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Michael McKinney, Vicky Henry, Martin Haworth PCC, Mark Moreno, SkillSource and others. SkillSource said: Convincing the Resistant http://bit.ly/f3SVKf #LeadChange [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6195, 17873, 'John E. Smith', 'stratlearning@hotmail.com', 'http://strategiclearner.wordpress.com', '76.201.91.232', '2011-01-18 07:21:28', '2011-01-18 13:21:28', 'Hi, Tristan - interesting post.\n\nIn general, I agree with your well-thought out observations about change and resistance.\n\nI would add that people are not as resistant to change as we tend to think.  They are instead resistant to change which is imposed on them.    Especially, as you point out, change which comes from someone they do not trust.\n\nHowever, people change and do so happily and enthusiastically when they WANT TO.  I do not believe this aspect is as simple as the \"WIIFM\" saying, but motivated and engaged people are much less resistant and will even insist on the change.  See \"Tunisia\" for an example.\n\nI believe that one of our leadership challenges is to identify and communicate why people should change.  Your first point speaks to this, but I am thinking a bit more directly about how to get a person to see a \"payoff\" down the road to change.\n\nAfter all, I learned to drive because I wanted the freedom and perceived \"cool\" factor.  I was motivated and happy about changing from being a dependent (and rebellious) youth to an independent young man (okay, Dad still paid for the first car, the insurance, and most of the gas, but you get my point hopefully:).\n\nEnjoyed your post.\n\nJohn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6196, 17873, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '99.61.15.86', '2011-01-18 08:12:22', '2011-01-18 14:12:22', 'Thanks much, John, I think you\'re spot on!\n\nIt\'s about the difference between \"mandated\" change verses \"collaborative\" change. And yes, painting an accurate but hopeful picture of the potential outcome is key to creating the \"want to\" within!\n\nI do get your point, and I agree wholeheartedly.  Grateful for your thoughts.\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 6195, 0),
(6197, 17873, 'Poul Andreassen', 'PoulAndreassen@live.in', 'http://tangoleadership.wordpress.com/', '27.251.16.70', '2011-01-18 09:49:37', '2011-01-18 15:49:37', 'There are certain things you do not realize until you read them, and through your article I have come to realize those few but interesting and effective way to leadership.\n\nThanks once again!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6198, 17873, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '99.61.15.86', '2011-01-18 09:55:07', '2011-01-18 15:55:07', 'Many thanks, Poul!\n\nI\'m grateful that you found value in the three suggestions. I hope they help you to powerfully lead needed change in your work and life.\n\nHave a great day!\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 6197, 0),
(6199, 17873, 'HeatherEColeman', 'heatherecoleman@yahoo.com', '', '216.11.69.5', '2011-01-19 08:46:20', '2011-01-19 14:46:20', 'Tristan,\nI love this post - very insightful, fun and motivational with regard to creating positive change.\n\nI especially like this piece - when I read it, it sounded like leadership a la Dr. Suess: \"People HATE change. They loathe and despise it. They see it, abhor it and team up to fight it.\"\n\nThank you for a great start to my day - this post resonated with me. You are one of my favs!\n\n<a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/heatherecoleman/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HeatherEColeman</a></a>', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6200, 17873, 'Gregory Hanson', 'bdaygh@gmail.com', '', '174.252.224.226', '2011-01-19 09:06:44', '2011-01-19 15:06:44', 'Thank you John. I couldn\'t have said it better', 0, '1', '', '', 6195, 0),
(6201, 17873, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '72.156.247.208', '2011-01-19 09:14:54', '2011-01-19 15:14:54', 'Hi Heather,\n\nYou\'re the first person to catch that and mention it to me. In fact, I actually WAS humming Dr. Suess to myself as I wrote this. I was going to keep the rhyme scheme going the entire article, but decided that was just TOO silly for a subject this important. :)\n\nChange is possible and necessary. So glad to know so many working to make it so!\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 6199, 0),
(6202, 17873, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '67.97.209.36', '2011-01-19 11:34:42', '2011-01-19 17:34:42', 'Much appreciated, Gregory.\n\nGlad to know the message was of value to you as well.\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 6200, 0),
(6203, 17873, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '87.61.172.175', '2011-01-19 13:41:34', '2011-01-19 19:41:34', 'Talk about getting to the core of the LeadChange message! Yes, Tristan! I love your take here and find what you say to be true. Though, maybe it\'s not so much that they hate change, but that road from here to there. That scary place you need to step out onto. That transition William Bridges talks so much about. So mostly, the three strategies you propose to \"prove\" will paint a picture that people can find enticing to move towards. A beautiful vision to aspire to! Thanks for a great post!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6204, 17873, 'Tristan Bishop', 'KnowledgeBishop@gmail.com', 'http://knowledgebishop.com', '166.137.10.81', '2011-01-20 20:06:01', '2011-01-21 02:06:01', 'Thank you, Monica!\n\nI heard today that \"people just need time to mourn the loss of the familiar.\"  That made a lot of sense.\n\nI appreciate your encouragement!\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 6203, 0),
(6205, 17873, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-01-21 00:23:57', '2011-01-21 06:23:57', 'Hey Tristan,\n\nI like the quote in your last comment, \"...people just need time to mourn the loss of the familiar.\" Great quote!\n\nSomething I admire about Apple, Inc. is how they\'ve made \'change\' such a core value for them. They would call it \'innovation\'. Like their marketing and product design, they\'ve taken \'change/innovation\' and elevated it to an art. Instead of dreading the change Apple die-hards can\'t wait for it, they speculate and dream about it and to a large degree they demand it. They sometimes even bemoan Apple for not \'changing/innovating\' enough.\n\nI wonder how, in the organizations we lead, can we create this kind of atmosphere of innovation? How can we make change the exciting, momentum building force it should be?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6206, 17873, 'Ted Coine', 'tedcoine@gmail.com', 'http://savvycapitalist.blogspot.com', '71.3.150.14', '2011-01-22 14:00:45', '2011-01-22 20:00:45', 'Tristan, Thank you for this powerful post! I read it a couple of days ago, and had to ruminate on it a while before I could come back, reread it, and comment. That\'s how difficult a thing change is to effect - and I bill myself as a professional catalyst for change, so...\n\nConvincing others that change is actually going to benefit them is difficult to say the least. Think how popular Ken Blanchard\'s book \"Who Moved My Cheese?\" is. My personal motto has always been, \"Please Move My Cheese,\" because routine is like a death sentence to me. But most people don\'t see it like that - and the longer they are with an organization, the more failed attempts at change they have probably seen, so that they become cynical. Combine that cynicism with the endemic lack of trust you describe in your third point (often well-deserved), and you can see how change is going to be difficult at best; probably even impossible.\n\nBut it doesn\'t have to fail: change must succeed, and done right, it absolutely can! Last night I had the great fortune to receive a copy of Laura Goodrich\'s phenomenal new book, \"Seeing Red Cars.\" Pondering your post last night and this morning, I dove into her book and lo and behold, there in the very first chapter is an on-target discussion of this very problem, complete with thoughtful and time-tested solutions. I can\'t recommend it highly enough: http://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Red-Cars-Yourself-Organization/dp/1605097276\n\nEnjoy the book - and thanks for spelling out the 3 steps to winning buy-in of change!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6207, 17873, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '66.177.212.242', '2011-01-22 17:31:23', '2011-01-22 23:31:23', 'I don\'t know,maybe the subject of change could use a dose of sillyness!  I loved that phrase in this post too Heather.', 0, '1', '', '', 6201, 0),
(6208, 17873, 'Tristan Bishop', 'KnowledgeBishop@gmail.com', 'http://knowledgebishop.com', '166.137.9.13', '2011-01-23 20:02:21', '2011-01-24 02:02:21', 'Thank you, Chad.\n\nYou\'re onto simething huge, here! When innovation is built into the culture, it becomes expected change. I think it\'s unexpected change that is hated. Who doesn\'t want a well-planned change for the better?\n\nIf leadership makes consistent improvement a core cultural value, teams will learn to revel in it rather than revolt.\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 6205, 0),
(6209, 17873, 'Tristan Bishop', 'KnowledgeBishop@gmail.com', 'http://knowledgebishop.com', '166.137.9.13', '2011-01-23 20:06:07', '2011-01-24 02:06:07', 'Thank you, General!\n\nAs we speak, I\'ve sent a team of commandos to move and hide your cheese. Good luck with that omelette in the AM!\n\nI love your commitment to this topic and I\'m grateful for the book recommendation as well. I\'m off to buy it!\n\nThanks again,\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 6206, 0),
(6210, 17873, 'Hemant', 'hemant.baliwala@gmail.com', '', '202.75.200.19', '2011-02-09 22:57:24', '2011-02-10 04:57:24', 'Hi Tristan,\n\nWow!!! what a wonderful thought to start the day with.\nThis change issue has often bothered me and every time I use to yell it out in my mind... why what\'s the big deal with change...didn\'t we evolvle from apes to human beings! I never understood how I should convinece people to change. Your blog helped me realize few mistakes I made in my past. What I learn : You want people to do what they are not used to...be tactful and use the three golden rules :)\n\nThanks,\n\nHemant', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6211, 17873, 'Crush Status Quo &#8211; Convincing the Resistant [19Jan11] | The Book', '', 'http://www.open-intelligence.co.uk/tbook/?p=5163', '65.254.224.36', '2011-02-22 10:17:16', '2011-02-22 16:17:16', '[...] by Tristan Bishop      Clipped from leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6212, 17873, 'Change Management and the Law of Diminishing Returns - Lead Change Group', '', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/change-management-and-the-law-of-diminishing-returns/', '174.121.64.152', '2011-02-23 06:07:07', '2011-02-23 12:07:07', '[...] all the time. But certainly most people, much of the timeThese are the opening lines of the post, Convincing the Resistant by fellow Lead Change contributor Tristan Bishop. “Most people, much of the time” certainly [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6213, 17873, 'hejty', 'remonapilkington@zoho.com', 'http://megahejt.pl/co-to-znaczy-hejt-i-hejter/', '176.31.175.219', '2015-11-25 17:02:17', '2015-11-25 22:02:17', 'I don\'t know if it\'s just me or if perhaps everybody \nelse experiencing problems with your site. It appears \nas if some of the written text on your posts are running off the screen. Can somebody else please \nprovide feedback and let me know if this is happening to them too?\nThis could be a issue with my internet browser because I\'ve had \nthis happen before. Appreciate it', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(6214, 4465, 'Tweets that mention Leaving A Legacy... Worth Leaving - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/leaving-a-legacy-worth-leaving/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-26 06:59:43', '2011-01-26 12:59:43', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Daniel Decker, Jessica Henry, Vicky Henry, Karen Keller and others. Karen Keller said: RT <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/vhenry/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@VHenry</a>: New Post: Leaving A Legacy… Worth Leaving http://bit.ly/gBlCyU (via <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a>) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6215, 4465, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.164.58.194', '2011-01-26 10:00:24', '2011-01-26 16:00:24', 'Hey John,\n\nGreat post. You said, \"This understanding, that there is more to life than just money, fame and fortune, is what keeps civilization going.\" That is a great observation. It reminds me of the second greatest commandment in the Bible, \"...love people.\" Leadership may move circumstances forward. Leadership may accomplish a task or get a job done, but leading with <i>honor</i> is what will keep <i>civilization</i> moving forward.\n\nThanks, God Bless,\nChad\n\nBTW - the legacy I want to leave behind, \"...that I served God in my generation and that the generations to follow would be blessed by God because of me.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6216, 4465, 'Nelson', 'seiji8503@gmail.com', 'http://blogdoseiji.blogspot.com', '189.75.252.192', '2011-01-26 12:44:08', '2011-01-26 18:44:08', 'Very hopeful text!\n\nI agree a lot and also with Chad, this kind of leadership is necessary and all religions have been trying to develop it.\n\nAlthough, I was actually recently thinking about what you said, John, about lonely. Why the necessary leaders, who pursuit a legacy instead of only 3P\'s, are admired but not emulated?\n\nIf society only want 3P\'s, should a legacy leader make his path ou should he use his skills to also follow the 3P? If society only wants 3P\'s, should not it deserve only the 3P\'s?\n\nMy legacy? For now, create positive change and grow other people who also make a difference in mankind.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6217, 4465, 'Richard Robbins', 'rich@richardrobbins.com', 'http://richardrobbins.com', '174.112.184.78', '2011-01-26 15:38:01', '2011-01-26 21:38:01', 'Great post! It\'s not what you for others... it\'s what you leave in other.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6218, 4465, 'John', 'john@leadwithhonor.com', '', '24.2.58.64', '2011-01-27 21:48:45', '2011-01-28 03:48:45', 'Hi Chad.... thanks for coming by and reading and sharing. There is nothing greater that we can do, than to love people. I wish there were more people that served God, instead of the 3Ps. The earth would be a better place because of it. Thanks for taking up the charge.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6219, 4465, 'John', 'john@leadwithhonor.com', '', '24.2.58.64', '2011-01-27 21:52:06', '2011-01-28 03:52:06', 'Hi Nelson...\n\nGreat questions. I ask myself this ALL the time. Should I chase the 3Ps, or do I pursue something different. There is also a question of scale here. How much do I chase the 3Ps? Do I chase it 100% or the time? 50% of the time? Or... is it even possible for mortals like us to not chase it all. How much is too much? And... the other point you bring up is great too. Can we REALLY change a society that worships movie stars and athletes by paying them millions of dollars, and leaves man people without healthcare?', 0, '1', '', '', 6216, 0),
(6220, 4465, 'The Path of the Honorable Leader &#8211; Focus | Coaching Leaders', '', 'http://www.leadwithhonor.com/blog/2011/01/30/the-path-of-the-honorable-leader-focus/', '64.151.83.168', '2011-01-30 01:45:46', '2011-01-30 07:45:46', '[...] Leaving A Legacy&#8230; Worth Leaving (leadchangegroup.com) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6221, 4465, 'Awakening &#8211; The Path of the Honorable Leader | Coaching Leaders', '', 'http://www.leadwithhonor.com/blog/2011/02/21/awakening-the-path-of-the-honorable-leader/', '64.151.83.168', '2011-02-21 17:24:50', '2011-02-21 23:24:50', '[...] Leaving A Legacy&#8230; Worth Leaving (leadchangegroup.com) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6222, 4479, 'Tweets that mention Transactional Leadership | 4 Words to Disrupt Your Leadership Foundation | Part 1 #LeadChange -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/transactional-leadership-4-words-to-disrupt-your-leadership-foundation-part-1/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-02-07 06:47:22', '2011-02-07 12:47:22', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Michael McKinney, Debbie Leverett, Ken Dusenbury, SkillSource and others. SkillSource said: Transactional Leadership | 4 Words to Disrupt Your Leadership Foundation | Part 1 http://bit.ly/fAseTc #LeadChange [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6223, 4479, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-02-07 07:08:43', '2011-02-07 13:08:43', 'Chad, I appreciate how you\'ve thought through this entire series and I\'m looking forward to it.  It is a bit convicting to use such economic terms to speak of relationships, but you have turned each word and created new perspective.  Thanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6224, 4479, 'Genevieve Desautels', 'g.desautels@uni-vers.ca', 'http://www.uni-vers.ca', '96.23.124.92', '2011-02-07 07:33:42', '2011-02-07 13:33:42', 'Thank you Chad for this article. I found it very inspiring... Ghandi said: \"Be the change that you want to see\"... so I will share those \"new words\" on my blog (in French, my mother tongue) in the next few days\n\nYou are more than welcome to visit and maybe use Internet translations applications:-))\nhttp://uni-vers-gendesautels.blogspot.com/\nHave a nice day\nGeneviève', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6225, 4479, 'Poul Andreassen', 'PoulAndreassen@live.in', 'http://tangoleadership.wordpress.com/', '27.251.16.70', '2011-02-07 08:28:07', '2011-02-07 14:28:07', 'The article you have presented has riddled out intricate structure of leadership into a simple structure. I hope other also understand the effectiveness of this article as well!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6226, 4479, 'Tweets that mention Transactional Leadership | 4 Words to Disrupt Your Leadership Foundation | Part 1 - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/trackback?url=http%3A%2F%2Fleadchangegroup.com%2Ftransactional-leadership-4-words-to-disrupt-your-leadership-foundation-part-1%2F%3Famp%3D%26at_xt%3D4d4feab2497ea35f%252C0%26sms_ss%3D', '208.74.66.43', '2011-02-07 09:29:01', '2011-02-07 15:29:01', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and usbcareers, Heather Coleman-Voss. Heather Coleman-Voss said: RT <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a> Transactional Leadership - 4 Words to Disrupt Your Leadership Foundation by <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ChadBalthrop</a> http://su.pr/7AaMOB #LeadChange [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6227, 4479, 'Mimi Meredith', 'mimi@thegoodnessgrows.com', 'http://blog.thegoodnessgrows.com', '70.176.233.110', '2011-02-08 18:11:40', '2011-02-09 00:11:40', 'I think you\'re onto something here! I hadn\'t thought of the language connection, but I think reframing the basis for our relationships with one another is critical to improving leadership. I love the four words you\'ve offered and will subscribe so I don\'t miss what\'s next.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6228, 4479, 'David Willis', 'pauldavidwillis@gmail.com', 'http://davidwillisblog.com', '68.97.146.204', '2011-02-08 22:47:16', '2011-02-09 04:47:16', 'It is the simple things in life that are the most profound. I have never thought of the language of leadership being based on economic vocabulary, but it makes great sense. I am very interested in what you have to say about relational leadership. I look forward to reading this series.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6229, 4479, 'Odoley Oddoye', 'infoYLMP@gmail.com', 'http://www.ylmp.blogspot.com', '41.204.38.133', '2011-02-09 03:49:09', '2011-02-09 09:49:09', 'I love your fresh perspective on something that is so easy to overlook. I\'m eager to see what the rest of the series has in store for us, I\'m sure it\'s just as insightful.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6230, 4479, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-09 09:14:36', '2011-02-09 15:14:36', 'Hey Mike,\n\nThanks for putting together a great community of people who are genuinely interested in Character-based Leadership. I think Character-based leadership deserves a language all it\'s own. Hopefully together we can change our words and in the process change the way people think and relate.\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 6223, 0),
(6231, 4479, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-09 09:18:31', '2011-02-09 15:18:31', 'Hey Genevieve,\n\nThanks for the reply. I look forward to exploring your blog. I like the Ghandi quote and agree. I\'ve always believed that the words we know determine the thoughts we think. If we can reshape the words we know, we can reshape the thoughts we think. In the process we become the change we want to see.\n\nBeing bi-lingual I\'ll bet you can see clearly the subtle and sometime significant differences between the denotation and connotations of words as they make the shift in meaning from French to English and back again. It\'s like words are our programming language. I look forward to exploring these ideas with this community more.\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 6224, 0),
(6232, 4479, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-09 09:20:13', '2011-02-09 15:20:13', 'Hey Poul,\n\nThanks for the reply. I hope we can latch onto this idea and discover it\'s implications together!', 0, '1', '', '', 6225, 0),
(6233, 4479, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-09 09:27:19', '2011-02-09 15:27:19', 'Hey Mimi,\n\nThanks for the comments and for the tweet! Character-based Leadership is a different way thinking about and approaching people. It begins with how we view ourselves and finds it\'s fullest expression in how we interact with others. I\'m not sure we\'ll be able to accurately define Character-based Leadership until we redefine some of the words we use when we talk about leadership.\n\nAs we explore these ideas are there other words that need to be reshaped, reconsidered or redefined?\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 6227, 0),
(6234, 4479, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-09 09:29:06', '2011-02-09 15:29:06', 'Hey David,\n\nI appreciate your response. I\'m also interested in you reaction...your thoughts. As this series unfolds let us know what you think and whether or not there are other words or ways to approach this idea of Relational or Character-based Leadership.\n\nThanks for reading!\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 6228, 0),
(6235, 4479, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-09 09:31:09', '2011-02-09 15:31:09', 'Hey Odoley,\n\nI appreciate the opportunity to share here at LeadChangeGroup.com. I\'m excited by what this community stands for and inspired by the other posts I\'m reading. It\'s great to get to get discuss these ideas with other passionate, committed and capable people.\n\nThanks for being part of the conversation.\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 6229, 0),
(6236, 4479, 'Mimi Meredith', 'mimi@thegoodnessgrows.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mimimeredith/', '70.176.233.110', '2011-02-09 09:36:14', '2011-02-09 15:36:14', 'That\'s exactly what I share through my workshops: Leadership Inside Out. Great leadership begins with a healthy sense of respect and love for ourselves (I used to say value...but I\'m trying to adopt a new idea!) that creates the fundamental platform from which we\'re able to respect others. And that\'s just the beginning! I could go on all day...but that wouldn\'t be very respectful : )!', 0, '1', '', '', 6233, 0),
(6237, 4479, 'Transactional Leadership &#8211; Our Words Betray Our Motives', '', 'http://www.tulsaleadercast.com/leadership-blog/transactional-leadership-our-words-betray-our-motives', '97.74.84.83', '2011-02-21 13:07:30', '2011-02-21 19:07:30', '[...] relationships.  The series is titled Transactional Leadership.  He introduces the idea in Part 1 that we use transactional terms such as Value, Invest, Buy-in, Contribute to describe [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6238, 4487, 'Tweets that mention Why Leadership Matters - Lead Change Group -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/why-leadership-matters/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-25 07:16:18', '2011-01-25 13:16:18', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Michael McKinney, Skip Reardon, Karen Keller, Peter Moreton and others. Peter Moreton said: RT <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a>: New post: Why Leadership Matters http://bit.ly/htwPOV #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6239, 4487, 'Mike Myatt', 'm.myatt@n2growth.com', 'http://www.n2growth.com/blog', '74.98.81.189', '2011-01-25 11:18:39', '2011-01-25 17:18:39', 'Totally agree wth you Steve...\n\nWhether through malice or naivete, those who trivialize the value of leadership place us all at risk…Poor leadership cripples businesses, ruins economies, destroys families, loses wars, and can bring the demise of nations. The demand for true leaders has never been greater -   when society misunderstands the importance of leadership, and when the world inappropriately labels non-leaders as leaders we are all worse for the wear.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6240, 4487, 'Tristan Bishop', 'knowledgebishop@gmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/knowledgebishop/', '99.61.15.86', '2011-01-25 11:55:07', '2011-01-25 17:55:07', 'Steve,\n\nThis post is deeply motivating.\n\nI agree that a leader must begin by imagining what\'s achievable. And from this internal vision, the leader must color the imaginations of the team with rich pictures of possibility.\n\nThe need for authentic, courageous leadership is as great now as it\'s ever been. Thank you for your daily encouragement to bring the best we have to those we serve.\n\nTristan', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6241, 4487, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.164.58.194', '2011-01-25 13:29:44', '2011-01-25 19:29:44', 'Steve,\n\nThanks for the post. Your encouragement to offer hope and to serve others well is a great reminder and call to action.\n\nThe thing so many people don\'t realize is that everyone is leading someone somewhere. Scientists talk about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. I can over simply the idea by saying that in quantum physics there is always a certain level of uncertain because they say you can either know <i>where</i> something is or <i>what</i> something is because, at the quantum level the ACT OF MEASURING IT CHANGES IT.\n\nThis principle applies to people - every member of the team influences the other members of the team. Your very presence in the group, changes the group. It\'s why someone can lead from the middle of the pack, with or without a title. Another great quote from Maxwell, \"Leadership is influence.\" It leads to a natural question, \"Regardless of position or title, where will you \'lead\' your group today?\"\n\nThanks for the post.\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6242, 4487, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-01-25 15:12:20', '2011-01-25 21:12:20', 'Steve, thanks for another great post.  Most of all, I like the simple statement, \"Authentic leaders... lead for their people.\" The success of the team must be rewarding for the members of the team or success won\'t be sustainable.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6243, 4487, 'Steve Keating', 'Stevekeating@comcast.net', '', '66.41.238.137', '2011-01-25 19:25:47', '2011-01-26 01:25:47', 'Thanks Tristan, you make a great point, leadership really is about creating possibilities. Too many leaders seem to forget that. Thanks for your comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 6240, 0),
(6244, 4487, 'Connie McKnight', 'connie@conniemcknight.com', 'http://conniemcknight.com', '70.65.169.232', '2011-01-26 13:48:04', '2011-01-26 19:48:04', 'Really insightful post. I especially loved your point \'Authentic leaders lead with their deepest self, they care enough about their people to expose their feelings.\" This is so true!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6245, 4487, 'Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach', 'info@katenasser.com', 'http://katenasser.com', '70.111.24.253', '2011-01-26 14:50:37', '2011-01-26 20:50:37', 'Steve,\nExcellent article you\'ve written here.  I agree with Tristan that it is deeply moving.  It helps all to remember that a strong leadership sets the course.  There is still a pervasive misunderstanding that strong leadership is inappropriate and always the equivalent of a dictatorship.  It isn\'t and doesn\'t have to be.  The result of this  misunderstanding has been \"leadership by committee\".    It is failing in many organizations because it isn\'t leadership. It is a vacuum -- a void.\n\nBravo to this post. I will RT on Twitter.\nKate Nasser', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6246, 4487, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-28 10:44:26', '2011-01-28 16:44:26', 'Thanks for sharing this principle as it applies to leadership Chad - very insightful.', 0, '1', '', '', 6241, 0),
(6247, 4487, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-28 10:58:27', '2011-01-28 16:58:27', 'Another great reminder that position/title and leadership are not one and the same thing.  As you point out without leadership from someone nothing happens, except perhaps chaos, frustration, resignation, cynicism, etc.\n\nPeople do watch those in leadership positions closely.  It seems to me far too much time (and energy) is spent watching and waiting for someone else to lead though.  You don\'t have to be THE leader to be A leader.  I would like to see more people considering what leadership they can provide regardless of their level precisely because as you so eloquently say: Leadership Matters.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6248, 4487, 'Will', 'leadingquotes@gmail.com', 'http://www.leadingquotes.org', '71.215.230.36', '2011-08-23 10:25:57', '2011-08-23 15:25:57', 'Great post with insightful ideas. Leadership is extremely important and never underestimate it. Leaders are constantly undervalued by the general public, and even though their position is difficult, they still lead.\n\nI will definitely tweet this.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6249, 4492, 'Tweets that mention 3 Steps to Listening Better and Hearing More -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/3-steps-listening-better-hearing-more/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-01-27 06:58:45', '2011-01-27 12:58:45', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jessica Henry, TNM Coaching, Vicky Henry, Martin Haworth PCC, Daniel Watson and others. Daniel Watson said: RT @tnmcoaching: 3 Steps to Listening Better and Hearing More http://bit.ly/eI0h2x [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0);
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(6250, 4492, 'Kelly Ketelboeter', 'kelly@theexperiencefactor.com', 'http://www.theexperiencefactor.com', '99.63.207.153', '2011-01-27 08:26:29', '2011-01-27 14:26:29', 'Excellent post Susan!\n\nOften times we do forget that a critical component of effective communication is listening. You offer solid tips that can be immediately implemented.\n\nOne thing I find that a lot of leaders do is interrupt others when they are speaking. This definitely communicates that the speakers input, opinion and voice doesn\'t matter.  What really matters is the leader saying what they want or need to say.  That pregnant pause, as you pointed out is critical.  Leaders can increase their effectiveness by giving their employees a voice and then actually listening.\n\nThanks for so many great tips, I will be sharing it!\nKelly', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6251, 4492, 'Deborah Costello', 'costellod@trinityprep.org', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/costelloland/', '138.210.92.134', '2011-01-27 08:37:29', '2011-01-27 14:37:29', 'Your second point is a good reminder for me.  Teachers ask thousands of questions, but we often forget about \"wait time.\"  We ask a question and if the kids don\'t respond in 2 seconds, we answer it ourselves.  I need to remember to wait until they have processed the question and decided on n answer.  This is crucial for effective learning.  I am guessing it would be important for adults as well..  :)\n\nThanks Susan.\n\nDeb', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6252, 4492, 'Linda Faust', 'linda@lmfva.com', '', '98.240.138.89', '2011-01-27 10:24:26', '2011-01-27 16:24:26', 'Great article Susan! A favorite quote of mine, I\'ve forgotten who said it, \"There\'s a reason God gave us two ears and only one mouth.\"  The \"pregnant pause\" is a much needed element. Too often I find myself starting to respond only to have the other person talking over me. I wonder if we have grown so accustomed to \"noise\" that we have become uncomfortable around moments of silence?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6253, 4492, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-01-27 10:31:12', '2011-01-27 16:31:12', 'I love your last tip, if you don\'t feel like you\'re being heard, you\'re probably not listening. Great advice.  Another for me is to evaluate which one of us is more aware of our environment.  If I know who\'s behind them or who else is in the area, I\'m not focused on them and what they\'re saying.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6254, 4492, 'Mike Ramer', 'mramer@ramergroup.com', 'http://www.RamerGroup.com', '74.105.216.8', '2011-01-27 11:23:00', '2011-01-27 17:23:00', 'Susan, An excellent piece.\n\nListening skills are critical in our business and personal lives.  In fact, I\'d think listening is a core ability that determines the depth of relationship-building and, ultmately, life success.  As a natural talker and speaker in my industry, I continually remind myself to listen more in conversations and to my audiences.\n\nI love your tips after your three steps.  I, too, nod in acknowledgement, wait for the pregnant pause, and often say \"I understand.\"  These techniques focus on the other person and compel me to listen better.\n\nAgain, great job. Mike', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6255, 4492, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.164.58.194', '2011-01-27 11:23:01', '2011-01-27 17:23:01', 'Hey Susan,\n\nThanks for a great post. You\'re right about our presentations. So often we spend so much time preparing what \'we want to say\' we\'re not really mindful of what the group has to say or needs to hear.\n\nThere is a an art to communication. It\'s listening and speaking. It\'s knowing what to say, how to say it and when to shut up and listen. Expertise and experience may tell you what to say, but effective listening will insure that when you finally say it people receive it.\n\nI\'m wondering if it was hard for you to resist the temptation to put somewhere in your article the phrase, \"Can you hear me now?\" :)\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6256, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-27 12:09:43', '2011-01-27 18:09:43', 'Thanks Kelly.  Great point about interrupting.  That tendency is often a sign of impatience and the act of interrupting is an attempt to deal with being uncomfortable.  The \"valid\" excuse is that we were just \"trying to move the conversation along\".   The problem with just trying not to interrupt is that even if we resist the urge the speaker will feel our impatience.This is one I know all too well personally and have had to work really hard at changing.  What I have discovered is taking a slow deep breath is also a way that releases the internal tension of impatience.', 0, '1', '', '', 6250, 0),
(6257, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-27 12:12:41', '2011-01-27 18:12:41', 'I can imaging the pressure to move on quickly is ever present - when we lock our learning into specified segments of time it can be hard to allow that space.  I find the same is true of meetings when I feel like we are racing the clock to get through the \"agenda\".  Thanks Deb!', 0, '1', '', '', 6251, 0),
(6258, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-27 12:16:15', '2011-01-27 18:16:15', 'It is a great quote Linda.  I think you are right on - we have become uncomfortable with silence.  The funny thing is that the more people we are speaking with the more uncomfortable that silence seems to become, yet the silence often needs to be longer to be effective because some of that silence is from people mustering up the courage to speak in front of other people!', 0, '1', '', '', 6252, 0),
(6259, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-27 12:19:56', '2011-01-27 18:19:56', 'Thanks Mike.  That tip was the best advice I have even been given when it comes to listening.  You also point to the importance of being responsible for creating a good environment for listening.  When we notice we are distracted it is helpful to call ourselves on it and apologize - chances are they knew it anyway so owning it in the moment can actually help to build trust.', 0, '1', '', '', 6253, 0),
(6260, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-27 12:21:53', '2011-01-27 18:21:53', 'Thank you for your kind works Mike.  Great point that our ability to listen determines the depth of, and I\'ll add strength of, a relationship.', 0, '1', '', '', 6254, 0),
(6261, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-27 12:28:10', '2011-01-27 18:28:10', 'Very funny Chad!\n\nYour points about the art of communication are right on.  Thank you for sharing them.', 0, '1', '', '', 6255, 0),
(6262, 4492, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sdimaulo@readytofeedback.com', 'http://www.readytofeedback.com', '74.56.228.245', '2011-01-27 15:32:28', '2011-01-27 21:32:28', 'Susan!\n\nLove this post.  The topic is very important to me and something I work very intently on every day as I lead myself and others.\n\nStep 3 is so critical!  I call it MAGIC.  Repeating what was just said (in your own words):\n\n1. Conveys that you heard what they said (builds trust)\n2. Gives you a chance to really understand what is being said (as a result of repeating) and to internalize the thought\n3. Gives the person a chance to correct misinterpretation by you and further the dialogue of trust and collaboration\n\nMisinterpretation is such a common occurrence and your three steps can go a long way to reducing it.\n\nI am a BIG fan of \"Paraphrasing\" and \"Repeating\" and use often especially with my kids!  If I can make it work at home, then it truly is MAGIC!\n\nSonia\n\nPS: Great list post, Susan!  Quality content as usual!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6263, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-27 16:55:26', '2011-01-27 22:55:26', 'Thanks for expanding on the \"MAGIC\" step Sonia.  It ensures you hear what was actually said vs. what you think was said - something I find particularly important with my daughter except in reverse (i will ask her to repeat what she heard...funny how those filters work!)\n\nYes this was a \"list\" post....think this may have been my first attempt at writing one (this is a re-post) although I seem to remember grumbling about it the whole time.', 0, '1', '', '', 6262, 0),
(6264, 4492, 'Connie McKnight', 'connie@conniemcknight.com', 'http://conniemcknight.com', '70.65.169.232', '2011-01-27 20:57:05', '2011-01-28 02:57:05', 'Really excellent suggestions - I especially liked \"Prepare for what you want to learn\". I think will really help to open up the mind for new information. Thank you.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6265, 4492, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/susanmazza/', '76.26.161.97', '2011-01-28 10:38:16', '2011-01-28 16:38:16', 'Thanks Connie!', 0, '1', '', '', 6264, 0),
(6266, 4492, 'Christine Kominiak', 'christinekominiak@gmail.com', 'http://meetmattandchris.com', '67.41.5.68', '2011-01-28 11:34:34', '2011-01-28 17:34:34', 'I\'ve always found that I listen better when I take notes on what the other person is saying...not too detailed, but just enough that I\'m being engaged and not letting my mind wander off into my own filters or thoughts.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6267, 4492, 'Ada Gonzalez', 'ada@logosnoesis.com', 'http://www.logosnoesis.com', '98.211.68.11', '2011-01-31 21:19:10', '2011-02-01 03:19:10', 'Hi Susan,\n\nGreat article! As you and others have mentioned, the pauses are important, not only to give people time to respond, but also because all of us need to learn to reflect a bit more before we speak. What I have noticed working with groups is that as people learn to dialogue better, and to trust each other more, then you hear more pauses that do not feel uncomfortable. More like a collective deep thinking that usually is followed by some good insights.\n\nAnother tip I follow is to check for assumptions. If I find myself not listening well, usually it\'s because I\'m busy making assumptions, and therefore preparing an answer. When I force myself to let the assumptions go, or to check them before speaking, things go much more smoothly.\n\nThanks for sparking a good conversation here.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6268, 4492, '3 Steps to Listening Better and Hearing More &#8211; Lead Change Group &laquo; Tech4buziness &#8211; Eng', '', '', '76.74.254.62', '2011-02-03 23:14:14', '2011-02-04 05:14:14', '[...] Ensure People Know You Heard Them (and that you hear more)Nodding your head is a helpful way to let someone know you are listening, but unfortunately we can nod and not hear a thing they said. And they know it, or at least they feel it. You actually have to speak before someone really knows you were listening. You can do that with phrases like &ldquo;I understand&rdquo;, &ldquo;uh huh&rdquo;, etc. You know the drill. But if you really want someone to know you heard them, try giving them back what you heard. (&#8230;)TIP: If you don&rsquo;t feel like you are being heard you are probably not listening.   via leadchangegroup.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6269, 4492, 'Peter E. Friedes', 'pfriedes@mac.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/petefriedes/', '76.83.246.194', '2011-02-09 12:24:13', '2011-02-09 18:24:13', 'Great post. An additional idea concerns the rush to judge where the speaker is going or to finish what the speaker is saying or solve the problem that one thinks is being raised. The more the listener can view his or her role as \"solely trying to understand,\" the better listener (and follow up asker of questions) he or she becomes.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6270, 4496, 'Tweets that mention Mike Henry Sr: Authentic Leadership – Is This Your Leadership Style? -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/leadchangegroup.com/authentic-leadership-is-this-your-leadership-style/?utm_source=pingback&amp;utm_campaign=L2', '208.74.66.43', '2011-02-01 06:17:29', '2011-02-01 12:17:29', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Michael McKinney, TNM Coaching, Vicky Henry, Martin Haworth PCC, Mark Moreno and others. Mark Moreno said: #foodsho Authentic Leadership – Is This Your Leadership Style?: Authentic leaders are people of... http://bit.ly/dW2Ot8 via <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mikehenrysr/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@mikehenrysr</a> [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6271, 4496, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-02-01 07:40:28', '2011-02-01 13:40:28', 'Georgia, thanks for the great post.\n\nThere are a group of people in the community that think \"Authentic\" leadership is what Lead Change should be all about.  They\'re definition of \"Authentic\" like Mr. George\'s, includes many genuine, others-focused, genuinely-good characteristics that are good for leadership.\n\nHowever, there are others, like me, that think of \"Authentic\" as a synonym for Integrity or Transparency, true to your core.  (I realize this is a more recent definition than the traditional meaning of the word.)  The problem is some people are authentically poor leaders.  They lack the habits and the skills to do the things that inspire others.  That\'s why  I stick with character-based.  Authentically poor leaders lose their followers unless they either upgrade their character to inspire others to follow, or fake-it really well for a time.  In the end, unless they upgrade their character, they still lose people unless they have something else to fall back on like their position or their power.  The external force of their position or their power helps them exert influence over others.  Many authentically poor leaders think they\'re good because they have the power or the position to keep most people energized, but it\'s not their authenticity that energizes people.\n\nI can agree with Mr. George, you, and our friends who created Authentic Leadership groups because I know your definition of authenticity includes being true to one\'s best character.  But something in me keeps me \"sticking\" on the less traditional meaning of the word Authentic.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6272, 4496, 'Authentic Leadership – Is This Your Leadership Style? &laquo; Christian Micro-Entrepreneurs', '', 'http://christianmicroentrepreneurs.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/authentic-leadership-%e2%80%93-is-this-your-leadership-style/', '74.200.245.176', '2011-02-01 09:07:32', '2011-02-01 15:07:32', '[...] Authentic Leadership – Is This Your Leadership Style?. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6273, 4496, 'Genevieve Desautels', 'g.desautels@uni-vers.ca', 'http://www.uni-vers.ca', '96.23.124.92', '2011-02-01 09:19:02', '2011-02-01 15:19:02', 'Beautiful text about a very important subject for individuals and organizations!\nThank you Georgia!\nI post this link on my blog that I write in French (my mother tongue) about authentic leadership in our daily personnal life and in our professionnal life.\nI really hope to have good discussions with the readers about their definition and daily application of authentic leadership.\nhttp://uni-vers-gendesautels.blogspot.com/\nIf you want to see my blog and maybe translate it with babelfish or another tool.\nHave a nice day,\nGeneviève Desautels (ACC) from Montreal, Canada', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6274, 4496, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://collaborativetransitions.com', '216.96.11.108', '2011-02-01 09:19:41', '2011-02-01 15:19:41', 'Let\'s try again - I seem to have a problem with CAPTCHA codes here, for some reason.\n\nI agree, Mike, words will trip us up time and again.  We can never determine or know how others will attach intellectual meaning or emotions to the words we use.  As you say, for me authentic includes character - because I can\'t be authentic without it.  Just like integrity means being whole - not just honest.\n\nThank you for your comments - I always enjoy the conversation with my Lead Change friends.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6275, 4496, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sdimaulo@readytofeedback.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sdimaulo/', '74.56.228.245', '2011-02-01 12:40:39', '2011-02-01 18:40:39', 'Georgia!\n\nI liked the post so much I shared it with members of the Authentic Leadership in Montreal Linkedin Group (group start-up inspired by Mike Henry and Erin Schreyer).\n\nI feel that to be authentic, you need to know yourself (and/or be committed to get to know yourself better over time!), to be able to focus on others and better connect with them, with the goal to help them meet their needs.\n\nI could really relate to you post... thank you for doing the research for us and sharing more about you, Georgia! :)\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6276, 4496, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/gfeiste/', '216.96.11.108', '2011-02-01 12:41:26', '2011-02-01 18:41:26', 'I will check out your blog!  Thank you so much for the resource suggestion, and post of the link.', 0, '1', '', '', 6273, 0),
(6277, 4496, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/gfeiste/', '216.96.11.108', '2011-02-01 12:45:53', '2011-02-01 18:45:53', 'Thank you, Sonia!  I am very honored to have you post this within your Authentic Leaders group.  I would love to see/hear the comments so I will check the group out!\n\nI think there is much more to come on this for me.  I embrace the character-based part of leadership fully, but have often wondered if it didn\'t go beyond that just a bit.\n\nI love to share what I learn, so you should expect to see several more posts on this topic.\n\nWarmly,\n\nGeorgia', 0, '1', '', '', 6275, 0),
(6278, 4496, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-01 19:44:42', '2011-02-02 01:44:42', 'Hey Georgia,\n\nInteresting post and interesting question. Thanks for sharing. I\'ve always thought my approach to leadership was completely unique...<i>just like everyone else\'s</i>. :)\n\nOur <em>character</em> is an expression of <i>who we are</i>.\n<em>Who we are</em> is proven in the <i>choices</i> we make.\nThe <em>choices we make</em> define the extent of our <i>influence</i>.\nThe extent of our <em>influence</em> determines the impact of our <i>leadership</i>.\n\nIt sounds like what Mr. George is trying to say is that an Authentic Leader leads from <i>strength of character</i>. Certainly integrity, transparency, humility, self-awareness &amp; selflessness are defining qualities of an Authentic Leader, but I\'ve always thought of an Authentic Leader as someone whose influence is felt regardless of position, power, experience or expertise. It is strength of character, passion and skill that attracts followers to an Authentic Leader, not simply position or power. I guess another way you might say this is that an Authentic Leader is the \'real deal\'. Not only do they have the know-how and the will to get the job done, they do it in a way that inspires, encourages and adds value to others.\n\nMike - I think what you\'re saying is that there is an important, if subtle, difference between being an authentic <i>person</i> and being an authentic <i>leader</i>. I work with a bunch of pastors around our state. They are some of the most humble and \'authentic\' people I know. This may sound strange, but there are times when I think, \"These men have dump trucks filled with great stuff to share and no idea how to unload it.\" I think that may be your point. Authenticity alone, be it in the form of integrity, humility, self-awareness or selflessness does not make one a leader.\n\nThis might be a thought for further discussion. Is it possible to be a Character-based Leader and NOT display the traits of Authenticity? Is it possible to be an Authentic Leader and NOT display the traits of Character-based leadership? What are the differing core values that separate the two definitions?\n\nFor me, authenticity is a function of character. Character is an expressin of who I am. Authenticity is the manner in which I share who I am with the world. Therefore, my preference would be to challenge people to be Character-based Leaders living in an authentic manner before the people entrusted to them.\n\nGeorgia - thanks for a great post and the opportunity for interesting discussion!\n\nGod Bless,\nChad', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6279, 4496, 'Chad Balthrop', 'cbalth28@hotmail.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/chadbalthrop/', '70.185.241.208', '2011-02-01 19:46:10', '2011-02-02 01:46:10', 'I apologize for being long in my last post, but Georgia, this is a great topic...THANKS.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6280, 4496, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '69.125.141.196', '2011-02-01 20:17:46', '2011-02-02 02:17:46', 'The key description of an authentic leadership in your post is this sentence, \"They are guided equally by the heart and the mind – practicing heart-based guidance grounded in passion and compassion,  as well as thoughtful leadership grounded in the qualities of the mind. \".    I wish there is a way of classifying people as authentic leaders without alienating others, but we truly need authentic leaders in order to succeed.   Authentic leaders care about results and not who get the credits.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6281, 4496, 'The Path of the Honorable Leader &#8211; Results | Coaching Leaders', '', 'http://www.leadwithhonor.com/blog/2011/02/02/the-path-of-the-honorable-leader-results/', '64.151.83.168', '2011-02-02 09:49:33', '2011-02-02 15:49:33', '[...] Authentic Leadership &#8211; Is This Your Leadership Style? (leadchangegroup.com) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6282, 4496, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/gfeiste/', '216.170.6.190', '2011-02-02 16:30:42', '2011-02-02 22:30:42', 'Chad - This is a well thought out response, and much appreciated.  I certainly understand how you get to the preference for being a character-based leader.  Sometimes I feel as if it\'s the chicken and the egg conversation, as you stated a paragraph earlier.  Although, I don\'t know how you can express your character without being authentic.\n\nIt is a great conundrum, isn\'t it?\n\nGeorgia', 0, '1', '', '', 6278, 0),
(6283, 4496, 'Georgia Feiste', 'Georgia@Collaborativetransitions.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/gfeiste/', '216.170.6.190', '2011-02-02 16:34:30', '2011-02-02 22:34:30', 'Wouldn\'t it be wonderful to have an assessment that determines whether you are an authentic leader?  I don\'t know of one, does anyone else?  I think it takes a lifetime to be completely authentic, or even to be completely cognizant of our character - and that\'s the beauty of transformational learning.  It happens daily as we make our choices in life, as Sonia so brilliantly summarizes her blog with today.', 0, '1', '', '', 6280, 0),
(6284, 4496, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', 'http://willlukang.wordpress.com/', '69.125.141.196', '2011-02-02 17:10:47', '2011-02-02 23:10:47', 'Perhaps one of the project for the lead change group is to come up with an assessment tool or tools.  What do you think?  I\'ll be joining the lead change group starting next month.', 0, '1', '', '', 6283, 0),
(6285, 4496, 'Sonia Di Maulo', 'sdimaulo@readytofeedback.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/sdimaulo/', '74.56.228.245', '2011-02-03 11:30:45', '2011-02-03 17:30:45', 'Mike and Georgia!\n\nThrough the Lead Change twitter stream I found this article: Authentic Leadership can be Bad Leadership (http://s.hbr.org/gVFix8), that perhaps addresses your comment above.\n\nI have been thinking a lot about your comment and this article clarifies (for me) why character-based leadership makes more sense (in the context described in the article).\n\nSonia', 0, '1', '', '', 6271, 0),
(6286, 4496, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/', '98.178.138.219', '2011-02-03 13:46:50', '2011-02-03 19:46:50', 'Thanks Sonia! That post does say it much better than I did.  Thanks for the recommendation.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6285, 0),
(6287, 4496, 'Weekly Carnival of Lead Change Contributing Authors', '', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/contributors-carnival-february-4-2011/', '174.121.64.152', '2011-02-04 07:01:09', '2011-02-04 13:01:09', '[...] style, and the place that authentic leadership has in her life. Check out her post entitled Authentic Leadership – Is This Your Leadership Style? On her blog, she recently revisited an older book by Neale Donald Walsch, called “The New [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6288, 4496, 'Liza', 'liza@socketsandlightbulbs.com', '', '74.59.75.21', '2011-02-05 08:47:04', '2011-02-05 14:47:04', 'There is an Authentic Leadership in Montreal LinkedIn group?  Good to know!  I\'ll check it out.', 0, '1', '', '', 6275, 0),
(6289, 4496, 'Liza Wood', 'liza@socketsandlightbulbs.com', 'http://blog.socketsandlightbulbs.com/', '74.59.75.21', '2011-02-05 08:59:45', '2011-02-05 14:59:45', 'I think you said it perfectly, Georgia.  I have always believed that being an authentic leader is about being a good student at your own College of Lessons Learned, rather than emulating what you read in books or drinking the proverbial kool-aid to become a clone of your environment.\n\nMy team and I had an experience with a truly unauthentic leader this week, sparking a big discussion on why we felt that way.  We felt we never saw the heart of that leader.  We just heard what was in his mind, which was loaded with buzzwords that he thought we wanted to hear.  I will share this article with my team and others.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6290, 4496, 'Connie McKnight', 'connie@conniemcknight.com', 'http://conniemcknight.com', '70.65.169.232', '2011-02-05 14:40:17', '2011-02-05 20:40:17', 'What a terrific post! I had always considered myself to be a servant leader, especially after reader James C Hunter\'s book \"The Servant\", but after reading the Bill George\'s meaning of Authentic Leadership, that best describes who I am. Empowering people to make a difference, sounds like a fabulous way to lead.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6291, 34518, 'Royce Dugan', '', '', '', '2009-02-16 17:36:00', '2009-02-17 00:36:00', 'This article points out the fact that \"The Lesson of Greatness comes from Challenge\". My father had a sign that hung in his office that said \"Tough times never last, Tough people DO!\". It is always when we are challenged that we look again for and find the greatness that God empowers through us to do above what we ever thought we could. The greatness in us is allowed to sleep when life allows us to become complacent. It seems to have always taken events like Pearl Harbor, The Great Depression, many Recessions, as well as weather disasters to keep reminding us, our one job is to really help each other.  We are multiplied when we help each other.  Simply put Love and Compassion for each other allows the greatness of God to work through us to deliver his blessings. The principals in this article are from these idea\'s.  Thank you for reminding me of them!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6292, 34518, 'VMH Corporation | &raquo; Make A Partner', '', 'http://vmhcorp.com/make-a-partner/', '72.167.232.201', '2009-03-16 08:47:04', '2009-03-16 13:47:04', '[...] most like to have as a fan or a referral?  Many vendors will freak out if you approach them.  See this post for more [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6293, 34518, 'Elcoj', 'ddllinker220volts@mail.health-ua.com', 'http://www.elcoes.com/', '61.178.185.101', '2009-03-20 04:28:54', '2009-03-20 09:28:54', 'Hello,\nThank you! I would now go on this blog every day!\n\nThank you\nElcoj', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6294, 34519, 'asatterla', '', '', '', '2009-02-20 08:13:00', '2009-02-20 15:13:00', 'Hay if you would you could refer ppl to my insurance co-op.  It is called The CO-OP.  I started this company to help ppl earn insurance that cant normally afford it.  We set it up as an mlm (which I get a lot of slack for).  But, it is set up to be cheap enough so anyone can get into it.  I could use the the referral.  We are insurance and network marketing so ppl are really skeptical.  All we want to do is help ppl.  This I promise.  We did not create The CO-OP to get rich or make tons of money.  Although what benefits not used are payed out in cash.  Well if you would check out the site http://www.theco-op.info you can contact me on skype @ asatterla or by email asatterla@theco-op.info<br/><br/>thx<br/>Arnett Satterla', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6295, 34519, 'Mike Henry Sr.', '', '', '', '2009-02-20 09:50:00', '2009-02-20 16:50:00', 'Arnett, Thanks for your comment.  I\'m only going to refer people I\'m familiar with, but beyond that, I wish you good luck with your new endeavor.  Please go over to the Make A Referral link and sign up.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6296, 34520, 'Susan Kishner', 'susankishner@apersonalfinanceguide.com', 'http://www.apersonalfinanceguide.com', '209.62.13.210', '2009-03-14 21:19:17', '2009-03-15 02:19:17', 'Just wanted to say HI.  I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it over the past few days.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6297, 235, 'Leadership Practice &laquo; VMH Corporation', '', 'http://vmhcorp.com/leadership-practice/', '72.167.232.201', '2009-03-30 08:30:19', '2009-03-30 13:30:19', '[...] asserted before that anyone can lead.  In fact, everyone does lead.  You lead.  (Really!)  You influence some [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6298, 235, 'Leadership Practice &laquo; Lead Change Group', '', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/leadership-practice/', '72.167.232.201', '2009-04-04 15:39:59', '2009-04-04 20:39:59', '[...] asserted before that anyone can lead.  In fact, everyone does lead.  You lead.  (Really!)  You influence some [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6299, 347, 'Patti', 'patti.dragland@strategicsenseinc.com', 'http://www.strategicsenseinc.wordpress.com', '96.51.196.127', '2009-04-15 09:30:23', '2009-04-15 14:30:23', 'Excellent post, I love how the video highlights innovative ways to use Web2.0 to be inclusionary and involve employees!  True leadership is about how we develop and support the people we are leading, your post definitely shows examples of that!\n\nWhat a great gift when an employee feels they add value to the company and they believe their contribution is both respected and valued enough to find budget for it!\n\nThanks for sharing,\nPatti\n@strategicsense', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6300, 347, 'steve', 'steve11@gmail.com', '', '75.9.168.139', '2011-01-21 23:25:19', '2011-01-22 05:25:19', 'SE WI Best Buy senior leadership couldn\'t manage their way out of a wet paper bag.  Best Buy has outsourced their HR to the point where you can\'t talk to anyone who speaks English or who knows what is going on.  When you do get a call from a case worker while you are breast feeding, they tell you to call the 800 number to tell you when you are available.  They are too incompetent to leave you a direct number or their extension.  Best Buy is a joke to work for unless you are at the corporate headquarters.  I am guessing half of them don\'t have a clue what the real world of retail is like.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6301, 321, 'Lead like Christ', 'alex@leadercast.com', 'http://leadercast.com', '61.87.32.95', '2009-07-12 20:37:29', '2009-07-13 01:37:29', 'Anyone, as you said, can be a leader. Even if someone is not in a \"leadership position,\" there are always chances to lead in life. I feel that by being intentional with relationships and by aspiring to better others through relationships, we can lead people from day to day. Thanks for the article!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6302, 396, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://randomactsofleadership.wordpress.com', '69.254.18.143', '2009-05-05 21:27:44', '2009-05-06 02:27:44', 'I like your \"definition\" of output  - essentially I think you are saying that your output is equal to the impact you have on those you influence.  Your product then is reflected in the \"eyes of the beholder\" so to speak.\n\nHas me thinking... Many people in organizations have learned to \"play politics\" to portray an image to those above them that will bring favorable consequences.  Personal branding or relating to yourself as a product seems to require a more encompassing view of who you are than the traditional top down approach of performance assessment acknowledges.  Will that strategy work in the future or will personal branding trump political saavy as the essential skills to being successful in the organizations of the future?  How might the way we are evaluated change?  Thanks for giving me some food for thought Mike!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6303, 396, 'Mike Henry', 'mhenry@vmhcorp.com', 'http://www.vmhcorp.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-05-06 10:34:24', '2009-05-06 15:34:24', 'Thanks for your comment.  You\'re perceptive to consider the practice of \"playing politics\" and the current idea of personal branding.  I think people will always be able to be swayed by what they see.  Therefore there can always be an element of image management involved in the way people evaluate us.  Thanks for the added dimension.  We\'ll both have to think on this some more.', 0, '1', '', '', 6302, 0),
(6304, 396, 'Rebekah Simon-Peter', 'rspeter1@msn.com', 'http://www.bridgeworkspresents.net', '12.190.135.182', '2009-05-08 23:47:53', '2009-05-09 04:47:53', 'We used to be considered citizens, not consumers.  Or even producers.  But equal participants in a democratic society.  Now we have to choose between consumers and producers for our identity?  Perhaps we are being used by the very technology we thought we could shape?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6305, 396, 'Mike Henry', 'mhenry@vmhcorp.com', 'http://www.vmhcorp.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-05-09 05:39:31', '2009-05-09 10:39:31', 'Rebekah, that\'s a very thought-provoking comment.  I do believe we\'re being used by the very economy and materialistic society we created.  Great comment.  Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 6304, 0),
(6306, 432, 'Patte Michel', 'pattemichel@comcast.net', '', '173.49.246.68', '2009-05-23 05:31:12', '2009-05-23 10:31:12', 'This is so true - \"connect the dots!\"  We have just gone live with our SAP implementation and although we have on a regular basis communicated the benefits, people still question why so many resources (people and $$) were on the team and why they have to do all this extra work,  Relevance is key - and I need to  make sure my next communication to the business associates better connects them to that point.  Still thinking how...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6307, 432, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-05-23 05:52:12', '2009-05-23 10:52:12', 'Patte,\n\nThanks for the comment.  One idea for your present situation is to remind the business people that the argument about resource allocation would be considerably different if you failed.  You might even add a sidebar showing the cost over time or the cost of success versus the cost of failure over time. After-the-fact criticism is considerably different when you achieve your goals because many people just HAVE to criticize something.  If you fail, the criticism would be VERY different.  On one project I did, the system has persisted through two asset sales so 3 companies have used the same system that the first company paid for.  When you do something right, it lasts.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6308, 441, 'Kelly Ketelboeter', 'kketelboeter@gmail.com', '', '67.173.83.179', '2009-06-09 13:30:53', '2009-06-09 18:30:53', 'Great information and reminders for managers.  It doesn\'t take much to make a difference.  It\'s important for managers to realize they are in fact leaders of people not just managers of tasks.\n\nThanks for the great post!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6309, 472, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.194.248', '2009-06-10 15:11:24', '2009-06-10 20:11:24', 'Great post, Mike!  I agree that while it might seem \"scary\" to some to invest in their people right now...that\'s exactly what companies should be doing!!!  This market will be coming back around over the course of the next year - and the battle for the best people will ensue.  Employees will remain both motivated and loyal to their companies who have taken a genuine interest in them.  All others could possibly be a flight risk...especially when salaries begin to increase again.  Regardless of market conditions, though, companies will always benefit the most when they take time to recognize and invest in the value of their people.  I\'m SO with you, Mike!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6310, 472, 'Jay Steinfeld', 'jay@Blinds.com', 'http://www.Blinds.com', '98.200.164.53', '2009-06-12 06:45:32', '2009-06-12 11:45:32', 'Focusing on your employees is of paramount importance. If they don\'t trust you as a leader, it is near impossible to get anything done over a sustained period.\n\nHowever, isn\'t it the focus first on the customer that drives real success? As an example, what If you\'re CEO and you find that a whole product line is no longer desired by your customers. Would you keep producing those products and keep all the people doing do, assuming there were no reassignments possible?\n\nThe companies that we hear about that are successful because of in part \"awesome people cultures\" (e.g. Zappos), focus on what is in the best interest of the customer.\n\nOf course, the values that enable you to do that include respect, caring, fun, etc and if you\'re not also providing those same things to your own employees, then asking them to do that for customers will be disingenuous and inauthentic. And they won\'t do it.\n\nI guess what I\'m saying is the customer still comes first, but just barely.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6311, 472, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-06-12 14:03:08', '2009-06-12 19:03:08', 'In an employee-first company, as you listen to your employees (or associates) they will listen to customers.  They should notice that something wasn\'t selling first and begin taking action to address the problem.  If you truly look out for your people, they begin to be freed up to look out for customers.  Employees will grasp pretty quickly that \"good\" customers are the key to their own self-interest.  They will be working to help you understand what the customers want.  They\'ll invent ways to provide quality service for \"good\" customers.\n\nIt\'s a bit less clear in retail, but as you know, \"bad\" customers can be pretty unrealistic.  Unrealistic or obnoxious customers cause the majority of the problems.  If your company produces quality products and provides quality service, those customers stick out like a sore thumb.  Then, it\'s up to the leadership to keep those problem customers from killing employees.  Employee-first simply means having the intestinal fortitude to make sure that profit never trumps people.  The highest, best purpose of a company is the lives it funds.\n\nThanks for the great comments!', 0, '1', '', '', 6310, 0),
(6312, 472, 'Jim Seybert', 'jim@jimseybert.com', 'http://jimseybert.com', '66.169.239.39', '2009-06-13 14:31:34', '2009-06-13 19:31:34', 'Good stuff Mike !!  Scott McKain had a link to this post on a Tweet and I\'m glad he did. This is the kind of revised perspective we are so hungry for. Somewhere along the line we got off track to the point where workers are seen as a necessary but unfortunate expense.\n\nYour suggestion goes against current conventional wisdom and that\'s exactly why it makes good sense. I\'m going to add your blog to my RSS feed and look forward to more.\n\nJim Seybert - author of Leadership Re:Vision (Tyndale - 2009)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6313, 499, 'Joan Koerber-Walker', 'jkw@corepurpose.net', 'http://www.corepurpose.com', '72.201.145.84', '2009-06-15 11:27:59', '2009-06-15 16:27:59', 'Mike -  what a great way to use a quote!  And it is so true.  In order to lead others to their greatest potential - either as part of a  team within organizations or personally, we need to continuously work on ourselves.  The more we learn, the more we can teach.  The more we explore, the more we find.  And, the more we practice, the better we get.\n\nAnd the best advice of all, since it IS up to us.  Make it a Great Day.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6314, 499, 'Frode H', 'frode.heimen@gmail.com', 'http://www.nevermindthemanager.com/', '62.101.255.249', '2009-06-25 07:06:55', '2009-06-25 12:06:55', 'Hi Mike.\n”Team members that would rather be somewhere else should get somewhere else” – Firing unmotivated employees might actually be to the benefit of the employee, if you do not work with passion, you are most likely working at the wrong place. I am still wondering why so many leaders don’t practice leadership skills, it is refreshing to read a blog post called leadership workout.\nI just found your blog at http://employeeengagement.ning.com/, and I like it so far. I am definitely going to read more of it.\nKeep writing!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6315, 499, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-06-25 07:12:35', '2009-06-25 12:12:35', '@Frode - Thanks for the comment.  I am trying to get where I spend more time with the Employee Engagement Group.  It seems like a great group.  I was glad to find people with so much in common regarding engagement and sustainability.', 0, '1', '', '', 6314, 0),
(6316, 580, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.194.248', '2009-06-22 19:39:34', '2009-06-23 00:39:34', 'Beautifully written post, Mike!!!  You are a rare breed, and I am happy to call you \"friend.\"  I value the life and the gifts I\'ve been given, and I feel a responsibility - like you - to give back.  I believe in leading with values and strengths (which tend to be your gifts as well.)  Again, similar to you, I value Leadership that is rooted in these principles.  I think it has the ability to make great chnage occur....', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6317, 580, 'Rebel Brown', 'rebel@peoplewhoknow.biz', 'http://www.peoplewhoknow.biz', '75.41.59.160', '2009-06-22 20:05:23', '2009-06-23 01:05:23', 'You are a blessing to all who read and share your words Mike! So many things grab me - opportunities to help others see past their limitations, to believe in themselves and their dreams and to create the life they deserve.  The drive for integrity in all things, honor and dignity for all we touch, openness and candor in every interaction. Focusing on a solution vs how we got here.  Simply smiling my way through life and knowing all is well - and all is within my power.  Knowing that I alone decide, in this moment, whether I\'m focused on the uplift or the downdraft...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6318, 580, 'Walt Hansmann', 'walt.hansmann@gmail.com', 'http://www.infinitepossibilitiesgroup.com', '70.143.36.168', '2009-06-24 18:57:47', '2009-06-24 23:57:47', 'Mike\n\nThank you for your words.\n\nI believe in many things, first and foremost being treat others as you would wish to be treated ... aka The Golden Rule.\n\nI also spent many years in the Jaycees ... 20, including 10 years on the USJCC National Headquarters staff.\n\nThe 35 words of the Jaycee Creed have guided my life since I was 19:\n\nWe Believe:\n\nThat faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life;\n\nThat the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations;\n\nThat economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise;\n\nThat government should be of laws rather than of men;\n\nThat earth\'s great treasure lies in human personality;\n\nAnd that service to humanity IS the best work of life.\n\n\nThrough these beliefs, my purpose found me ... to be the best I can be, and to help others become better people.  Simply put ... to help others.\n\nAlong the way, I found that honesty, integrity, ethics, morals, and positive values are critical to my having a happy life.\n\nI always expect the best from people, and am honestly disappointed when they show a side other than their best.\n\nAs a Boy Scout Leader, I have been able to meld the Scout Oath and Scout Law into my life:\n\nScout Oath (or Promise)\n\nOn my honor I will do my best\nTo do my duty to God and my country\nand to obey the Scout Law;\nTo help other people at all times;\nTo keep myself physically strong,\nmentally awake, and morally straight.\n\n\nScout Law\n\nA Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.\n\n\nLike you, I have discovered other guiding principles, but these seem to say it as well as anything I have encountered.\n\nIn friendship,\nWalt', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6319, 580, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-06-24 19:33:16', '2009-06-25 00:33:16', '@Erin - It is great to truly use our lives and the gifts we\'ve been given to make a difference.  We do have a lot in common regarding our passion for leadership.  Thanks for the kind words and your friendship.\n\n@Rebel - You\'ve become a great friend very quickly.  I appreciate you too and how you encourage me.  It\'s fun to know people who truly make a difference.  We understand and resist the temptation to judge ourselves by our intentions, but only our actions count.  Thanks.\n\n@Walt - We do have a lot in common, except I can\'t remain in any authority structure for as long as you.  But I know good values when I see them.  Let\'s keep applying those principles and changing our world.  Thanks for your friendship.\n\nThanks to each of y\'all for the great comments.  I appreciate you.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6320, 580, 'Terrence Seamon', 'thseamon@yahoo.com', 'http://learningvoyager.blogspot.com', '67.85.16.87', '2009-06-28 10:14:41', '2009-06-28 15:14:41', 'Mike,\nI\'m glad I found you and your blog. As I mentioned in my email, I followed the breadcrumbs from the Employee Engagement network, to your blog, to LinkedIn.\n\nLike you, I am striving to make a positive difference in the world through what I do, whether at work (as a Learning &amp; OD Guy), at home (husband and father of two young men), or at my faith community (St. Matthias in Somerset NJ).\n\nRecently, I have learned about the work of John Scherer, organizational consultant and Lutheran minister, whose latest book is called Five Questions That Change Everything. (Here\'s a link to more info: http://www.the5questions.com/the-book/)\n\nWhen you wrote, \"I don’t have to fix everyone, just me,\" I immediately thought of Scherer. His five questions are all about becoming who you are.\n\nBeing a question-oriented person, I find myself gravitating toward his five. One of which is:  What calls you?  He defines it with a further question:\n\n~ What kind of difference would I like to think my life could make in the world?\n\nKeep up asking the great questions, Mike.\n\nTerry', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6321, 580, 'Leadership Focus and Values Appreciation', '', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/leadership-focus-values-appreciation/', '72.167.232.201', '2009-07-22 12:59:43', '2009-07-22 17:59:43', '[...] Leadership Development   A month or so ago, I posted an article called &#8220;What Grabs You?&#8221; I talked about leading from what&#8217;s most important to you.  Your values determine the [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6322, 652, 'Jim Holland', 'jbhprivate@gmail.com', '', '96.18.149.43', '2009-06-27 10:56:56', '2009-06-27 15:56:56', 'Mike - thanks for the post. \"The courage to choose\" is a hard one. Recently, I made that decision. As a senior member of an executive team, I had to reduce the size of my team in late 2008. This year, I decided to \"RIF myself\" to keep a revenue generating team intact. If you practice servant leadership, it makes it easier to understand what decisions need to be done and when.  I could have easily reduced my team further to save my own postion, but realized I could get a portion of the revenue flowing, reduce costs and assign activities to a capable team. If you are a \"connected\" leader, who knows the personalities, capabilities, skills, heart and drive of a team, you will have better insight into any type of changes that may arise.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0);
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(6323, 652, 'Mandy Vavrinak', 'mvavrinak@mac.com', 'http://www.twitter.com/mandy_vavrinak', '70.177.89.193', '2009-06-28 22:09:45', '2009-06-29 03:09:45', 'Mike,\n\nEnjoyed the brief discussion we had on this topic in person and enjoyed your post, too. I think it\'s absolutely critical that people begin to really look at where real value comes from in the employee equation. You are right... if the job can be sliced and diced, it will be... and then shipped out. This is also related to the \"crowdsourcing\" push, which is depressing the value of right-brained work, too. Economic pressures being what they are, people are content to make a quick few bucks today rather than take time to build relationships and make more money later through a trusted client/vendor/partner situation. What they don\'t realize is that when the economy rebounds, no one who has been paying them $300 for a logo will now be willing to pay $600. No one will ever value your work at a higher price point than you set for yourself. Have you ever had a client get a bill and say, \"Really, it was such an outstanding job... I\'m going to send you an extra $500?\" :)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6324, 652, 'Steve', 'steve@jeantetfamily.com', 'http://stevejeantet.wordpress.com', '98.173.236.20', '2009-06-30 12:22:22', '2009-06-30 17:22:22', '\"Can a business actually have the guts to put its people before one quarter’s numbers?\"\n\nThis quote raises a much deeper issue - one that plagues our economy on several levels. The over-emphasis on one quarter\'s numbers, especially stock price, is huge. It\'s easy to see what leads to much of the corruption at the helm of major corporations when the top leadership is rewarded based on short-term stock price. What incentive is there to keep the long-term in view?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6325, 652, 'Patricia Shafer', 'pshafer@compelconsulting.com', '', '66.169.45.140', '2009-07-03 02:48:12', '2009-07-03 07:48:12', 'Re: the conversation about \"the courage to choose\", whether companies \"must\" pursue layoffs, and whether forced part-time arrangements lead to disengagement, I seem to recall a recent FORTUNE article profiling 9 or so companies that as of mid-January, despite recession, had never had a layoff.  Question: does that mean they operate from a different philosophy of profits vs. people, or they\'re simply being run in a more sustainable way? I recall that the list included, for example, Aflac, Devon Energy . . . Re: Steve\'s comment on business being plagued by a focus on quarterly numbers,  I led a piece of global research a couple of years ago in which we interviewed managers in 40 countries and 3 industries. One finding was how much managers in other countries think that \"being Wall Street-driven\" and \"focusing on quarterly profits vs. people\" is a US phenomenon that has been exported (because much of the world\'s recognized frameworks for and research on management are generated in North America), leaving managers around the global feeling pressured to focus on the bottom line first and foremost. They didn\'t use the word \"plague\" or \"epidemic\" per se, but they definitely indicated they thought there had a been a spread of an \"all that matters is the quarterly bottom line\" and they felt somewhat powerless to fight the phenomenon.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6326, 717, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '69.132.189.215', '2009-07-15 07:44:09', '2009-07-15 12:44:09', 'Nice post, Mike. I agree that the Gallup materials are good and reasonably priced, but I\'m not sure even they are necessary. I\'ve found that most good supervisors, the ones that have regular conversations with their team members, have a good idea about team strengths. What an instrument like this can do in that case is give people a common language and understanding to discuss strengths.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6327, 717, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '12.171.60.10', '2009-07-15 11:07:26', '2009-07-15 16:07:26', 'Wally,  Thanks for the comments.  You\'re right on.  Most good supervisors don\'t need this tool or any tool.  Until I had seen one used, I didn\'t appreciate the benefit provided by having a common understanding and language.  That is very helpful.  Some other benefits also include how they might confirm the supervisor\'s direction and confidence, and maybe even give them some insight they didn\'t have before.', 0, '1', '', '', 6326, 0),
(6328, 717, 'Christian Leadership', 'alex@leadercast.com', 'http://leadercast.com', '61.87.32.95', '2009-07-15 20:16:42', '2009-07-16 01:16:42', 'I just recently took the strengths finder test for my boss. He is very engaged in the strengths of his employees, and invests a lot of thought to it. Because of this, I feel that we are more efficient at what we do because we understand where our strengths lie. We all had a general idea of what we enjoyed doing, but by putting a name to these \"strengths,\" we were able to pinpoint where we could most succeed.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6329, 717, 'Joe Williams', 'joseph.l.williams@sbcglobal.net', '', '67.65.162.92', '2009-07-16 21:31:16', '2009-07-17 02:31:16', 'I recall taking the Strengths Finder 1.0 version test while I was in NASA\'s leadership development program.  I did find that it provided a common language around which to share and have conversations of individual strengths.  For me, the Strengths Finder was a paradigm shift - utilizing and further improving one\'s strengths provides a greater return on investment than working on one\'s weaknesses!  This is a fascinating perspective I\'m still exploring. I welcome your comments and reactions to that.  Cheers!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6330, 717, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '63.147.104.70', '2009-07-16 21:43:25', '2009-07-17 02:43:25', '@Christian Leadership - Thanks for the comment.  It is helpful to label the strengths.  This was the first tool I ever used that labeled Individualization as a strength.  It pegged me pretty well, but I had never seen that listed as a strength in any other study.  It was an eye opener for me.\n\n@Joe - Thanks for commenting Joe.  I was also blown away by the idea that we should focus on our strengths.  I love the idea and have been working to morph my energy and development efforts toward my strengths rather than focusing on my weaknesses.  It\'s fun to concentrate on the things I\'m most energized by rather than forcing myself to try to bring up the bottom of the spectrum.', 0, '1', '', '', 6329, 0),
(6331, 717, 'Chery Gegelman', 'gegelmanjc@gmail.com', 'http://www.gianaconsulting.com', '68.13.251.23', '2011-12-06 20:30:29', '2011-12-07 02:30:29', 'Mike,\n\nI was introduced to the books First Break All The Rules and Now Discover Your Strengths as a very young manager.  That test and the concepts in those books became some of the most powerful tools in my toolbox.\n\nTo this day I continue to use them and highly recommend them to anyone wanting to experience more joy and unleash greater results with their teams.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6332, 17792, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '68.63.228.95', '2009-06-29 15:25:31', '2009-06-29 20:25:31', 'Great questions throughout Mike.  For me the best posts are often those that leave me with more important questions to consider than answers provided.  This one hits that mark for me!\n\nDo you think the  current economic situation has made the tendency to make it even less likely for leaders to consider the question \"what do we make our employees give?\"  Are employees more likely to compromise how they want to be treated because they are in fear of losing their jobs?\n\nI think companies can get away with a lot in the short term because of the pervasive fear.  Although I believe the ones that will thrive as things turn, and perhaps even the ones who will take the lead in turning things around will be the ones that consider the needs and dreams of their people.\n\nThanks for a though provoking post.  Love your taste in movies!  And the book looks worthwhile, too.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6333, 17792, 'Ron Hurst', 'ronn.hurst@gmail.com', 'http://www.developaleader.com', '66.181.153.157', '2009-06-29 17:03:33', '2009-06-29 22:03:33', 'Mike\n\nReading between the lines, I think we share a trait of watching movies and finding key truths of leadership embedded within them. In this case the question you reference, a very good one. I must admit I missed it in watching the Bourne series and reading the Ludlum books years back. Great job identifying this excellent thoughtful question.\n\nThere is no doubt that businesses have lost their sense of what they ask their employees to give. Hidden within the utilitarian ethical stance of taking care of the business and the majority of employees at the expense of the few who are let go, I believe we have not asked this question enough.\n\nHave we really done everything necessary to help organizations survive hard times. Have we truly led organizations and stewarded them well so that when the economy turns we are not forced to ask employees to give that much more.\n\nFor me this is what leadership is about. Leading for the future even when it is easy to simply enjoy the present.  Leaders have a responsibility to those who grant them their leadership to do so with excellence and never take it for granted, never abuse the trust, never coast, never hide behind excuses when the economy turns...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6334, 17792, 'Jim Holland', 'jbhprivate@gmail.com', '', '96.18.149.43', '2009-06-29 17:07:49', '2009-06-29 22:07:49', 'Mike - great post and loved the \"Bourne\" movie analogy. Some years ago, I asked an executive; \"What\'s the greatest asset in your company?\" He replied; \"Easy, people.\" I said; \"Really? Do you really value the employees you have above all else?\" His response was; \"No. I revenue and my share price, but I\'d tell the board, analysts and our employees that its my team and employees.\"\n\nI could have been shocked, but at least he was telling the truth. A sad truth, but the truth still. As leaders, if we aren\'t focused in expanding the capabilities of our team and growing them, then what\'s the use?\n\nNot only do leaders have to \"dream of helping others,\" they have to place those dreams into action and begin mentoring those they manage, support those in their community and most importantly, within the walls of their own homes.\n\nIf those you lead see you engaging and putting forth your best effort on their behalf, you\'ll answer many of the questions in your post by providing a path that\'s in their best interest.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6335, 17792, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '12.168.167.98', '2009-06-29 17:24:23', '2009-06-29 22:24:23', 'Thanks for the wonderful comments.  I appreciate you taking the time to read the article and to comment.\n\nSusan - I do think business people automatically flow with the times and currently expect employees to automatically give more. I had a conversation yesterday related to this idea that will become another post soon.  I\'m afraid it\'s too easy to join in the tug-of-war rather than choose not to.\n\nRon - Thanks for the kind words.  The post was my wife\'s idea.  I was too busy watching the movies to make the connection. However, it does always seem to take a leader to act in the organization\'s best interests rather than just doing what\'s easy.\n\nJim - I remain amazed at the number of supposedly intelligent people that fail to understand that the best thing they can do for their revenue and share price is invest in their people.  Thanks for your insight.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6336, 17792, 'Zhana', 'zhana47@hotmail.com', 'http://www.blacksuccess1.com/', '92.40.87.42', '2009-07-01 04:10:22', '2009-07-01 09:10:22', 'Excelent piece.  Surely it\'s better to include everyone\'s needs.  this is the best way to motivate team members and the whole organisation benefits as a result.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6337, 17792, 'Sandee Wagner', 'spwagner@cox.net', '', '98.178.170.29', '2009-07-01 09:01:23', '2009-07-01 14:01:23', 'Mike,\n\nThis article really hits home with me.  We\'ve been talking to our niece about employee loyalty and what company\'s expect and what they get from the younger generation.\n\nMy father\'s generation expected to work for the same company for their whole careers.  My niece\'s generation will bail out for any reason and go to the next company.  They have no loyalty at all.  Somewhere in between is my generation, still struggling with what we owe an employer and what they owe us.  \"Look what they make us give\" is really instructive.  I need to find this book and look at the other message too.   spw', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6338, 17792, 'Mike Myatt', 'm.myatt@n2growth.com', 'http://www.n2growth.com/blog', '65.46.14.94', '2009-07-01 16:41:50', '2009-07-01 21:41:50', 'Thanks for the great post and book recommendation.   I\'ll definitely look into it.\n\n@mikemyatt', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6339, 17792, 'Mark Brewer', 'mark.brewer@yahoo.com', 'http://mabplace.blogspot.com/', '192.55.20.36', '2009-07-08 15:11:20', '2009-07-08 20:11:20', 'Thanks for these thoughts and the book recommendation.  I\'ve ordered it and will read it.\n\nThis reminds me of a lot of the collaboration thoughts where we are trying to work \'together\' to get things done.  In this case, the leaders of a team and the team members working together, helping each other, to get great things done.\n\nThanks.\nMark', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6340, 17792, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-08 15:23:20', '2009-07-08 20:23:20', 'My apologies for the delay in responding.  We\'ve been going through some transition here, but thankfully we\'re about done.\n\n@Zhana and <a href=\"http://leadchangegroup.com/members/mike/\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Mike</a>, thanks for the comments.  It\'s nice to meet you.\n\n@Sandy, It\'s good to hear from you.  One of my passions is creating a workplace that people don\'t want to leave.  I think that\'s the only answer to some of the generational challenges.  It can be very difficult to properly reward someone for giving their best hours of their best days to a company.  I think you\'re niece\'s (and my children\'s) generation is simply reacting to the truth of what has happened to our generation with our valueless 401k\'s and the frequency of layoffs.  Good points.\n\n@Mark, It\'s nice to meet you. I agree; if we work together, we create synergy and find opportunities to help each other out.  Working apart creates opportunities only for failure.', 0, '1', '', '', 6339, 0),
(6341, 17792, 'Look What They Make You Give', '', 'http://imageidentity.com/archives/577', '72.167.232.144', '2009-07-10 07:22:39', '2009-07-10 12:22:39', '[...] Read this post at: http://leadchangegroup.com/look-what-they-make-you-give/ [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6342, 17793, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.194.248', '2009-07-16 18:05:09', '2009-07-16 23:05:09', 'You are a man of integrity, Mike.  That\'s what makes you an exceptional leader!!  Very nice post!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6343, 17793, 'ellen brandt, phd', 'lifestories@optonline.net', 'http://angriestgeneration.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/were-here-were-angry-and-its-about-time-someone-listened-to-us/', '24.45.140.67', '2009-07-16 18:14:51', '2009-07-16 23:14:51', 'Mike,\n\nI think it\'s hysterically funny - sad, but funny - that some obvious Script Kiddies got into your original address for this post and diverted clickers to an advertisement for a jacket!\n\nThe whole business about faux identities, faux bios, and faux everything on the Internet - which seems to be escalating badly since the advent of \"SEO optimization\" - is based on lies and deceit, which is why the Script Kiddies did not like your post.\n\nFor a \"serious humor\" twist on the nasty and nastier Fun and Games which now go on all over the Internet, your readers might enjoy my Stilettos-Vulture piece:\n\nhttp://elleninteractive.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/i-dont-like-what-you-wrote-you-should-be-poisoned-garrotted-stabbed-with-stiletto-heels-thrown-off-a-tall-building-and-have-vultures-eat-your-liver/\n\nSome of us still believe that cordiality and civility are important virtues, even on the Web.\n\nEllen', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6344, 17793, 'Joan Koerber-Walker', 'jkw@corepurpose.net', 'http://www.CorePurpose.com', '72.201.145.84', '2009-07-16 18:32:14', '2009-07-16 23:32:14', 'Mike - I like how you turned the tables on this.  Pretty eye opening to look at it from the other person\'s perspective.  My grandmother used to love to point out that a little white lie is still a lie and that  when you stretch the truth, it isn\'t the truth anymore..', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6345, 17793, 'Valerie Plis', 'valeriePlis@ExceedWithPurposeCoaching.com', 'http://www.ExceedWithPurposeCoaching.com', '71.55.57.242', '2009-07-16 18:38:35', '2009-07-16 23:38:35', 'Great post, Mike!  This was very thought provoking and will probably hit home for a lot of people. As for me, I\'d rather be known as someone who was capable of communicating a hard truth with tact, diplomacy, and honesty.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6346, 17793, 'Jennifer Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://www.jennifervmiller.com', '69.221.235.229', '2009-07-16 18:51:28', '2009-07-16 23:51:28', 'Mike,\n\nYou are NOT a lunatic.  I believe that it takes years to build one\'s credibility and only seconds to lose it.\n\nIt\'s always puzzled me why someone would present information that\'s false in the interview process.  Aside from the obvious ethical reasons for telling the truth...there\'s also the pragmatic reason.  If you land the job and have \"oversold\" yourself, it will become clear in short order that you aren\'t who you said you are.  So everyone loses-- your employer doesn\'t get what they expected and most importantly, you\'ve lost your credibility.\n\nSeems like a bad deal all the way around.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6347, 17793, 'Cindy Kraft', 'cindy@cfo-coach.com', 'http://www.cfo-coach.com', '97.96.31.91', '2009-07-17 08:46:49', '2009-07-17 13:46:49', 'I thought your post was excellent, Mike. It does take great courage to speak the truth, and requires having a value of integrity and a selfless mentality.\n\nWhat I find is that when a candidate is trying to be what a company wants, rather than remain true to who he truly is, it is always a recipe for dissatisfaction and unhappiness.\n\nIt\'s sad that they days of a hand-shake deal are long gone, that company loyalty is almost non-existent, that many promises are merely empty words delivered with no intention to follow through, that our society has turned so litigious, and that the question \"is it ok to lie in a job interview\" (even tongue-in-cheek) would even have to be asked.\n\nThanks for your great insights. It\'s always great to ponder both sides of the statement.\n\nCindy Kraft,\nthe CFO-Coach', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6348, 17793, 'Murray Williams', 'murdog@gmail.com', 'http://www.orgchamps.com', '70.233.54.70', '2009-07-17 10:32:09', '2009-07-17 15:32:09', 'Great Post!  More and more companies and their constituents will have to come to grips that we are in an information society.  Stakeholders are clamoring for more and more transparency.  This climate demands that we all come to grips that we must tell the truth, because it will come out anyway.  It is better to tell the truth now rather than try and pick up the pieces later when it blows up in your face later.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6349, 17793, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-17 10:40:26', '2009-07-17 15:40:26', 'Erin, thanks for the comment and the encouragement.\n\nEllen, Thanks for the comment.  I did figure out what the problem was, the link was supposed to end in a capital \"i\" rather than a small \"L\".  Bit.ly uses case sensitivity in their links.\n\nJoan, that\'s a great picture, the truth stretched isn\'t the truth any more.  I\'ve got to remember that one.  Thanks for the comment.\n\nValerie, That\'s another great reason to not lie.  Wouldn\'t it be great if more people appreciated the strength of communicating hard truths?  Thanks for the idea.\n\nJennifer, thanks for the reassurance.  :-)  We should value our true credibility rather than our \"perceived\" credibility.  That gives me a subject for another post.  If no one knows you lied, are you a truthful person?\n\nCindy, it is sad that the hand-shake deal is dead.  Thanks for your comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 6347, 0),
(6350, 17793, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-17 10:45:27', '2009-07-17 15:45:27', 'Murray, that\'s very true.  She even mentioned in the article that you needed to be careful to keep your story straight.  Why waste the energy juggling your past lies when you could just tell the truth?  Thanks for the comment.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6348, 0),
(6351, 17793, 'Ralph Miller', 'ralphm@verticalmeasures.com', 'http://www.verticalmeasures.com', '70.164.250.216', '2009-07-17 13:42:53', '2009-07-17 18:42:53', 'You asked: Would you feel alright if your employer lied to you if they felt like it was in their best interest?\n\nOf course not. But I can also tell you that 9 times out of 10, they absolutely do.  I was hired by a company that knew they were going out of business and I didn\'t find out until a week before it happened. \"Oh yeah...btw, you won\'t have a job next week because we\'re shutting things down. We knew when we hired you, but figured you wouldn\'t take the job if you knew...\"  Really...? Thanks...\n\nWell, I could be idealistic and say they shouldn\'t have lied. Or I could be realistic and realize that if they needed someone to get the job done, they absolutely had to lie, otherwise, no one would have accepted the job.\n\nThe other case in which I would absolutely lie is when the Nazi is knocking on my door asking if I\'m hiding a Jew in my house.  Or any similar situation...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6352, 17793, 'The Unlikely Leader | Jennifer V. Miller', '', 'http://jennifervmiller.com/the-unlikely-leader/', '97.74.24.10', '2009-07-18 13:45:08', '2009-07-18 18:45:08', '[...] his Lead Change Group blog, Mike Henry Sr. ruminated on the circumstances under which it would be OK to tell a “white lie” [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6353, 17793, 'Sally Reed', 'sallyreed11@gmail.com', '', '64.126.34.175', '2009-07-19 00:11:32', '2009-07-19 05:11:32', 'Ironically, researchers who ask employees what they want most out their employers consistently respond with \"honesty\".\n\nI don\'t know how anyone could expect it if they can\'t provide it, too.\n\nObviously, there are degrees.  And there are severe circumstances (the above commenter\'s hypothetical stormtrooper, for example) that justify lying.\n\nI\'m not so sure that starting out on the dishonest foot is really the way to go, though.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6354, 17793, 'Don Patrick', 'drpatrick@sanfordrose.com', 'http://www.sanfordrose.com/norcross', '64.207.8.119', '2009-07-20 14:36:39', '2009-07-20 19:36:39', 'Mike - I was dismayed to read the original posting. It was just another signpost on this society\'s road to ruin. Had I been bolder and more aggressive, I would have written a scathing rebuttal. But you did a great job coming up with a measured, logical, and quite convincing argument for the right path. Thanks so much....', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6355, 17793, 'Rita O', 'rita@rita-ogbeama.com', '', '64.210.19.234', '2009-07-20 18:19:17', '2009-07-20 23:19:17', 'Get post! Nice turn around as well.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6356, 17793, 'Krista Francis', 'kfrancisphr@gmail.com', '', '96.241.216.185', '2009-07-20 19:08:16', '2009-07-21 00:08:16', 'Good post.  It\'s always good to consider the other party and how you would like it if they acted like you do!   And it extends beyond \'lying.\'   Recently I read someone\'s twitter post:  \"Accepted one position.  Waiting to see if a better one comes through [so I can dump the first co].\"   I had to wonder how job applicants would like it if I wrote:   \"Hired good candidate.  Waiting to see if someone better comes along.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6357, 17793, 'Greg Porto', 'gjporto@gmail.com', 'http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregporto', '99.28.90.41', '2009-07-20 19:21:32', '2009-07-21 00:21:32', 'Every dysfunctional or destructive behavior starts out small, as does courageous or constructive behavior. Our culture and society is being destroyed by a relativism that justifies any type of behavior - instead, we need to hold each other accountable, be leadership role models, encourage each other to have the guts to take a stand. Mike, you are spot on!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6358, 17793, 'Roberta Hill', 'roberta@wghill.com', '', '188.155.227.225', '2009-07-21 04:08:35', '2009-07-21 09:08:35', 'When I read the original post I tweeted: \"What happened to truth and transparency? \"  Many of my tweeter colleagues agreed how depressing this advice was.  Thanks for your rebuttal.\n\nThis is not about a continuum of what is OK or even \"right\". We often forget there is a distinction between truth and honesty.  It is not really about lying.    It is about integrity and character. It is about honour. It is about being the change we want to see in the world.\n\nAnd as you point out, we do make mistakes but we at least know when we do.  \"This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.\"\n\nSome wonderful comments from your readers.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6359, 17793, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-21 04:48:55', '2009-07-21 09:48:55', 'All - Thanks for your comments.  I appreciate the lively discussion and your input.  I\'m glad to know integrity isn\'t dead, yet.\n\nRalph - Thanks for the reminder that some lies are worth telling.\n\nSally - I agree, you can\'t expect honesty any more than you provide it.\n\nDon and Rita - Thanks for the encouragement.\n\nKrista - One problem with failing to be truthful is the energy spent managing all the stories.  If you\'re not a person of integrity, it tends to be discovered at unpleasant times.\n\nGreg - Thanks for the encouragement.\n\nRoberta - Thanks for your wonderful comment too.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6360, 17793, 'Mary Katherine', 'mkquasarano@gmail.com', '', '76.247.158.126', '2009-07-21 12:06:07', '2009-07-21 17:06:07', 'What a refreshing perspective. Thank you so very much. I am reminded of a scene from \'A Man For All Season\' where Thomas More is being asked to lie about his belief on the King\'s divorce and marriage in order to save his title - and his head from the chopping block. The following is an exchange between More and Henry VIII:\nSir Thomas More: Then why does your Grace need my poor support?\nKing Henry VIII: Because you\'re honest... and what is more to the purpose, you\'re KNOWN to be honest. There are those like Norfolk who follow me because I wear the crown; and those like Master Cromwell who follow me because they are jackals with sharp teeth and I\'m their tiger; there\'s a mass that follows me because it follows anything that moves. And then there\'s you...\nSir Thomas More: I am sick to think how much I must displease your Grace.\nKing Henry VIII: No, Thomas, I respect your sincerity. But respect... man, that\'s water in the desert.\nBeing known to be honest...truly as refreshing as water in the desert these days - and always.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6361, 17793, 'Bill', 'billpescod@gmail.com', '', '69.249.204.108', '2009-07-21 15:54:50', '2009-07-21 20:54:50', 'At The Fortune 20 company I work for upper management is quite adept at \"half-truths\".  Maybe these aren\'t outright lies but I think that executives delude themselves into thinking that they are acceptable.  This is probably why so many of my colleagues and workers in general are very jaded and justify white lies when it is in their interest.  After all it\'s like the old commercial when the parents ask their kids why he smokes.  The answer - \"I learned it from you!\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6362, 17793, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-21 16:13:42', '2009-07-21 21:13:42', 'Mary Katherine - Thanks for the comment.  Wouldn\'t it be nice if we had more water in the desert?\n\nBill - Thanks for the honest comment.  It\'s no doubt that your reasoning is common among our friends and coworkers.  I just wish we could all remember that even if, like the kid in the commercial, we can blame our parents, we\'re can\'t skip out on the consequences of our own actions.', 0, '1', '', '', 6361, 0),
(6363, 17793, 'Doug Edgar', 'doug@compass-strategies.ca', '', '207.216.31.215', '2009-07-21 22:40:53', '2009-07-22 03:40:53', 'Mike, you make me think (not always a good thing according to my girlfriend).  I saw the title to this post in your index and immediately needed to check it out.\n\nDeceit is human. Who hasn\'t lied? Integrity is also human. Who hasn\'t bucked up and confessed the truth from time to time? In some cultures, deceit is expected and praised (in one ethnic group of which I have considerable experience, sharing how one got away with something is among the grandest of stories).\n\nSeems like in our culture, we honor integrity with our words but practice and accept deceit with our actions.  We re-elect dishonest politicians and wish the courts would be more liberal in how they enforce the rights of criminals (until we are directly affected).  We too often look the other way on what we know is wrong. We still love Bill Clinton after he looked right at us and lied about his affair with Monika Lewinsky. The President of the United States looked us in the eyes and lied to protect himself.  Nixon got run out of office and lived in virtual exile for the remaining years of his life. Clinton makes $200,000 per speaking engagement because so many people revere him.\n\nI think one\'s level of emotional maturity is the difference between choosing deceit and choosing the truth. Truth is tough.  We can know right from wrong but I think we need a healthy level of emotional maturity to practice it.\n\nMaybe we need to be more focused on helping future generations develop healthy levels of maturity that allow them to live right than to talk right.\n\nWhat a big topic.  It could take a book to cover everything.\n\nRegards,\nDoug', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6364, 17793, 'Zhana', 'zhana47@hotmail.com', 'http://www.blacksuccess1.com', '92.40.167.98', '2009-07-23 05:52:17', '2009-07-23 10:52:17', 'It is natural to tell the occasional lie (I know I have) and it is also natural to tell the truth.  We have a choice:  can go with our baser instincts, or with our higher ideals.\n\nIf we want honesty and integrity from our employers, colleagues and clients, we must demonstrate these qualities.\n\nI recently listened to a teleseminar by Christine Kloser on how to double your business this year.  She talked about three conscious business strategies, one of which was to be real, to be authentic.  If you are not being authentic in your business, people will pick up on it.  You will not perform at your highest possible level.\n\nBut most importantly, you will know.  You are not being true to yourself.  Somewhere, you are letting yourself down.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6365, 17793, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-26 18:19:29', '2009-07-26 23:19:29', '@Zhana - Thanks for the comment.  We do all \"let ourselves down\" when we try to take shortcuts, or try to misrepresent rather than being authentic.  Let\'s stay with our higher ideals.', 0, '1', '', '', 6364, 0),
(6366, 17793, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-26 18:23:09', '2009-07-26 23:23:09', '@Doug - My apologies for the delay responding.  It would take a book.  I hope you\'re working on one.  We all know what \"right\" is, yet many times we choose expedient or what appears to be expedient over what\'s \"right.\"  I agree too that we need to live right, which is better than just talking right.  Thanks for commenting and joining the group.  I appreciate it.', 0, '1', '', '', 6363, 0),
(6367, 705, 'Mike Van Hoozer', 'mvanhoozer@hotmail.com', 'http://www.mikevanhoozer.com', '216.215.118.105', '2009-08-04 10:10:53', '2009-08-04 15:10:53', 'Great post!  Reflection is a key component of learning and leadership!  I really appreciated your perspective on this.  This quote in my book \"Moments: Making Your Life Count For What Matters Most\" complements your point: \"Learn from the past, prepare for the future, perform in the moment!\"\n\nMike', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6368, 705, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '69.132.189.215', '2009-08-05 07:35:26', '2009-08-05 12:35:26', 'Great post. Feedback is the breakfast of champions, but we need to provide some if it for ourselves. Over the years, I\'ve found that clients and class participants seem to do best if they develop a habit of reflection and critique. That usually involves a notebook or other way to record thoughts and a specific time to reflect. For some people it\'s part of the activity. Finish the meeting, jot down some notes. For others it\'s a daily or weekly time set aside to reflect.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6369, 705, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '69.132.189.215', '2009-08-05 14:23:34', '2009-08-05 19:23:34', 'Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best independent business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs.\n\nhttp://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/08/05/8509-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx\n\nWally Bock\n.-= Wally Bock´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/08/05/8509-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx?ref=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\">8/5/09: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6370, 705, 'Mark Allen Roberts', 'mark@outbsolutions.com', 'http://www.nosmokeandmirrors.com', '75.210.79.251', '2009-08-05 15:33:16', '2009-08-05 20:33:16', 'I enjoyed your post,\nSelf reflection is key to growth as a leader.\nFor me it’s a time to confirm I know what I know, as well as know what I don’t know and create an action plan to fill in the gaps.\nI share more about this in my blog post: Your “gut” and “intuition” are not enough…today http://nosmokeandmirrors.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/youre-gut-and-intuition-are-not-enoughtoday/\nMarket leaders understand the need to have refection time to remain humble.\nMarket losers continue to shoot from the hip as they do not know what they don’t know.\nMark Allen Roberts', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6371, 705, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-05 17:55:09', '2009-08-05 22:55:09', 'Mike, Thanks for the comment and the quote. Reflection is only beneficial if it helps you to prepare for the future and perform.', 0, '1', '', '', 6367, 0),
(6372, 705, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-05 17:57:26', '2009-08-05 22:57:26', 'Wally, Thank you for the comment and the plug on the Midweek Look for your Three Star Leadership Blog.  You always have great insights and practical advice about leadership.', 0, '1', '', '', 6369, 0),
(6373, 705, 'Naomi Caietti, PMP', 'ncaietti3@gmail.com', 'http://www.linkedin.com/in/naomicaietti', '99.185.1.77', '2009-08-05 17:57:56', '2009-08-05 22:57:56', 'Great post.  Let me share some other thoughts.  Failure to reflect can also come from not recognizing that a leader must learn to use other approaches that they can integrate into their daily life.  Reflection is really all about emotional intelligence.  The more seasoned leader you become the more powerful emotional intelligence will be to you; so it\'s important to take time to reflect daily.\n\nNaomi Caietti, PMP', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6374, 705, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-05 18:01:14', '2009-08-05 23:01:14', 'Mark, that\'s a great reminder that we need to identify what we don\'t know or didn\'t do right and create an action plan to fill in the gaps.  You\'re post was a great look into the hows and why\'s of doing that.  Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 6370, 0),
(6375, 705, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-05 18:05:13', '2009-08-05 23:05:13', 'Naomi, you\'re right on.  Many times we fail to reflect out of a lack of empathy for the other person\'s point of view.  We can\'t even consider the possibility that there were different perspectives on decisions we made or actions we took.  I lumped this in with fear of being wrong, but it also comes from a lack of emotional intelligence.  Thanks for the insight.', 0, '1', '', '', 6373, 0),
(6376, 705, 'Andy Parkinson&#8217;s World &raquo; Blog Archive &raquo; Time for Rest and Reflection', '', '', '67.205.39.168', '2009-08-11 17:37:28', '2009-08-11 22:37:28', '[...] is in the air. Last week, Mike Henry posted a fine piece titled: &#8220;Three Reasons Why Leaders Fail to Reflect.&#8221; This week, I saw two more posts on related [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6377, 746, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '68.63.228.95', '2009-07-22 17:43:29', '2009-07-22 22:43:29', 'Thank you for the great summary of your experience with the NetTPS Values process.  It is one of the most effective tools I have found for working with individuals and organizations on discerning their values and unlocking potential.\n\nIt always helps when you are working with someone committed to their own growth and development.  You made the process a pleasure!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6378, 746, 'Martine Berreitter', 'martine@nettps.com', 'http://www.nettps.com', '71.165.193.98', '2009-07-23 13:24:01', '2009-07-23 18:24:01', 'Thank you Susan and Mike for giving a shout out for the NetTPS values approach.  It really is all about identifing what is important to you, not what you think should be important.\n\nI like to define \"Values\" as the filters both incoming and outgoing of what is important to you, the core of communication and ultimately finding those drivers that are exciting, motivating and enjoyable for you.\n\nSusan Mazza is a shining star when it comes to providing the NetTPS experience!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6379, 746, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-26 18:17:41', '2009-07-26 23:17:41', '@Martine - Thanks for your comment.  I appreciate your definition.  The NetTPS tool was very helpful and took so little time to complete.  I was surprised.  Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 6378, 0),
(6380, 746, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-07-26 18:20:23', '2009-07-26 23:20:23', '@Susan - You\'ve been a great help to me in just a short time.  I appreciate the opportunity to work with you and get to know you.  Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 6377, 0),
(6381, 771, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.194.162', '2009-08-19 22:46:41', '2009-08-20 03:46:41', 'Always inspirational, Mike!!  Another great post!  I agree that the win-win can be achieved, if only the desire is there and some time is taken to go after it!  There doesn\'t have to be a loser, if things are managed well!!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6382, 771, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '69.132.189.215', '2009-08-20 15:27:33', '2009-08-20 20:27:33', 'It\'s not a matter of balance at all. If you\'re a boss you\'re supposed to accomplish the mission and you\'re supposed to care for the people. True, sometimes those goals will be in tension, but that\'s life. It isn\'t one or the other. It\'s both.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6383, 771, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-20 16:31:58', '2009-08-20 21:31:58', 'Thanks for the comment Wally.  Where I intended to go was to make the point that it\'s not a balancing act. The most successful are win-win relationships where the mission IS what\'s best for the people and vice versa.', 0, '1', '', '', 6382, 0),
(6384, 771, 'Bud', 'bud.coburn@gmail.com', '', '75.117.168.28', '2009-08-21 11:41:16', '2009-08-21 16:41:16', 'Great article!\n\nThe win-win is the ideal situation for a manager to achieve between the needs of the company and employees.  The more successful managers have support from executive management at all levels.  It is also based on the culture of the company and employees.  Typically a non bargained group allows more flexibility than a bargained.\n\nThe key for the manager in achieving the win-win, is doing the right thing for the right reasons while looking at the end game of providing great service or products.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6385, 771, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-21 11:43:51', '2009-08-21 16:43:51', 'Bud, Thanks for the comment.  You are always one of the managers I think of when writing these types of posts.  \"The right thing for the right reasons\" is a good way to put it.', 0, '1', '', '', 6384, 0),
(6386, 774, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '69.132.189.215', '2009-07-28 16:54:25', '2009-07-28 21:54:25', 'Wonderful post, Mike. You say that \"Valuable leaders with complex relationships are multi-colored, talented individuals.\" I would add that the people on those teams are multi-colored, talented individuals as well.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6387, 774, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/about/', '63.147.104.70', '2009-07-28 21:18:34', '2009-07-29 02:18:34', 'Wally, I agree.  I was a little \"locked-in\" on the leadership aspect.  Many times multiple people on the team actually lead in different  situations and environments.  All of that complexity is difficult for control-based substitutes for leadership.  Thanks for the comment!\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6386, 0),
(6388, 774, 'Chris Plamann', 'chris@cplamann.com', 'http://www.cplamann.com/wordpress', '72.211.221.174', '2009-07-30 10:50:36', '2009-07-30 15:50:36', 'Mike, interesting post.  Really like the idea of owning your own situation and creating your masterpiece.  I find that we often feel like victims of what we believe to be imposed circumstances.  Yet I think it is much more often true that we tend to impose those circumstances on ourselves by affirming the situation and constraints others have placed upon us.  Or in your words, \"labels.\"\n\nFound your post ties in nicely with a Chris Brogan post of a few days ago, \"You are the Captain.\"  His point parallels yours in that we have to take control of our situation and create the outcome we want.  Not allow others to pigeonhole us into roles we can or can\'t play (according to them). Growing into better managers or leaders, or more aptly, some combination of the two, is a process each individual must own for themselves.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6389, 774, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://jennifervmiller.com/', '69.221.235.229', '2009-08-05 07:38:58', '2009-08-05 12:38:58', 'Mike,\n\nI really appreciate writers who avoid an either/or approach.  This is a very nuanced discussion about leadership AND management.\n\nLove the color analogy!\n.-= Jennifer V. Miller´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://jennifervmiller.com/the-3-ps-of-trying-new-things/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 3 P’s of Trying New Things</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6390, 802, 'Ron Hudson', 'ron@immediateinfluenceblog.com', 'http://immediateinfluenceblog.com', '70.142.47.185', '2009-07-31 18:09:57', '2009-07-31 23:09:57', 'Mike, this is an insightful post because it reveals how one can often look back at the \"toughest times\" in his life and realize that, if it were not for those times, he would not love as deeply, forgive as quickly, or lead as effectively.\n\nThanks for writing this post!\n\nWarmly,\nRon', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6391, 802, 'tim', 'timageis@gmail.com', 'http://www.studentlinc.net', '71.37.168.78', '2009-07-31 18:24:50', '2009-07-31 23:24:50', 'Hi Mike:\nI\'ve been following your tweets on Twitter for awhile now and this article caught my attention. Probably because I\'ve been thinking about my work with student leaders. What I\'ve discovered is that a student doesn\'t become a student leader simply because of one\'s election or selection. Rather, a student who invests in the right kind of reflection is the one who starts to do the things that student leader\'s do. That\'s because they took the time to think the way leaders think. The central part of that thinking is the necessary step of reflection.\n\nThanks for providing a great article here and I look forward to continuing to learn from you in the days ahead.\n\nBlessings,\ntim milburn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6392, 802, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '63.147.104.70', '2009-07-31 18:31:44', '2009-07-31 23:31:44', 'Ron, thanks for commenting. Forgiving quickly is a key as well.  Thanks for the reminder.  Follow up posts will be coming and one is about how we can err in how we process our experiences.   Forgiveness is the key to objective reflection.', 0, '1', '', '', 6390, 0),
(6393, 802, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '63.147.104.70', '2009-07-31 18:35:46', '2009-07-31 23:35:46', 'Tim,\nThanks so much for taking the time to respond.  You\'re right that thinking is the key.  Thomas J. Watson Sr., long time head of IBM, was famous for his one-word IBM philosophy: THINK.  Students (or anyone) willing to do that has the first key to leadership.', 0, '1', '', '', 6391, 0),
(6394, 802, 'Jessica Bates', 'jeslbates@gmail.com', '', '69.88.250.20', '2009-07-31 18:49:11', '2009-07-31 23:49:11', 'Exactly how I felt, Ron. Rather than compete with your eloquent response, I will simply agree with it. Well said!\n\nThank you for this reminder, Mike. Though sometimes painful, reflection is a necessary part of growth!\n\nBest,\nJessica', 0, '1', '', '', 6390, 0),
(6395, 802, 'Nicole De Falco', 'nicole@writeinfluence.com', '', '64.53.228.254', '2009-07-31 21:36:26', '2009-08-01 02:36:26', 'Too often, we avoid looking back because we dread that aweful internal cringe when remembering mistakes. That guilt and/or shame is self-induced. Taking the perspective of this post, we should look back objectively to ensure we\'ve learned something from the experience. If we\'ve gained insight from our mistakes, then there is no need for guilt, shame, or regret.\n\n--Nicole', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6396, 802, 'Naomi Caietti, PMP', 'ncaietti3@gmail.com', 'http://bit.ly/RpRsj', '99.185.1.77', '2009-08-01 01:14:09', '2009-08-01 06:14:09', 'Hi Mike:\nNice website; this is a leadership tool I  often use.  Leadership is built one day at a time so I recognize that reflection is key to honing my authentic leadership style.\nReflection is an important part of your regime  ~ your personal continous growth and development plan.  Reflection can also take many forms so consider reflecting by going to a retreat and spend time thinking, finding a nice quiet spot on a couch with a book, writing down your reflections of past experiences both positive and negative, listen to leadership books on tape and reflecting with  a mentor ~ as you have suggested.\nThank you for your \"reflections\" of leadership ; it is a journey worth taking to become a better leader.\n\nAll the best,\n\n~Naomi', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6397, 802, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-02 21:29:19', '2009-08-03 02:29:19', 'Thanks Nicole.  \"No need for guilt, shame, or regret\" is a good thing.  I appreciate your comments.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/9gqmVLWHk5I/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reflect Back To Lead Forward</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6395, 0),
(6398, 802, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-02 21:32:02', '2009-08-03 02:32:02', 'Naomi,  Thanks for the comment.  You\'re correct that reflection is a self-development effort.  Most of \"leadership development\" is self development.  Sometimes the best we can do to help someone else is to offer to be a mentor.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/9gqmVLWHk5I/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reflect Back To Lead Forward</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6396, 0);
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(6399, 802, 'Mark', 'askthecoach@pdncoach.com', 'http://www.purposeandnow.com/', '98.214.219.167', '2009-08-03 19:08:27', '2009-08-04 00:08:27', 'Mike, great post on the value of reflections and reflective thinking. Another nuance on using the \"Past Success/Future Success\" activity is to ask people to consider the Past list as a self-assessment, a measure of who they are now, and the Future list as a measure of their Potential. Which was longer?\n\nBy the way, I love \"The Noticer\". Beautiful, rich parable that I will read again.\n.-= Mark´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/purposeandnow/~3/Sj72Q4whxEI/lessons-from-aunt-beck-lesson-2-keeping.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lessons from Aunt Beck - Lesson #2: Keeping Score</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6400, 802, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-03 20:03:57', '2009-08-04 01:03:57', 'Mark, thanks for the comment.  The self-assessment vs. potential evaluation is a good one.  Thanks for the tip.', 0, '1', '', '', 6399, 0),
(6401, 802, 'how tall is leonardo dicaprio', 'jaimierupp@gmail.com', 'http://www.heightcelebs.com/', '123.20.142.75', '2016-11-14 14:45:53', '2016-11-14 19:45:53', 'Ⲩou really make іt seem so easy with your prеsentation but I find this matter to be actually something which I think I would never understand.\n\nIt seems too complicated and extremely broad for me.\nI\'m ⅼooking forwarԁ for your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!', 0, '0', '', '', 0, 0),
(6402, 957, 'Steve', 'budgetcuts@gmail.com', '', '204.85.24.5', '2009-11-09 18:11:23', '2009-11-09 23:11:23', 'I believe that you missed the point. If you face your fears, you are able to have courage to write a poem or symphony.  God has given Max the talent to write what God has put into his heart. Fearless shows Christians that it is normal  to be afraid,how to face our fears and to put everything in Christ\'s loving hands.  This book is a must read for Christians and even better book when you take your Bible and follow the scripture that Max references. Thank you Steve', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6403, 957, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-09 23:36:14', '2009-11-10 04:36:14', 'Thanks for the feedback.  I thought I agreed with you, but maybe not.  Courage is acting in spite of your fear.  It is a great book and I highly recommend it.', 0, '1', '', '', 6402, 0),
(6404, 982, 'Tweets that mention Unique Difference -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/tEBtF', '208.74.66.43', '2009-10-02 08:23:01', '2009-10-02 13:23:01', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by steveroesler. steveroesler said: Reading @mikehenrysr &quot;Unique Difference&quot; http://bit.ly/tEBtF [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6405, 982, 'Jennifer Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://www.jennifervmiller.com', '69.221.245.232', '2009-10-02 08:26:08', '2009-10-02 13:26:08', 'Mike,\n\nHappily, one of my \"things\" is commenting on blogs :-)\n\nIt\'s never a bad strategy to \"be yourself\".  It\'s just that sometimes we can\'t figure out how to be ourselves and still do the mundane things in life like pay the bills.  It seems to me the key is to find a way to \"feed\" our uniqueness each day, even if it isn\'t immediately moving us toward the big picture.  That way, it doesn\'t feel so defeating if we feel we\'ve temporarily moved away from our chosen path in order to put food on the table or clothes on the kids\' back.\n\nDoes that make sense?\n.-= Jennifer Miller´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://jennifervmiller.com/the-anatomy-of-a-comment/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Anatomy of a Comment</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6406, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-02 08:30:41', '2009-10-02 13:30:41', 'Thanks Jennifer. That is a wonderful suggestion for daily remembering and \"feeding\" our uniqueness rather than letting our everyday lives drive us to the edge.  That\'s a great idea.  Sounds like another post...\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/SV0KakGrXZk/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unique Difference</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6405, 0),
(6407, 982, 'Joanne Maly', 'joanne@lincolnmaly.com', 'http://www.lincolnmalymarketing.com/blog/simply-said', '74.215.64.229', '2009-10-02 15:06:42', '2009-10-02 20:06:42', 'Mike, I love this post. It reaches right to the core of what motivates me and inspires me at this point in my own life.\n\nParticularly, these words ring loudly.\n\"Companies can choose to be distinct or they can choose to copy someone else ....  Success often went to those who chose to pursue their own path with clarity, creativity, communcation, ultimate customer focus.  It seems easier to do what others are doing.  ... \"\n\nThank you for speaking such wise words on a Friday afternoon -- and at the beginning of yet another month.\n\nMy best to you,\nJoanne', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6408, 982, 'John Barcanic', 'john@barcanic.com', '', '208.107.124.142', '2009-10-02 15:11:43', '2009-10-02 20:11:43', 'Being my unique self means embracing the complexity of interests, passions, strengths, skills, etc. that make me who I am. It\'s so easy to focus on one small part of \"multi-dimensional me\" (usually the part that\'s most rewarded by the marketplace) to the exclusion of the rest of what makes me unique. This flattens my life and keeps me from being as creative and effective as I could be if I would bring all the facets of my being to the table.\n.-= John Barcanic´s last blog ..A New Tool for Managing Too Much Information =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6409, 982, 'Nicole De Falco', 'nicole@writeinfluence.com', 'http://www.writeinfluence.com', '64.53.228.254', '2009-10-02 21:18:47', '2009-10-03 02:18:47', 'Hi Mike, there were so many points in this post that really struck a chord for me. The \"People Pleasing\" section is especially poignant. I often find myself saying \"yes\" to commitments because the person I think I\'m supposed to be would say \"yes.\" Sometimes saying \"yes\" is because it is difficult to say \"no.\" Although, when I think about these situations , there\'s another dynamic at work. At times, saying \"yes\" is not so much denying my uniqueness in an effort to be like everyone else. It\'s more about not giving in to the part of me that hates doing/trying things outside of my comfort zone. I know if I give into that fear, it will keep me from succeeding or contributing.\n\nI love your posts! They getting people thinking and discussing!\n--Nicole', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6410, 982, 'Amy Bryant', 'amy@iplaybig.com', '', '66.41.71.182', '2009-10-03 07:52:30', '2009-10-03 12:52:30', 'Mike, I can relate to your words about the temptation of adopting others\' strategy when we see it working. Sometimes that\'s ok - why reinvent the wheel? I think it\'s when we know in our heart of hearts that the strategy goes against the very grain of who we are or what we value that\'s when we need to draw a line in The sand. \"Common practice\" doesn\'t necessarily mean common good. These words by Gandhi encourage me:\n\nFirst they ignore you. And then they ridicule you.  And\n then they attack you.  And then they build monuments to\n you.\n\nWe may not want monuments built in our name, but wouldn\'t you love to see a couple for the cause? ;)\n\nKeep Playing BIG,\nAmy', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6411, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-03 15:50:27', '2009-10-03 20:50:27', 'Thanks for the comment Joanne.  I\'d love to take more credit but some of what you appreciated came from a recap of Collapse of Distinction by Scott McKain.  I have been challenged and encouraged by that book.  Check it out.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/SV0KakGrXZk/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unique Difference</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6407, 0),
(6412, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-03 15:52:53', '2009-10-03 20:52:53', 'Great point Nicole. Many times we avoid going where all the way to our true calling as a way of playing it safe for comfort, rather than fear reasons.  We do expend great resources in the pursuit of comfort.  Thanks for the comment.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/SV0KakGrXZk/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unique Difference</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6409, 0),
(6413, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-03 15:56:30', '2009-10-03 20:56:30', 'I appreciate your comment Amy. Many times something is being done just about as well as it can be and we\'d be stupid not to copy that and remain patient to wait until some other event (technological, economic, etc.) comes along to create a new opportunity.  Like you said, the real test is where we draw the line in relation to ourselves.  Thanks.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/SV0KakGrXZk/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unique Difference</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6410, 0),
(6414, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-03 16:02:01', '2009-10-03 21:02:01', 'John, thanks for the comment. I like the term \"flattens my life\" because of the picture it presents of a one-dimensional life, but also one that is not inflated, energized, mobilize, or inspired.  Great thought!', 0, '1', '', '', 6408, 0),
(6415, 982, 'Jim Seybert', 'jim@jimseybert.com', 'http://jimseybert.com', '66.215.60.63', '2009-10-03 19:05:19', '2009-10-04 00:05:19', 'It is certainly risky to step out and go where no one else has been. Some folks are just not wired for that - they\'re more comfortable in the status quo even though they know deep down that change is imperative. For those would want to risk change but are smart enough to know they shouldn\'t attempt it alone, my advice is to find someone you trust who IS wired to change and risk taking. Explain to them where you are, where you\'ve been and what elements of your status quo you think might need to change. Let them ask you LOTS of questions and make suggestions. The final decision and action will be yours - it has to be - and the input you gather from your more futuristic friends will be invaluable.\n\nThe greatest risk you can take is not taking a risk.\n.-= Jim Seybert´s last blog ..Rufus Hussey and his strengths =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6416, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-04 08:41:23', '2009-10-04 13:41:23', 'Jim, thanks. Your comment about finding someone who IS wired to change and risk taking is very wise.  I think for all of us, a key to developing in any area is to find help from a key friend with that strength who will help you. Thanks for the reminder.', 0, '1', '', '', 6415, 0),
(6417, 982, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '67.172.69.119', '2009-10-06 08:20:19', '2009-10-06 13:20:19', 'Really well done Mike.  You have some very memorable and quotable statements here.  My favorite:  \"It takes courage to be true to yourself, but regret is a heavy consequence.\"\n\nI would add the need to belong or to fit in as something that keep sus from doing out thing.  As much as we may want to express our uniqueness we also have a need to belong and sometimes the two feel can like they are at odds.\n\nThat is one reason why I so respect the incredible Linked In community Lead Change that you have created.  You created a way for those of us who are forging our own path to belong to a community of like minded people.  This is one of many ways you demonstrate in action the authentic and talented leader you are.\n.-= Susan Mazza´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://randomactsofleadership.com/2009/10/05/we-are-not-poor/\" rel=\"nofollow\">We Are Not Poor</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6418, 982, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.196.38', '2009-10-06 08:35:27', '2009-10-06 13:35:27', 'Fabulous post, Mike! I love it!!\n\nI, too, am a firm believer that we are each uniquely created (coincidentally, I just tweeted about that this morning!)  That means that our path should not look exactly like anyone else\'s, because we all have unique gifts and talents that should be leveraged throughout the course of our lives and careers.\n\nIt seems so many people get caught in the \"comparison trap\" in very unhealthy ways.  If we are to compare, choose a person that inspires you to be better and make changes accordingly and in-tune with your own gifting.  Don\'t, however, choose to compare just to bring yourself down.  There\'s not any benefit!\n\nThe key, which is hard for so many, is trying to determine what your unique path is.  It takes lots of introspection, talking with people close to you and determining what makes you \'tick.\'  It\'s a process, for sure...but well worth the findings at the end!!!\n\nWay to motivate everyone, Mike!!  Nicely done!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6419, 982, 'Marion Chapsal', 'marion.chapsal@wanadoo.fr', 'http://www.geronimocoaching.com/', '83.205.184.245', '2009-10-06 10:29:31', '2009-10-06 15:29:31', 'Amazing how your post resonated with me, Mike.\nI had just received from Susan Mazza, on Twitter the following message, after she retweeted a quote I liked \"always seems I see the perfect quotes at the perfect time in my twitter stream...\nI then read Suzan\'s stream and found a link to your blog...Just like following a magical thread.\nWhy did it resonate with me?\nLast week, I had to to a tender for a very big European Bank. Part of the tender was to provide a 3 minute video presentation of ourselves.\nI was very honored to have been picked and wanted to show me at \"my best\".\nIt resulted into me dressing up very formaly, hair attached in a strict old fashion, glasses on and very serious business like looking.\nI was doing exactly what you described in your last section \"Do you do things people appreciate without considering what your own strengths, desires or what energizes you? \".\nWell, I don\'t have the response yet, but I showed this video clip of me to my eldest daughter.\nShe said \"But I don\'t recognize, you, Maman! Who\'s this serious person? You seem tensed behind your fake smile.\" (She can be quite tough, this girl! But what she said was true.)\nI had forced myself into what I pictured would be the model executive woman they were expecting.\nI had tried very hard to conceal the joyfulness, mischievous, playful side of me, afraid they would not like it...\nThat was a good lesson. Now I know about the video technique, I will \"loosen up\" and show more of my true self. Very ironic when you think that my job is to reveal that in others!\nThank you for this gentle reminder, Mike!\n.-= Marion Chapsal´s last blog ..Welcome =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6420, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-06 12:16:48', '2009-10-06 17:16:48', 'Thanks Susan. I\'m energized that the Internet has made it easier to find our community rather than having to try to fit into one that isn\'t really \"ours.\" The key seems to be in not giving up. I won\'t if you won\'t... :-)\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6417, 0),
(6421, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-06 12:22:46', '2009-10-06 17:22:46', 'Erin, thanks for the comment. I confess I often am tempted to compare.  And many times, I would say almost every time, the comparisons are not good.  I compare myself with someone much better at something (their something) and get discouraged.  Or, I compare myself with someone much worse at something (my something) and be wrongly inflated.  I just try to remember I\'m not racing against anyone, but I\'m trying to make sure I don\'t have room to second-guess my own effort.  I may do the wrong thing, but I want to do it to the best of my ability without regard for anyone else.', 0, '1', '', '', 6418, 0),
(6422, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-06 12:28:31', '2009-10-06 17:28:31', 'Marion, thanks for the story and your transparency in sharing.  Thanks too for following your promptings to arrive here.  I appreciate the story.  Sometimes I think I\'ve spent most of my life trying to fit into someone else\'s box.  Little real good ever comes from it.  The people around me deserve my best which usually only comes when I\'m energized and operating from who I am rather than who I am not.\n\nLet\'s not be who we\'re not anymore.  OK?', 0, '1', '', '', 6419, 0),
(6423, 982, 'L Smith', 'lar_smith@hotmail.com', '', '69.222.50.38', '2009-10-07 08:35:47', '2009-10-07 13:35:47', 'Being unique as an individual helps bring uniqueness to a business and it\'s the people that are the core of what differentiates a business.  If one works with people that think similarly, the overall capacity for creative ideas is limited.  Business creativity is more easily born out of unique ideas and unique ideas come from unique people.  This is why I believe that the most diverse businesses are the most successful.\n\nRemember, American was born out of rugged individualism, not weak conformity.\n\nOne more thought.  Let\'s not fall into the trap of too much inward thinking; don\'t think I how can be more unique, but think how my uniqueness can benefit others.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6424, 982, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-08 19:52:29', '2009-10-09 00:52:29', 'Thanks very much for your comment and the cautionary reminder.  People are the core of the business and the best businesses seem to understand and appreciate that.\n\nAnd we do need to avoid the trap of too much inward thinking.  Inward thinking causes us to slow down.  Any thoughts that hinder action eventually paralyzes us and perpetuates the problem.  A big part of working through the problem is to to keep moving and correcting as we go.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6425, 982, 'Tweets that mention Unique Difference -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/91IzG6', '208.74.66.43', '2009-12-30 09:59:45', '2009-12-30 14:59:45', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dale Lawrence, Mike Henry Sr.. Mike Henry Sr. said: An oldie: &quot;Few rewarding things are easy, Uniqueness requires courage.&quot; Unique Difference http://bit.ly/91IzG6 [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
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(6427, 982, 'uberVU - social comments', '', '', '67.202.32.232', '2010-01-18 19:33:58', '2010-01-19 01:33:58', '<strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>\n\nThis post was mentioned on Twitter by mikehenrysr: An oldie: \"Few rewarding things are easy, Uniqueness requires courage.\" Unique Difference http://bit.ly/91IzG6...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6428, 1000, 'perry maughmer', 'maughmer@gmail.com', 'http://perrymaughmer.wordpress.com/', '69.133.77.113', '2009-10-08 08:51:01', '2009-10-08 13:51:01', 'Mike,\nI think what you may be talking about is actually a \"community of practice\"?  The concept developed by Etienne Wegner (http://www.ewenger.com/) that he defines as \"Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.\"\nThis would be engaging for the linkedin group and can take different \"shapes\" depending on the needs of those in the community.\nGreat thought provoking post!\n.-= perry maughmer´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://perrymaughmer.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/connecting-the-dots/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Connecting the dots</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6429, 1000, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.196.38', '2009-10-08 11:51:18', '2009-10-08 16:51:18', 'AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, Mike!!  Way to start a flame...and then put the onus on the larger group to turn it into a fire!!  This is a CALL, and leaders who hear the calling should engage!  We CAN make a difference, but only if we want to adn only if we put a real effort toward making it happen.  What a great start you\'ve given us, Mike.  Can\'t wait for LEADERPALOOZA...and so, the revolution begins...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6430, 1000, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-08 19:46:44', '2009-10-09 00:46:44', 'Perry,\nThanks for the link and the reference to the \"communities of practice.\"  Hopefully there will be more and more of them.\n\nThanks too for joining the LinkedIn group.', 0, '1', '', '', 6428, 0),
(6431, 1000, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-08 19:47:30', '2009-10-09 00:47:30', 'Thanks Erin for the great comment. I appreciate the energy you bring to the effort.  Isn\'t this fun?', 0, '1', '', '', 6429, 0),
(6432, 1000, 'Roy Atkinson', 'roy.atkinson@me.com', 'http://royatkinson.blogspot.com', '72.65.101.3', '2009-10-08 20:07:29', '2009-10-09 01:07:29', 'Mike,\nThere is definitely something brewing. There are parallel discussions going on in other venues as well—conversations that revolve around community effort to shape something new in the way business (in both the narrow and broad senses) is done.\n\nIt will be terrific to see how this develops. Thanks for stimulating it and expressing it so well.\n.-= Roy Atkinson´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://royatkinson.blogspot.com/2009/10/customer-service-week-celebrating-your.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Customer Service Week: Celebrating Your Best</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6433, 1000, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-08 20:47:56', '2009-10-09 01:47:56', 'Roy, thanks for the comment.  As you and I have experienced, there is  a lot of interest in meaningful relationships and community these days.  It will be terrific to see how this develops.', 0, '1', '', '', 6432, 0),
(6434, 1000, 'Francisco Sáez', 'francisco.saez@datawebsolutions.com', '', '88.128.90.9', '2009-10-09 06:33:22', '2009-10-09 11:33:22', 'I think there is an obviuos parallelism in the Open Source Development structure and this Lead Change Group (and other community-based groups), where everyone can contribute with her/his experience to develop a new model of business leadership application. I agree with you current models are a little obsolete in most cases. We can change it with ideas, work and results.\n\nThis is a very interesting point, Mike. Thanks for this post.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6435, 1000, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-10 20:32:42', '2009-10-11 01:32:42', 'Thanks for the comment Francisco. I appreciate connecting on Twitter and LinkedIn.  As long as we all keep sharing and cooperating with one another we\'ll make a difference.', 0, '1', '', '', 6434, 0),
(6436, 1000, 'John E. Smith', 'stratlearning@hotmail.com', 'http://stratlearning.blogspot.com', '64.241.37.140', '2009-10-13 09:14:45', '2009-10-13 14:14:45', 'Hi, Mike\n\nI like the direction you are heading with this concept of a more \"user-friendly\" leadership model.\n\nAs I scanned the various comments on this, I was impressed by two things:\n\n1)  The caliber of the folks responding-you are attracting some very high-energy and thoughtful folks to this issue.  I firmly believe that the value of something can be determined generally by looking at who is connected to it.\n\n2)  Your responding to each and every person.  This personal touch style of leadership is underrated, not often practiced especially in the larger corporations, but costs nothing more than a few minutes of our time.\n\nAs for the larger issue of open-source leadership, I say \"why not?\"  We have been talking for some years about moving away from the model of leadership as connected to a specific role or title and have increasingly focused on leadership as something that can and should be practiced at all levels by anyone who takes the iniative to do so.\n\nI look forward to the next steps in this venture.\n\nJohn\n.-= John E. Smith´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://stratlearning.blogspot.com/2009/09/stepping-out-into-nothing.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stepping Out Into Nothing . . .</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6437, 1000, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '68.99.73.121', '2009-10-13 10:08:55', '2009-10-13 15:08:55', 'John, thanks for the comment.  We are finding a large community of people who long for character-driven ethical, principled leadership.  As you noted, they are passionate, high-caliber folks and I\'m honored to get to hang with them.  I\'m glad you\'re a part.\n\nIt\'s fun and energizing to be a part of a community where people are contributing to the welfare of the whole on a particular subject, such as quality leadership.  I think we\'ll be seeing more and more of these as the hierarchical leadership model looses its luster.', 0, '1', '', '', 6436, 0),
(6438, 1024, 'Tweets that mention Can You Act Contrary to Your Values? -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/1d6M0r', '208.74.66.43', '2009-10-21 14:58:37', '2009-10-21 19:58:37', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr., Mike Myatt, Claudine Motto and others. Claudine Motto said: Actions speak louder than words RT @mikemyatt: What values do your actions testify to? http://bit.ly/1d6M0r via @mikehenrysr #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6439, 1024, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '67.172.69.119', '2009-10-21 19:19:45', '2009-10-22 00:19:45', 'Once again you make so many great point and say them so well!  \"Your actions expose your true values.\"  That holds true for both individuals and organizations.\n\nIn answer to your question \"Are we overemphasizing our intentions and under-emphasizing our results?\", I think the answer is an obvious yes if the two don\'t align!\n.-= Susan Mazza´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://randomactsofleadership.com/2009/10/21/what-stands-are-you-taking/\" rel=\"nofollow\">What Stands are You Taking?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6440, 1024, 'uberVU - social comments', '', '', '174.129.104.191', '2009-10-21 20:13:00', '2009-10-22 01:13:00', '<strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>\n\nThis post was mentioned on Twitter by mikehenrysr: Can You Act Contrary to Your Values? New post on the Lead Change Blog: http://bit.ly/1d6M0r #leadership...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6441, 1024, 'Doug Edgar', 'doug@compass-strategies.ca', 'http://compasscoaching.ca', '207.216.26.250', '2009-10-21 23:22:36', '2009-10-22 04:22:36', 'Hi Mike,\n\nI\'ve been taught that core values don\'t change unless something really big (usually traumatic) forces us to re-examine our beliefs. We modify our behavior as needed to disguise values that get in the way of accomplishing our goals but our values remain unchanged.\n\nYou point out that we can change our values if something becomes important enough that we are willing to overcome our natural resistance to change.\n\nI\'m wondering, using your example, does a people-pleaser ever stop being a pleaser at heart after the behavior has been modified or is it something we\'re stuck with, the thorn in our side?\n\nDoug\n\nPS: Coincidentally, I\'m working on a new blog post about core values in the context of strategic planning.  You\'ve added another dimension to my thinking and much food for thought.\n.-= Doug Edgar´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://compasscoaching.ca/2009/10/17/how-big-the-big-picture/\" rel=\"nofollow\">How Big the Big Picture?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6442, 1024, 'Gwyn Teatro', 'gwynteatro@gmail.com', 'http://www.gwynteatro.wordpress.com', '75.157.170.56', '2009-10-22 16:35:33', '2009-10-22 21:35:33', 'Wow, some thought provocation going on here!\nI go back to the title of your post, \"Can You act contrary to your values?\" I\'m thinking that we absolutely can, and do.  And often, it is to serve a purpose that doesn\'t necessarily serve us.  For instance I can think of many times when I have agreed to do something or be part of something because it was easier to go along with the crowd.  But, in my \"advancing\" years I have come to know that the more often we do things like that, the further we get away from ourselves, running the risk of getting lost in that crowd. Then it becomes harder, not easier.\nAs for intentions It is also easier to over-emphasize them because they always sound good. And talking about them feels good too.  Getting results though, takes discipline and focus. That\'s harder. What makes it easier, I think, is that if our intentions and the ensuing results are well aligned with our core values, then our reward is a great sense of satisfaction.  If not, then well, not so much.\n\nGreat topic, Mike.  Thanks!\n\nGwyn', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6443, 1024, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-22 17:48:48', '2009-10-22 22:48:48', 'Susan, thanks for your comments. I think we always credit ourselves for our intentions and credit others for their results.  I think it\'s more noticeable when the two don\'t align.', 0, '1', '', '', 6439, 0),
(6444, 1024, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-22 17:52:06', '2009-10-22 22:52:06', 'Doug, thanks for your comments and I\'m glad to have provided another perspective. I do think there are tendencies we all must deal with and, like the John Nash character portrayed by Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind, we must have a \"diet of the mind\" in respect to some of those tendencies.  When we can focus on our most important values or objectives, we put ourselves on a diet of the things that matter less.', 0, '1', '', '', 6441, 0),
(6445, 1024, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-22 17:54:05', '2009-10-22 22:54:05', 'Thanks Gwyn for your comments. You boiled it off to a great goal, aligning our intentions and our results with our core values.  Our focus gives us much more impact and satisfaction results.  Thanks for chipping in.', 0, '1', '', '', 6442, 0),
(6446, 1024, 'Leslie Knight', 'leslie.knight@knightpm.com', 'http://www.itminefield.com', '68.13.241.220', '2009-10-23 11:01:58', '2009-10-23 16:01:58', 'If one can consistently act contrary to their values, can that person honestly say that something is truly one of their core values? Can we act against deeply held, clearly defined values? I\'m not sure that we can...it would be out of character.\n\nOur values are the \"why\" behind what we do. They define what we stand for and the principles by which we operate.\nWhen our values are not clearly defined, the conscience cannot perceive a violation and bring about a change in behavior. When they are not clearly defined, they are easily subordinated to urgent and/or unimportant matters.\n\nClearly defined values keep us on course. They are the GPS of the soul of an individual or an organization.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6447, 1024, 'Michael Leiter', 'leiter.cord@gmail.com', 'http://www.workengagement.com', '24.215.83.71', '2009-10-23 17:49:11', '2009-10-23 22:49:11', 'Mike\nThanks for a fine post.\nMy response to your lead question is, yes, people act contrary to their values frequently. Acting in line with your values can be tough. To be respective, responsive, and civil to others doesn\'t require sophisticated expertise, but does require a capacity to remain sensitive to others despite distractions, fatigue, or even overt provocation.\n\nAnother point: Core values can be in conflict with one another: providing attentive patient care may require a serious time commitment to a particular patient while assuring the safety of all patients on her shift requires limiting her time with any specific patient, esp when staffing is slim. Fulfilling both values can be impossible. Choosing one value over the other is not always feasible; often one compromises a bit on both, feeling the disappointment profoundly.\n\nLiving one\'s values is an ongoing life challenge requiring creative problem solving, self discipline, and focus every day. Esp if you\'re aspiring for something truly great.\nMichael\nwww.workengagement.com', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6448, 1044, 'Tweets that mention War With Apathy -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/4UfVZ', '208.74.66.43', '2009-10-27 08:41:27', '2009-10-27 13:41:27', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and Rebel Brown, charleshb. charleshb said: RT @rebelbrown: RT @mikehenrysr: Posted on Lead Change Blog: War W/ Apathy http://bit.ly/4UfVZ {GR8 #leadership &amp; #life #advice!} [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6449, 1044, 'Mandy Vavrinak', 'mvavrinak@mac.com', '', '166.205.4.51', '2009-10-27 13:47:31', '2009-10-27 18:47:31', 'Mike,\nThank you for the shout out... I love the post that resulted from our conversation! You captured the concept succinctly... Bring your \"A\" game. Appreciate the reminder to stay on guard against apathy, and \"it\'s good enough\" attitudes. I\'m so glad to know you :)\n.-= Mandy Vavrinak´s last blog ..ODOT Learns Twitter The Hard Way =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6450, 1044, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '67.172.69.119', '2009-10-27 21:27:12', '2009-10-28 02:27:12', 'War with apathy.  Excellent - where do I enlist?!?  Great post Mike.  Perhaps the hopelessly apathetic won\'t hear your message, but I suspect there are a whole lot of people  who are looking to be shoved out of their apathy and reading this would do a whole lot of good!\n.-= Susan Mazza´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://randomactsofleadership.com/2009/10/25/every-child-is-our-child/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Every Child is Our Child</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6451, 1044, 'Dallas Bragg', 'dallas.bragg@gmail.com', '', '173.80.58.116', '2009-10-27 21:28:58', '2009-10-28 02:28:58', 'Thank you for this post!  Very inspiring.  I was in a war with apathy today.  I was feeling defeated by my lack of productivity.  Your thoughts defintely help inspire me to stand aginst slothfulness!\n.-= Dallas Bragg´s last blog ..Watch that Workplace Jargon! =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6452, 1044, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-27 21:31:10', '2009-10-28 02:31:10', 'The shout and passing along the credit is the least I can do. I appreciate how you helped un-stick me on this subject.  Glad to be making a difference with you.', 0, '1', '', '', 6449, 0),
(6453, 1044, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-27 21:34:53', '2009-10-28 02:34:53', 'Thanks Susan for the comments. It does seem that our economy and other forces are helping to mobilize people who are tired of the status quo.  I\'m honored to be in the battle with you.', 0, '1', '', '', 6450, 0),
(6454, 1044, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-27 21:37:58', '2009-10-28 02:37:58', 'Hey, there\'s another title, Stand Against Slothfulness.  Thanks for the comment.  Glad you got past the feelings of defeat.', 0, '1', '', '', 6451, 0),
(6455, 1044, 'Michael Leiter', 'michael.leiter@acadiau.ca', 'http://www.workengagement.com', '207.236.147.203', '2009-10-28 05:34:52', '2009-10-28 10:34:52', 'Apathy is ever so dull.\nYour point on choosing is cogent, as enthusiasm needs a focus to turn into anything. A lot of leadership is articulating values and helping a group focus energy on shared values. It\'s a place where leaders earn their keep.\n\nAll the best,\nMichael\nwww.workengagement.com', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6456, 1044, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-29 08:27:11', '2009-10-29 13:27:11', 'I like the quote: \"Enthusiasm needs a focus to turn into anything.\" Well said. Thanks for the comment.', 0, '1', '', '', 6455, 0),
(6457, 1051, 'Tweets that mention The War on Apathy Continues … -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/2HehE7', '208.74.66.43', '2009-10-29 09:31:07', '2009-10-29 14:31:07', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Ron Hudson , Mike Henry Sr. and Mark Oakes, artpetty. artpetty said: RT @mikehenrysr: New post: The War on Apathy Continues … http://bit.ly/snFBQ #leadership (inspirational!) [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6458, 1051, 'Michael Leiter', 'leiter.cord@gmail.com', 'http://www.workengagement.com', '24.215.83.71', '2009-10-30 11:59:52', '2009-10-30 16:59:52', 'Mike,\nI like the commitment after careful consideration, esp when it includes consulting with other people in the mix and reflecting on core values.\nI\'m not sure about downgrading Plan B.\n\nFirst, when working with others and providing care for others (I work primarily with health care providers) definitive action holds risk for their wellbeing. There is something to lose and it goes beyond whatever you have personally on the line.\n\nSecond, you can\'t fully anticipate everything. Real leadership requires monitoring for the unexpected, listening to others\' points of view, accommodating culture perspectives that differ from whatever you brought along.\n\nSo, I prefer a full, enthusiastic commitment that is open to experience and mindful of whatever might happen and ready to adapt in the face of the evidence.\n\nJust a thought\nMichael\n.-= Michael Leiter´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.workengagement.com/component/content/article/14-main-text/38-twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\">twitter</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6459, 1051, 'Thomas Waterhouse', 'twclients@mac.com', 'http://www.SimpleEncouragement.com', '70.126.197.57', '2009-10-30 17:25:35', '2009-10-30 22:25:35', 'I like that... \"Forget plan B\". My advice to \"me\" is \"count the cost\" and then \"excellence\" until the end. There really is only \"Plan A\" and I like Michael\'s thoughts on \"openness to experience\" and being \"ready to adapt in the face of the evidence\". Thanks!\n.-= Thomas Waterhouse´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://simpleencouragement.com/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5452&amp;A=Link&amp;ObjectID=96238&amp;ObjectType=56&amp;O=http%253a%252f%252fsimpleencouragement.com%252fBlogRetrieve.aspx%253fBlogID%253d4436%2526PostID%253d96238\" rel=\"nofollow\">And Now?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6460, 1051, 'Dallas Bragg', 'dallas.bragg@gmail.com', '', '173.80.58.116', '2009-10-30 17:28:11', '2009-10-30 22:28:11', 'Mike,\n\nThank you for this post because it is confirmation for me on a thought process I had today at work.   I have spent years looking for the \"right\" job.  I have wanted to do something with all of my heart once I foun my \"niche\".  Back in the Spring I found the job of my dreams.  After a few months I started feeling unsettled again and could sense that I was not giving my \"all\".  Today a thought occured to me: Give your all no matter where you are or what you are doing and you\'ll feel satisfied and gratified.  Your blog has reinforced that in me.\n\nDallas\n.-= Dallas Bragg´s last blog ..The Dysfunction of Assumptions =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6461, 1051, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-30 17:51:40', '2009-10-30 22:51:40', 'Thanks Michael for a great perspective. There are always cases where the consequences of failure are too high to be negligent about a plan B. We all should be careful (as you seem to be) to make sure we don\'t over-emphasize the consequences of a Plan-A failure.\nThanks again.', 0, '1', '', '', 6458, 0),
(6462, 1051, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-30 17:52:47', '2009-10-30 22:52:47', 'Great point Thomas: Count the cost and then excellence to the end.  Let me know where I can order the t-shirt! Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 6459, 0),
(6463, 1051, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-10-30 17:54:07', '2009-10-30 22:54:07', 'Thanks for the comment Dallas.  Isn\'t it neat how some of these \"coincidences\" seem to be so timely.  I\'m glad this helped you reinforce your commitment.', 0, '1', '', '', 6460, 0),
(6464, 1051, 'Lea', 'ylb437@gmail.com', 'http://envala.com/', '122.144.117.107', '2009-10-30 19:00:22', '2009-10-31 00:00:22', 'We should always go with what we like and not force our self  to do what we don\'t like because of certain conditions if you really want to succeed in what your going to do. This can be compared to getting a job, like you will choose a job even though you don\'t like it because of salary. What\'s the big salary if you\'re not having fun with your work. Maybe it depends to the person as well.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6465, 1051, 'Ronald Lancaster', 'ronl@midsouthtransport.com', 'http://www.midsouthtransport.com', '71.16.59.204', '2009-11-02 10:33:20', '2009-11-02 15:33:20', 'Hey Mike.\n\nI\'m in!  Never say die.  Always get up.  One more round.  Nothing but 100%-all the time.  I have lived with these for the last forty years.  Good to hear your re-enforcements...\n\nRonnie', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6466, 1051, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-03 09:19:09', '2009-11-03 14:19:09', 'Lea, thanks for your great comment. Typically it\'s fear that keeps us from going after what we really want. We settle because of it.  You\'re correct, the big trade off isn\'t worth it.', 0, '1', '', '', 6464, 0),
(6467, 1051, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-03 09:24:34', '2009-11-03 14:24:34', 'Hey! Great to hear from you. It\'s been a while.  I thought about you when I wrote this. Thanks for your comment.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6465, 0),
(6468, 1051, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '67.172.69.119', '2009-11-05 08:24:27', '2009-11-05 13:24:27', 'Love that scene from that movie (we seem to have the same taste in movies).  What I take away is that it not so much about not having a plan B, but rather about our relationship with plan B.  Plan B is not an escape hatch!  Plan A stands the best chance of working if we give it 110% of our energy, focus and intention.\n\nFoghorn Leghorn (yes the cartoon and I am dating myself!) used to draw himself in the beginning of the cartoon.  He also had a giant eraser.  I like to tell people that while it may be prudent to have a plan B, if they construct it in their mind like it\'s a back door it will weaken their stand for and focus on Plan A.  So when you notice you have constructed a back door get out that big eraser.\n\nReally great post Mike.  I am getting a lot of great food for thought out of your posts on this theme of the war on apathy.\n.-= Susan Mazza´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://randomactsofleadership.com/2009/11/04/do-you-set-people-up-to-win/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Do You Set People Up to Win?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6469, 1051, 'Marge MacKinnon', 'makmack@gmail.com', '', '65.204.229.11', '2009-11-09 13:55:35', '2009-11-09 18:55:35', 'I agree that Plan A deserves exceptional commitment. However, as Michael Leiter pointed out so well, that should not eliminate the necessity of having a Plan B outline up one\'s sleeve. Despite commitment, the best plans don\'t always succeed. That doesn\'t mean the goal isn\'t worth achieving or that one should accept failure. It means one should evaluate what went wrong with Plan A, and then pull out, polish, and implement Plan B.\n\nI\'m interviewing for a new job (outstanding content professional here). I\'ll research and prepare for an interview with the \"perfect\" company for the perfect job, but that doesn\'t mean I\'m not still filling out other applications, or lining up freelance opportunities.\n\nMarge', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6470, 17794, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.194.164', '2009-08-06 21:04:11', '2009-08-07 02:04:11', 'Great post, as always, Mike!!!  I, too, thought the Summit was great today.  Carey is exceptional, and I too am so determined to take his advice and get \"out of the huddle and play the game!!\"  Way to help motivate the movement!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6471, 17794, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '69.132.189.215', '2009-08-07 06:27:27', '2009-08-07 11:27:27', 'One of the truly great feelings is to come away from an event inspired. I love your statement tht you don\'t want to come away without changing. You want to keep the enthusiasm (literally \"God in me\").\n\nI think you\'ve taken the first step with this post. But the big question, always, is what will I do differently from now on and how can I structure things to make that happen? Good luck in your quest.\n.-= Wally Bock´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/08/06/twitter-down-productivity-soars.aspx?ref=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter down. Productivity soars?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6472, 17794, 'Doug Crandall', 'dougbcrandall@hotmail.com', 'http://www.bluerudder.net', '71.92.120.68', '2009-08-07 21:42:06', '2009-08-08 02:42:06', 'Good stuff Mike. Thanks.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6473, 17794, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-08 16:46:29', '2009-08-08 21:46:29', 'Thanks for the comment Wally.  I\'m working on the \"what will I do differently\" part.  Stay tuned.', 0, '1', '', '', 6471, 0),
(6474, 17794, 'Zhana', 'zhana47@hotmail.com', 'http://www.blacksuccess1.com', '92.40.132.123', '2009-08-10 10:32:25', '2009-08-10 15:32:25', 'Thanks so much for this post.  Although I am not a Christian, I strongly identify with the desire to make a difference in the world without necessarily knowing how to go about it.  Thank you for taking a step.  Sometimes any action is better than no action.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6475, 17794, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '63.147.104.70', '2009-08-10 12:24:36', '2009-08-10 17:24:36', 'Zhana, thanks for the comment.  I think the desire to make a difference in the world is growing and it also seems to be the one thing my friends have in common.  And I agree that we all must do what we hope will make things better, unless we think they\'re as good as they\'ll get.', 0, '1', '', '', 6474, 0),
(6476, 17795, 'Nicole De Falco', 'nicole@writeinfluence.com', '', '64.53.228.254', '2009-08-12 10:54:17', '2009-08-12 15:54:17', 'This article places the accountability for processing past experiences on the individual. I like that. A good leader should take the time to consider how events  impact their current thoughts and actions. It\'s a discipline really. If we don\'t apply this discipline, we are lay ourselves open to \"knee jerk\" reactions based on unresolved feelings about past experiences. Thanks Mike! This is valuable.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6477, 17795, 'Doug Crandall', 'dougbcrandall@hotmail.com', 'http://www.bluerudder.net', '71.92.120.68', '2009-08-13 00:17:11', '2009-08-13 05:17:11', 'Mike,\nI wrote a book chapter on \"Learning from Failure,\" that is really (in retrospect) a construct for getting the most out of reflection. It echoes much of your wisdom here -- especially some of the thoughts on guilt (although I like your take on the potentially paralyzing impact of the emotion -- something I did not address). The chapter breaks \"failures\"  into three types:\n\n1. Failures in what we do\n2. Failures of who we are\n3. Failures of who we want to be\n\nAnd then urges people to push to the deepest level to reflect and learn. For instance, a coach might run on third down rather than pass, fail to get the first down, and then reflect that next time he needs to pass (level one). But the real lesson may be that he is risk averse (level two).\n\nIt\'s nothing novel. Kind of a single loop vs. double loop learning construct -- but with numerous stories and examples.\n\nIt\'s in the book Leadership Lessons from West Point -- or I\'d be happy to shoot you (or anyone else) my original document if you send me an e-mail (doug@bluerudder.net).\n\nGood stuff. Thanks!\n.-= Doug Crandall´s last blog ..What it means to lead… =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6478, 17796, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.197.72', '2009-08-24 22:23:12', '2009-08-25 03:23:12', 'Nicely said, Mike!  I would also add \"values\" to the list of things needed to support your stengths.  If you can leverage your strengths to fulfill your priorities/value system, that seems to make your energy-level and passion even greater!!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0);
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(6479, 17796, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.otheresteem.org', '189.141.199.2', '2009-08-25 09:03:15', '2009-08-25 14:03:15', 'Great post, Mike, and so true!  I also believe it is largely about being in the moment.  Time becomes elastic when you are enjoying every minute of it, using it to express your passion, develop your talent, harness your energy!  True focus is not about sticking to one thing, it is about being fully present in each thing you do! ;)', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6480, 17796, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-25 15:32:33', '2009-08-25 20:32:33', 'Erin, thanks for the comment.  I agree that values are important.  Values guide our strengths. I\'m working on a separate series of posts about values because strengths can be dangerous to ourselves and others without the guidance of well defined values.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/xyGg1T1_xLc/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Elements of Strength</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6478, 0),
(6481, 17796, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-08-25 15:34:52', '2009-08-25 20:34:52', 'Monica, you\'re right on.  When we get to freely utilize our strengths and we\'re \"in the flow,\" time not only stands still, but we accomplish so much more.  Our energy, talents and passion make us much more effective and engaged.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/xyGg1T1_xLc/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Elements of Strength</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6479, 0),
(6482, 17796, 'Barry Werner', 'barrywerner@windstream.net', 'http://www.barrywerner.com', '166.102.251.210', '2009-08-27 13:29:09', '2009-08-27 18:29:09', 'Good post Mike,\nI would add that strength, as you defined it (energy, talent and passion), is also released when an individual is in the right working environment and structure and their strength is restricted when an individual is in the wrong working environment and structure. When a leader seems to achieve twice as much as others, they almost invariably have a work style match, a heart match with the organization’s vision, a talent match for the task at hand and spirit match with the leadership and their peers.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6483, 17796, 'Torben Rick', 'torbenrick@googlemail.com', 'http://www.rick.dk', '91.16.242.150', '2009-10-10 10:33:09', '2009-10-10 15:33:09', 'How to implement successful change management?\n\nIn these uncertain times, it’s more important than ever to heighten the sense of trust, commitment, and urgency within your organization. Large-scale change - the shifting of strategies, implementation of new systems, significant revamping of structures and processes - is critical to the success of every company today.\n\nSuccessful Change Management &amp; Turnaround. Make sure that you don’t end up like Bad Schandau.\n\nThe road ahead …… View the presentation:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/kn44cb', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6484, 17798, 'Mike Myatt', 'm.myatt@n2growth.com', 'http://www.n2growth.com/blog', '96.225.195.124', '2009-09-01 08:29:13', '2009-09-01 13:29:13', 'Hi Mike:\nAnother great post containing great insights and wisdom. I agree that everyone possesses natural talents, and that the trick is to not only understand and develop your talent, but to play to those strengths.\n.-= Mike Myatt´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.n2growth.com/blog/ceos-feared-or-respected\" rel=\"nofollow\">CEOs; Feared or Respected?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6485, 17798, 'Mike Van Hoozer', 'mvanhoozer@hotmail.com', 'http://www.mikevanhoozer.com', '216.215.118.105', '2009-09-01 08:36:53', '2009-09-01 13:36:53', 'Great post Mike!  I totally agree with you!  I have been thinking a lot about how much time organizations spend on building on strengths vs obsessing over people\'s weaknesses.  My thought is that the percentage may be 20%.  What if organizations flipped the focus and spent 80% (or higher) building on strengths and aligning people to what they did best?  Also, I love this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson about granting greatness (i.e. expecting the best from people): “Trust men [and women (my addition)], and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6486, 17798, 'Laurinda', 'rindamarie@comcast.net', 'http://www.laurindaonleadership.com', '24.17.48.60', '2009-09-02 09:28:06', '2009-09-02 14:28:06', 'Great Post!  I love the distinction between Strength and Talent. We see that in professional athletes: Individuals with great talent, but because of no passion or effort they don\'t live up to the hype.  It\'s also true in Corporate America.\n.-= Laurinda´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://laurindaonleadership.com/2009/08/26/on-being-productive/\" rel=\"nofollow\">On Being Productive</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6487, 17798, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-09-03 13:15:19', '2009-09-03 18:15:19', 'Thanks for the comment Mike. It does energize people when they can play to their strengths.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/PWcUQVjZSI0/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Natural – Your Talents Point To Your Strengths</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6484, 0),
(6488, 17798, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-09-03 13:17:08', '2009-09-03 18:17:08', 'You\'re so right. Let\'s flip it: 80% of our time concentrating on our strengths.  Great quote too.  The prejudice of low expectations is a cruel thing.\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/PWcUQVjZSI0/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Natural – Your Talents Point To Your Strengths</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6485, 0),
(6489, 17798, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-09-03 13:27:16', '2009-09-03 18:27:16', 'Agreed.  Passion is the key (and my next post)! Thanks for the comment.  Mike...\n.-= Mike Henry´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/PWcUQVjZSI0/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Natural – Your Talents Point To Your Strengths</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6486, 0),
(6490, 17799, 'Becky Robinson', 'brobinson@mountainstate.edu', 'http://www.mountainstate.typepad.com/leadership', '71.194.165.249', '2009-09-15 05:51:04', '2009-09-15 10:51:04', 'Mike, I really like this idea of identifying what you\'re \"for\". I am working to mentor a woman in our church, and yesterday we had a discussion about finding her life\'s purpose, which has been difficult for her. We have been discussing identifying core values, but I think I will bring this idea into the discussion and start a conversation, asking her what she\'s \"for.\" It seems like an easier and more concrete place to start.\n.-= Becky Robinson´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://mountainstate.typepad.com/leadership/2009/09/pushing-through.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pushing Through</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6491, 17799, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '67.172.69.119', '2009-09-15 08:50:16', '2009-09-15 13:50:16', 'One of my coaches Ron Bynum used to say \"If you don\'t stand for something you\'ll fall for anything.\"  Your post reminded me of that.  Even a passion triggered by something we are against has a FOR just on the other side - if we are willing to take a stand for something rather than fight against the status quo we can actually bring a whole new possibility to life.\n\nGreat post Mike.  As always thanks for the inspiration!\n.-= Susan Mazza´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://randomactsofleadership.com/2009/08/30/why-we-dont-want-to-lead-i/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why We Don’t Want to Lead – Part I</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6492, 17800, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '69.132.189.215', '2009-09-17 17:09:20', '2009-09-17 22:09:20', 'Strengths are important but it\'s Focus and fit that often turn them into team productivity. If your symphony doesn\'t require an oboe, having a world-class oboist doesn\'t do you much good. And if you need an oboist but have to make due with a clarinet player who can play oboe, you\'ve got a different kind of trouble.\n.-= Wally Bock´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/09/16/91609-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx?ref=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\">9/16/09: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6495, 1131, 'Michael Leiter', 'michael.leiter@acadiau.ca', 'http://www.workengagement.com', '131.162.129.155', '2009-11-12 09:07:06', '2009-11-12 14:07:06', 'Mike\n\nAn inspiring view of workplace communities. There is a message of hope in the idea that groups in the doldrums need not be permanently stuck but may be at an earlier stage in the process of forming a community.\nThe triad idea encourages people to reach out to others, building stronger relationships through inclusion. It supports openness in a fundamental way.\nAnd I certainly subscribe to the idea that shared values form the foundation for community. A value based community builds on open dialog.\nAll the best,\nMichael', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6496, 1131, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://www.randomactsofleadership.com', '66.177.214.79', '2009-11-12 20:52:31', '2009-11-13 01:52:31', 'The idea of a tribe has been used quite a bit especially since Seth Godin\'s book, but I had never heard these stages described.\n\nYou have me thinking about how these stages apply to the corporate environment.  Thanks for sharing this.\n.-= Susan Mazza´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://randomactsofleadership.com/2009/11/10/who-is-right/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Who is Right?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6497, 1131, 'Chrissann Ruehle', 'chrissann_ruehle@yahoo.com', '', '72.49.98.36', '2009-11-13 17:50:49', '2009-11-13 22:50:49', 'Mike,\n\nThis is a fascinating article.  I am currently working on my MBA and have seen my cohort transition from stage 3 to that rare jewel; stage 5, over the past year. There are 14 of us in the cohort and the triads are very fluid. There\'s a lot of collaboration, energy, sharing, encouragement, innovation and freedom in our class.  We are all focused on growing professionally and we find ways to help everyone in the class to mature as a team.\n\nAs leaders in our workplaces, what are some strategies we can use to facilitate the evolution of our teams towards stage 5?\n\nThank you for sharing this information.\n\nBest regards,\nChrissann', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6498, 1131, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-13 17:56:02', '2009-11-13 22:56:02', 'Michael, thanks for your comments. I too am working through and thinking about triads and how they enable us to make a difference.  It was good to see it in print.', 0, '1', '', '', 6495, 0),
(6499, 1131, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-13 17:56:59', '2009-11-13 22:56:59', 'Uh oh. You\'re \"thinking\" again.  I\'m interested to see the questions and posts that come out of that.  Thanks for stopping by.', 0, '1', '', '', 6496, 0),
(6500, 1131, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-13 18:03:32', '2009-11-13 23:03:32', 'Chrissann, thanks for the note. It is fun to be part of a stage 4 or stage 5 group, isn\'t it?  The book presented some strategies for helping tribes move up the tribe-chain.  One key to facilitating the evolution is encouraging triad relationships. Those relationships actually encourage a focus on the purpose rather than the individuals, which is a key change in the move to Stage 4.    Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6497, 0),
(6501, 1131, 'Monica Diaz', 'monica@e-quidam.com', 'http://www.e-quidam.com/theblog', '189.143.101.91', '2009-11-15 05:34:15', '2009-11-15 10:34:15', 'That ability to make connections and have them take off on their own is always fabulous.  I believe that great leaders can do that easily and I love it when I can be a part of something like that, in any part I take in the triad.  This concept of tribes is slightly different than what I have been exploring and interesting, too.  Thanks, Mike, for bringing our awareness to it.  Many questions in my head about this one and that is always a good thing. Thx.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6502, 1131, 'J. Michael Thurman', 'jmt@jmichaelthurman.com', 'http://www.jmichaelthurman.com', '75.88.212.129', '2009-11-19 19:26:40', '2009-11-20 00:26:40', 'Hi, Mike!\n\nThanks for the suggesting the book.  I\'m in the middle of the book, now, and think its lessons will be of great value.\n\nHope all is well.\n\nMichael\n.-= J. Michael Thurman´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.jmichaelthurman.com/3-decisions-everyone-needs-to-make/\" rel=\"nofollow\">3 Decisions Everyone Needs to Make</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6503, 1131, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-19 23:22:50', '2009-11-20 04:22:50', 'Monica, sorry for the delayed response.  Thanks for your comment. More and more I appreciate triads as well. I especially appreciated how they articulated them in the book, which is why I passed it along. Thanks, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6501, 0),
(6504, 1131, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-19 23:24:38', '2009-11-20 04:24:38', 'Michael, glad you are getting a lot out of it.  It really gets good in the chapters on stages 4 and 5 because those are more rare for most of us.  At least they were for me. Thanks for the comment.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6502, 0),
(6505, 1131, 'Julian Bergquist', 'mygravatar@livepowerfully.com', 'http://www.livepowerfully.com/tribal-leadership/social-fusion-intro', '98.176.33.216', '2009-12-15 01:21:32', '2009-12-15 06:21:32', 'I\'ve included a link to a recording I made with Dave Logan last month related to triads. The next call is Dec. 21st if you want to ask him any questions.\n.-= Julian Bergquist´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.livepowerfully.com/call/entrepreneurs-call4\" rel=\"nofollow\">Entrepreneurs Call #4 With Dave Logan (Dec 21st, 2009)</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6506, 1131, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-12-17 22:50:39', '2009-12-18 03:50:39', 'Julian, thank you.  I\'ll listen to it.  We had some technical glitches with the site, but the link is very helpful. I appreciate it.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6509, 1157, 'Bridget Haymond', 'Bridget@TruthForLifeCoaching.com', '', '69.132.48.131', '2009-11-17 17:55:30', '2009-11-17 23:55:30', 'I love how you tie together serving with leading.  When people know that you really care about them and value their contribution, they will trust your leadership and embrace/support the larger goal.  Then everyone truly wins both personally and professionally.\n\nExcellent post Mike!\n.-= Bridget Haymond´s last blog ..Life Coaching Lessons From the Golf Course =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6510, 1157, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-17 18:00:06', '2009-11-17 23:00:06', 'Bridget, thanks for the comments. It\'s neat how serving and leading work together like that. Serving builds the trust that lubricates the whole relationship.\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6509, 0),
(6511, 1157, '@DrJackKing', 'drjeking@yahoo.com', 'http://www.NorthForkCSL.org', '76.5.86.110', '2009-11-18 10:59:32', '2009-11-18 15:59:32', 'I especially appreciate this post, Mike.  I am a life-long student of leadership and staunch believer in the amazing difference servant leadership makes in the lives of so many!  Contemporary examples include India’s Mahatma Gandhi, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, and our very own Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Each of these towering men of strength—and forgiveness—in their service to humanity has become a symbol of love and, by extension, the quintessential figures of a servant’s heart.  So inspired, it seems to me it is incumbent upon us to continue the legacy of these courageous men with an indefatigable spirit in the redolent hope we transcend the limits imposed by boundaries and unite the hearts of people the world over as one community, one people who value others before self.\n\nClearly, principled leadership holds global application and appeal.  So much so the world yearns for a giving leadership; not the glitzy, glossy, gives-good-press veneer that often passes for leadership in the public eye but, rather, the humble, soft-spoken kind of leadership that invites folks to listen, to trust, and to follow.  We yearn for an authentic leadership—a true leadership—always undertaken as a service to the greater good.  Such has been the case for millennia.  Indeed, for more than a quarter century, the problem of our age has been described as “a crisis in leadership.”  “One of the most universal cravings of our time,” suggests James McGregor Burns, “is a hunger for compelling and creative leadership.”  I propose this craving is due, in large part, to the absence of our collective will to establish a firm foundation upon which to raise a new generation of leadership, a shepherding kind of leadership we find in the examples of Gandhi, King, Mandela, Corrie ten Boom, Jesus, Native American leaders such as Sitting Bull, and others to satisfy a great and universal yearning to matter, to be loved.\n\nMike, it’s my sense many understand the need for authentic leaders, but too few know how to respond thinking, perhaps, leading is something one does rather than something one becomes.  The truth is leadership gives people, not power, a place to rest—it’s the outward manifestation of a caring heart, passionately concerned for the universal good of all people.  A true leader is a source of strength for those who follow.  Indeed, the “signs of outstanding leadership,” Max DePree asserts, “are found among the followers.”  But let us remember such a role is not reserved exclusively for the few.  Martin Luther King, Jr., a personal hero and source of great inspiration for me, taught, “If you want to be important—Wonderful! If you want to be recognized—Wonderful! If you want to be great—Wonderful! But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s a new definition of greatness … Everybody can be great because everybody can serve … you only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love and you can be that servant.”  By extension, WE can then be that leader.\n\nAs I bring this comment to a close, permit me to suggest the time is now for us to take up the cause to nurture a servant’s heart within a new generation who are determined to make a difference among those who have chosen to follow.  The time is now to set out with all gusto to help leaders, young and old, discern how to do what\'s right.  The time is now to bring “ancient paths” (Jeremiah 6:16) within reach of those whose hearts seek to walk in the steps of the greatest leadership role models of all time—servant leaders.\n\nThank you for a great post, Mike, and thank you for this opportunity to share a few thoughts about a deeply personal passion, servant leadership.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6512, 1157, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-18 11:12:39', '2009-11-18 16:12:39', 'Dr. Jack, Thank you so much for your comment.  (Comment seems like an understatement.) I appreciate your passion.  Your thoughts and ideas add much explain in richer depth the idea of servant leadership.  I especially appreciate your references to Dr. Martin Luther King as well.  His words so often connect the idea of true servant leadership to it\'s source, the Bible.\n\nThanks, again, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6511, 0),
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(6515, 1157, 'David Huskisson', 'davidohuskisson@hotmail.com', 'http://twitter.com/davidhuskisson', '98.156.11.3', '2009-12-26 23:16:59', '2009-12-27 04:16:59', 'Thank you so much for this post! It\'s unfortunate that all too often the pursuit of goal supercedes the value of participants in the process. I appreciate the emphasis that you place  on leaders serving people, not  merely the end result.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6516, 1157, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '12.168.167.100', '2009-12-27 08:11:18', '2009-12-27 13:11:18', 'David, thanks very much for the comment. To me, the fine art of servant leadership is to align the participant\'s best interests and the team\'s goals.  People matter. Happy New Year!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6521, 1290, 'Barry Werner', 'barrywerner@windstream.net', 'http://www.barrywerner.com', '75.88.30.222', '2009-12-22 13:08:37', '2009-12-22 18:08:37', 'This is excellent material. The theory is easier than the implementation but the end result is worth any amount of difficulty in the process.  For the process to work your lead statement \"First you must appreciate other contributors.\" is absolutely true.  I am assuming that the word \"appreciate\" encompasses respect.   If the process is done right the team becomes self-enforcing, they keep the vision on track and the team focused on the vision and that makes a leader\'s job much easier.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6523, 1290, 'Chrissann Ruehle', 'chrissann_ruehle@yahoo.com', '', '72.49.99.54', '2009-12-22 22:03:59', '2009-12-23 03:03:59', 'Thanks, Mike, for sharing this article as it very insightful! As leaders,  I think there is a natural tendency for us to jump in and immediately develop the vision ourselves. However, by taking a step back and working through this process of listening to our teams and collaborating on a vision, it helps to build a foundation of trust. Effective leadership is built on mutual trust and respect.  Team members feel empowered and accountable when they are involved in creating a vision for the team. It is a delicate balance; moving from visioneer to project manager. It\'s like anything else; it requires dedication, commitment and practice.\n\nThanks again for sharing this excellent information!\n\nBest regards,\nChrissann', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6524, 1290, 'Jane Perdue', 'thehrgoddess@gmail.com', '', '76.23.122.90', '2009-12-23 07:33:07', '2009-12-23 12:33:07', 'Mike -- love how you stress the importance of first understanding, then taking action.  Understanding the team, its work and its impact on the rest of the organization are foundational elements to successful outcomes. Good, good stuff!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6525, 1290, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-12-23 07:45:07', '2009-12-23 12:45:07', 'Barry, I appreciate how you added two clarifying items: 1) Yes, appreciate encompasses respect. And 2) it does become self-enforcing. The team, understanding each person\'s role, helps hold one another accountable.  Thanks for the comments.\n.-= Mike Henry Sr.´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/HmcBlFIV1ck/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shared Vision</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6521, 0),
(6526, 1290, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-12-23 07:47:03', '2009-12-23 12:47:03', 'Chrissann, I appreciate your comment. This whole process does build trust.  When we can collaborate with teammates and let them increase their contribution, it increases their trust.  Mike...\n.-= Mike Henry Sr.´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/HmcBlFIV1ck/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shared Vision</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6523, 0),
(6527, 1290, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-12-23 07:48:33', '2009-12-23 12:48:33', 'Jane, thanks for the nice comment. As for understanding, wouldn\'t we all be better off if we remembered that we aren\'t the center of the universe.  I know I constantly need that reminder. It helps me to focus on others and try to make sure I understand them before I attempt to be understood.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6528, 1290, 'Jennifer', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://jennifervmiller.com', '76.235.164.64', '2009-12-23 15:14:44', '2009-12-23 20:14:44', 'Mike,\n\nOne of the best (albeit way old) reference tools on this topic is The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook by Peter Senge (and others). Published in 1994, I still refer to it and find it to be a useful tool. Your readers can find it on Amazon.com.\n\nNice post!\n.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://jennifervmiller.com/sensible-shoes/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sensible Shoes</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6529, 1290, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '12.168.167.108', '2009-12-23 17:56:29', '2009-12-23 22:56:29', 'Thanks for the comment and the recommendation Jennifer. I appreciate the additional info.', 0, '1', '', '', 6528, 0),
(6530, 1313, 'Kelly Ketelboeter', 'kketelboeter@gmail.com', '', '67.173.83.179', '2009-12-24 11:57:34', '2009-12-24 16:57:34', 'Thank you Mike for bringing your passion and vision to life with the Lead Change group!  You inspire positive change in me personally and I appreciate all that you do.  I am thankful for the Lead Change group and the folks I have met.  I look forward to continuing our journey in 2010!!\n\nCheers to all!\nKelly', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6531, 1313, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '75.66.185.62', '2009-12-24 15:47:48', '2009-12-24 20:47:48', 'Thank you for being a part of the group. I\'m honored to be connected with so many great people who are quick to volunteer and interested in making a difference. Thanks for being a co-creator in this journey.  I can\'t wait to meet you.\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6532, 1313, 'Janna Rust', 'janna@purposefulpartnerships.com', 'http://www.purposefulleadershipblog.com', '70.246.227.60', '2009-12-26 15:52:17', '2009-12-26 20:52:17', 'Hi Mike,\n\nOne of my favorite recent leadership reads is the book \"Lead Like Jesus\" by Ken Blanchard &amp; Phil Hodges.  No matter what your faith, character traits modeled after Jesus translate into great leadership.  Thanks for being so transparent with your faith and doing all you do for the group.  I\'m disappointed that I won\'t be able to attend Leaderpalooza this year. I hope everyone has a wonderful time!\n\nWarm regards,\nJanna\n.-= Janna Rust´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PurposefulLeadership/~3/a7FQXm-DrI8/hope-for-the-holidays.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hope for the Holidays</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6533, 1313, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '12.168.167.100', '2009-12-27 08:18:33', '2009-12-27 13:18:33', 'Janna,\nThanks for the comments and the suggestion. That is a great book and the authors do have wonderful insight.  But I\'m sorry to hear you won\'t be able to join us at LeaderPalooza.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6534, 1367, 'Tweets that mention Leadership Un-Conference: LeaderPalooza -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/5ZZFTz', '208.74.66.43', '2009-12-30 09:52:19', '2009-12-30 14:52:19', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Sagestone Partners. Sagestone Partners said: RT @mikehenrysr: LeaderPalooza Feb 19-20, 2010! Join us? http://bit.ly/5ZZFTz It will be a while B4 u experience anything like this! #NYMLC [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6535, 1367, 'Will Lukang', 'will.lukang@gmail.com', '', '69.125.141.196', '2009-12-31 00:17:21', '2009-12-31 05:17:21', 'Hi Mike,\n\nCan we explore e-meeting for the un-conference?   I\'ve been to Florida on back to back months in November and December.    I\'m not sure I can participate in the February event.   But an e-meeting event would be a great kick off.\n\nPlease let me know.\n\nHave a Happy New Year.\n\nRegards,\n\nWill Lukang', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6536, 1367, 'Steve Petzer', 'steve@ezihold.co.za', '', '41.26.137.73', '2009-12-31 10:22:15', '2009-12-31 15:22:15', 'Would love to be there but alas to do so all the way from South Africa would be tough...\n\nGood notes would be appreciated if at all possible.\n\nBestes!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6537, 1367, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-12-31 10:27:54', '2009-12-31 15:27:54', 'Will, thanks for the comment. We actually have an e-meeting on a particular topic each month. I\'ll be hosting the next one (probably two) in January and the dates will be announced soon.  We also have a tweet chat once a month.  Finally, we will have web access in the meeting rooms, so hopefully we can have a live chat or something during the meeting!  Hope you can come anyway.\n\nHappy New Year!', 0, '1', '', '', 6535, 0),
(6538, 1367, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-12-31 10:29:37', '2009-12-31 15:29:37', 'Thanks Steve! We will have free wireless in the meeting rooms and hotel rooms for participants so we can tweet, post and share everything that\'s happening.  Have a great New Year!', 0, '1', '', '', 6536, 0),
(6539, 1367, 'David Dalka', 'david_dalka4gsb@yahoo.com', 'http://www.daviddalka.com/', '24.136.13.12', '2010-01-01 19:59:02', '2010-01-02 00:59:02', 'As a thought leader in how organizations need to adapt to effectively use the Internet to improve profitability, this sounds like it might be alot of fun!\n\nNot sure I can fit a trip down there on my calendar though.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6540, 1404, 'Tweets that mention Past, Present and Future -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/7wcFGM', '208.74.66.43', '2010-01-04 21:32:43', '2010-01-05 02:32:43', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and Sagestone Partners, Peter Lanc. Peter Lanc said: RT @eschreyer: I&#39;ll be there! RT @mikehenrysr: Register for the January Lead Change Call: Past, Present and Future http://bit.ly/7wcFGM ... [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6541, 1453, 'Tweets that mention Leadership or Office Politics Series -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/8IofeV', '208.74.66.43', '2010-01-18 09:46:08', '2010-01-18 14:46:08', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and Mike Henry Sr., John S. John S said: RT @mikehenrysr: New post: Leadership or Office Politics Series http://bit.ly/7SZ0tX #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6542, 1453, 'Jennifer', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://jennifervmiller.com', '76.235.164.64', '2010-01-18 18:32:03', '2010-01-18 23:32:03', 'Mike,\n\nIt\'s been such a pleasure collaborating with you, Jane and Susan.  Excited that our project is finally taking flight!\n.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://jennifervmiller.com/employees-get-no-satisfaction/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Employees Can’t Get No Satisfaction</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6543, 1453, 'davidburkus', 'david@davidburkus.com', 'http://davidburkus.com', '72.192.67.82', '2010-01-19 19:26:40', '2010-01-20 00:26:40', 'Great idea. Looking forward to reading it.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6544, 1459, 'uberVU - social comments', '', '', '174.129.78.58', '2010-01-19 14:02:31', '2010-01-19 20:02:31', '<strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>\n\nThis post was mentioned on Twitter by LeadershipNow: Mike Henry Sr: View LeaderPalooza Through A Wider Lens http://bit.ly/6ohiwz...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6545, 1464, 'Jennifer', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://jennifervmiller.com', '76.235.164.64', '2010-01-20 14:13:34', '2010-01-20 19:13:34', 'Mike,\n\nThanks so very much for amplifying the thoughts on my post.  Excellent points, all of them.\n\nTo the your point of \"it\'s up to you\" and personal responsibility, I discovered this post by GL Hoffman (on Twitter @GLHoffman) called \"He Ain\'t Comin\', Folks.\" I\'m still reflecting upon and chuckling at his assessment of the human tendency to wait for our ships to come in.  See it here: http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2010/01/18/he-aint-coming-folks/\n\nThanks to my friend @LisaRosendahl whose tweet led me there.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6546, 1464, 'Jane Perdue', 'thehrgoddess@gmail.com', '', '76.23.122.90', '2010-01-23 08:52:00', '2010-01-23 13:52:00', 'Mike - great add-on posts to Jennifer\'s insights into \"inside the walls\" networking.  Your admonition to do more than \"just my job\" is perfect advice in today\'s ever-evolving workplace.  Standing still with one\'s current hard and soft skill sets is an excellent invitation to a pink slip.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6547, 17801, 'Tweets that mention Futility -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/3OSLmi', '208.74.66.43', '2009-11-09 10:04:57', '2009-11-09 15:04:57', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr.. Mike Henry Sr. said: Lead Change Blog - Do you frustrate your customers or teammates? Thoughts on Futility http://bit.ly/3OSLmi [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6548, 17801, 'davidburkus', 'david@davidburkus.com', 'http://davidburkus.com', '72.192.68.53', '2009-11-09 20:45:15', '2009-11-10 01:45:15', 'Great point Mike. I argue that adequate people get invited to be successful...to be successful in another organization.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6549, 17801, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-09 23:42:07', '2009-11-10 04:42:07', 'Thanks for the comment David. You\'re correct for Netflix and many other excellent companies.  But it seems the majority drive for safe and adequate.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6550, 17801, 'Doug', 'doug@compass-strategies.ca', '', '207.216.26.250', '2009-11-11 12:34:59', '2009-11-11 18:34:59', 'Hi Mike,\n\nYour post inspired this line of thinking:\n\nIf organizations decided to eliminate adequate staff I suppose they would be gutted. Adequate is the norm even in star powered organizations. What is unfortunate is when adequate people get star positions, or star people go unnoticed and get stuck in adequate positions. This kind of thing happens all the time in unionized environments but it also happens in management ranks. Adequate people get promoted because they have seniority (most often by adequate bosses).  Or they advance because they are popular or deserve a chance.\n\nThe error is not in tolerating adequate but in promoting adequate.\n\nDoug', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6551, 17801, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-11 20:32:12', '2009-11-12 01:32:12', 'Doug, thanks for the comment.  Netflix is a bit extreme, but their culture seems to reflect it (based on what I\'ve read, nothing firsthand).  The more \"adequate\" you tolerate, the more adequate you become.  Thanks, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6550, 0),
(6552, 17802, 'Tweets that mention Servant Leaders and the Tribe -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/wWvlR', '208.74.66.43', '2009-11-19 07:54:07', '2009-11-19 12:54:07', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dale Lawrence and Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr.. Mike Henry Sr. said: Just Posted: Servant Leaders and the Tribe http://bit.ly/wWvlR Lead Change Blog [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6553, 17802, '6 Facets of the Servant Leadership Diamond &laquo; White Stone Shaping', '', 'http://mschutterop.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/6-facets-of-the-servant-leadership-diamond/', '66.135.48.204', '2009-11-19 09:25:50', '2009-11-19 14:25:50', '[...] Servant Leaders and the Tribe by Mike Henry Sr. [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6554, 17802, 'Dallas Bragg', 'dallas.bragg@gmail.com', '', '173.80.58.116', '2009-11-20 22:52:50', '2009-11-21 04:52:50', 'Mike,\n\nYou know, I have enjoyed this commercial for a while now, but never compared it to tribes or leadership.  Thank you for making that connection!  This week I focused heavily on serving my team--taking into consideration the needs of each member.  The difference was immeasurable.  I felt as if I brought the tribe to a new level by giving of myself.   Thank you for this post!\n\nDallas\n.-= Dallas Bragg´s last blog ..Learning to Have Faith =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6555, 17802, 'Doug Crandall', 'dougbcrandall@hotmail.com', 'http://www.bluerudder.net', '66.233.185.134', '2009-11-21 01:24:24', '2009-11-21 07:24:24', 'Mike,\nI love it when people find leadership everywhere -- even in commercials. Good stuff. One of my favorites is the movie Elf, where Buddy makes it clear that we all see the world through our own lens. A leader\'s job is to understand everyone\'s lenses and see it from their vantage point.\nAnyway, good stuff with the commercial.\n\nDoug\nwww.bluerudder.net\n.-= Doug Crandall´s last blog ..Scotty Smiley at CBC Leadership Fellows =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6556, 17802, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-21 12:15:25', '2009-11-21 17:15:25', 'Dallas, As you\'ve noticed, I end up seeing something about leadership in a lot of different places.  You remember the comment, \"to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.\"  You make a great case for the truth of the idea, though. People respond when they know you\'re \"for\" them.\n\nThanks for the comment.  Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6554, 0),
(6557, 17802, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2009-11-21 12:17:42', '2009-11-21 17:17:42', 'Doug, I\'ve often thought of just doing a series of the different places and competencies we see leadership exhibited. I must admit, I hadn\'t thought about Elf in a while, but it will be on the family radar again real soon.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6555, 0),
(6558, 17802, 'TwittLink - Your headlines on Twitter', '', '', '70.38.11.233', '2009-11-21 17:47:01', '2009-11-21 23:47:01', '[...] Tweets about this great post on TwittLink.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6559, 17805, 'Tweets that mention Taste Your Vision of the Future -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/77RQHC', '208.74.66.43', '2009-12-14 08:50:00', '2009-12-14 13:50:00', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr. and Mike Henry Sr., Mary Jo Asmus. Mary Jo Asmus said: RT @mikehenrysr: New post: Can You Taste It? http://bit.ly/77RQHC #leadership Great post for awakening others! [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6560, 17805, 'BizSugar.com', '', 'http://www.bizsugar.com/story/17182', '74.53.29.90', '2009-12-14 18:35:17', '2009-12-14 23:35:17', '<strong>Taste Your Vision of the Future...</strong>\n\nHow clear is your vision of the future?  As a leader, can you taste the benefit of your vision of the future? Can you help your team taste it? Leadership is influence and we remember our feelings long after we remember anything else. So help your team ...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6561, 17806, 'Tweets that mention The Think Zone by Roy Atkinson -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/4JUUcI', '208.74.66.43', '2009-12-15 10:25:31', '2009-12-15 15:25:31', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr.. Mike Henry Sr. said: New post: The Think Zone – New Year http://bit.ly/4JUUcI #leadership [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6562, 17806, 'Susan Mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://randomactsofleadership.com', '70.146.14.231', '2009-12-15 11:46:05', '2009-12-15 16:46:05', 'Thanks for flagging Roy\'s post.  I zeroed in on the same thing you did.  One of my accomplishments that I will carry over is the incredible network I have built this past year and the new friendships forged.  Happy to be taking you with me into the new year!\n.-= Susan Mazza´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://randomactsofleadership.com/2009/11/29/5-ways-to-leadi-the-way-to-holiday-miracles/\" rel=\"nofollow\">5 Ways to Lead the Way to Holiday Miracles</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6563, 17807, 'Tweets that mention Make a Positive Difference -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/4sSl3L', '208.74.66.43', '2009-12-17 09:10:17', '2009-12-17 14:10:17', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Michael McKinney. Michael McKinney said: Make a Positive Difference: Tweet Chat Last Thursday we held the inaugural Lead Change Tweet Chat.  The topic .. http://bit.ly/6f40Un [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6564, 17807, 'Joanne Maly', 'joanne@lincolnmaly.com', 'http://www.lincolnmalymarketing.com', '74.215.64.229', '2009-12-17 12:39:53', '2009-12-17 17:39:53', 'Mike, thanks for your leadership in the \'leader\' community. You have brought so many thought \'leaders\' together this year and you have made  an imprint in our world because of your efforts.\n\nAs I was not able to take part in the Twitter lead-change\' chat, the transcript link above is most helpful. My hope is that some of the excellent ideas shared in posts during that tweet session, become a reality - today.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6565, 17807, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2009-12-17 22:45:18', '2009-12-18 03:45:18', 'Joanne, thank you for the comments. I appreciate the encouragement and, like you, I\'m looking forward to the day when we can take a minute and look back and enjoy the difference that was made.', 0, '1', '', '', 6564, 0),
(6566, 17807, 'tim', 'timageis@gmail.com', 'http://www.studentlinc.net', '71.33.99.89', '2009-12-20 14:23:59', '2009-12-20 19:23:59', 'Hi Mike:\nThis was my first ever TweetChat and I wasn\'t disappointed. I was grateful for the opportunity to participate and even more surprised by the level of opportunity to contribute afforded me. While my tweet about \"motivational posters\" was a bit tongue-in-cheek, I am always a little wary of how \"cliche\" I can sound when I start to talk about leadership.\n\nFor me, leadership isn\'t always about knowing the right thing to do as much as it is about acting and doing the right thing to move both myself and others forward. I have been guilty more times than I\'d like to admit for being able to say all the right things about leadership (and doing it in a way that is memorable and slightly profound) and yet completely dropping the ball when leadership is demanded of me.\n\nImagine the disappointment of having one of your own kids or your spouse confront you on a situation by saying, \"Remember that article you wrote about consistency? Don\'t you think that would be appropriate here?\" All I can say is...OUCH!\n\nI learned a lot from the TweetChat and have printed the transcript that you provided so I could reflect on what was said. The conversation started around the foundational principle of character. I was reminded again that any type of leadership starts with me. I did follow through on my \"Tomorrow\" statements and found that people responded in kind to an encouraging word that I offered at the start of our conversations.\n\nSo grateful to be a part of this group and look forward to more interactions and opportunities to learn and grow...from the inside out!\n.-= tim´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/studentlinc/~3/KZivSv5x5Ro/what-matters-now-ebook-free-download.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">What Matters Now Ebook - Free Download</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6568, 17809, 'Tweets that mention 2009 Thank You -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/6FrTTL', '208.74.66.43', '2009-12-31 22:18:11', '2010-01-01 03:18:11', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Michael McKinney. Michael McKinney said: You Have My Gratitude – 2009: I can’t do it. I tried but after I listed over 100 people that I’ve .. http://bit.ly/5i7ZuO [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6569, 17809, 'Kerry Palmer', 'kpalmer@trinitywildcats.com', 'http://www.allthingsleadership.blogspot.com', '71.8.1.70', '2010-01-01 08:53:10', '2010-01-01 13:53:10', 'Thanks for sharing. I hope you have a wonderful 2010.  I appreciate the insight and inspiration your blog offers to leaders and upstart bloggers like me.\n\nBest Regards.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6570, 17809, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-01 10:06:46', '2010-01-01 15:06:46', 'Kerry, thanks for the comment. Please let me know if I can do anything to help you. Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6569, 0),
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(6572, 1297, 'Dallas Bragg', 'dallas.bragg@gmail.com', '', '12.68.151.70', '2010-02-24 14:15:08', '2010-02-24 20:15:08', 'Mike,\n\nThank you for this series.  I have found that I enjoy inspiring others so much that I forget about my own vision.  I should take more time to develop my own vision, which would help inspire others even more!\n\n~Dallas\n.-= Dallas Bragg´s last blog ..My Identity--A Doctoral Journey =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6573, 1297, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-26 07:28:08', '2010-02-26 12:28:08', 'Dallas, thanks for the comment. I have experienced the same issue.  You\'re right your own vision inspires. Go for it!', 0, '1', '', '', 6572, 0),
(6574, 1297, 'Urgent or Important - Lead Change Group', '', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/urgent-important/', '216.119.147.4', '2011-10-29 20:45:46', '2011-10-30 01:45:46', '[...] such as Can You Taste It?  Energize, Mobilize &amp; Guide, Shared Vision, Align Your Vision and Own Your Vision.  As a follow up to the whole series, let&#8217;s do a short check to see how you&#8217;re doing [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6575, 1524, 'Wally Bock', 'wally@threestarleadership.com', 'http://blog.threestarleadership.com', '75.181.100.30', '2010-02-04 15:47:08', '2010-02-04 20:47:08', 'Excellent points, Mike. Let\'s remember, too, that what you describe are \"promises\" and need to be turned into results.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6576, 1524, 'David Locke', 'Dave44000@yahoo.com', '', '206.117.120.14', '2010-02-04 18:28:25', '2010-02-04 23:28:25', 'Sorry, but character-based leadership is just an attempt to limit how the leader can be. Leadership, in general, can produce the same results without whatever the hell character is.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6577, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-04 22:27:06', '2010-02-05 03:27:06', 'David, thanks for the honest comment. I agree that \"character\" can be difficult to define, but in the post Sources of Leadership I explained that I define it as leadership that originates from who you are rather than what rank you claim.  Leaders who get their authority from their followers almost always produce greater results that those who just lead from the strength of position or power.', 0, '1', '', '', 6576, 0),
(6578, 1524, 'Steve Petzer', 'stevepetzer@gmail.com', '', '41.27.209.178', '2010-02-05 03:12:26', '2010-02-05 08:12:26', 'A true leader that leads from who they are will establish an environment where Truth, Humility and Righteousness will prevail.\n  -  Truth will set people free from the bondage of misinformation\n  -  Humility will create a culture of serving one another\n  -  Righteousness will bring justice because things are being done right\nHowever, in my opinion it all starts with being true to one\'s own calling (purpose). Purpose driven leaders will by nature be character-based leaders providing they remain true to their calling.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6579, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-05 06:47:53', '2010-02-05 11:47:53', 'I agree in the best case.  But I\'ve found myself in positions that were not aligned with my \"purpose.\" Haven\'t you?  Maybe our calling is to be character-based leaders whether we\'re in a bad job or a good one...  Thanks for the great comment, Steve.', 0, '1', '', '', 6578, 0),
(6580, 1524, 'J. Michael Thurman', 'jmt@jmichaelthurman.com', '', '75.88.210.174', '2010-02-05 07:55:39', '2010-02-05 13:55:39', 'Thanks for the post, Mike.\n\nCharacter IS about WHO the leader is. It\'s not personality. It is integrity, honesty, whether or not she cares about her people as people (as opposed to factors of production), and so many more intangibles.\n\nI\'ve worked for leaders who lacked integrity but had plenty of Drill Instructor.  I try to sniff those out at the interview, now.  In cases where that hasn\'t been possible, I have worked to \"lead up\" while looking for an exit.  The character of the leader and the tribe is more important than the paycheck.\n\nRegarding purpose... Finding that position that aligns with purpose seems to be like finding a golden needle in a haystack.  Mike, I think you\'re on to something important with your last comment.  Character isn\'t displayed only response to the good times, but is also, maybe even primarily, displayed in response to the bad.\n\nHow do you respond with character is \"less than ideal\" situations?\n\n/jmt\n.-= J. Michael Thurman´s last blog ..7 Reasons to Walk Down That Aisle… and Forgive =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6581, 1524, 'peter Lanc', 'peterlanc@woollylanc.com', '', '91.84.246.249', '2010-02-05 17:10:26', '2010-02-05 22:10:26', 'love the blog. I can think of at least one\n1. ask yourself what shadow  do you cast  and is it consistent and do you walk in your won shadow\n2. Promise of integrity  and trust with out question\n\nall the best peter', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6582, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-05 17:19:43', '2010-02-05 22:19:43', 'You\'ve actually hit on a slant I didn\'t take: what the personal benefits of character-based leadership or being a person of character are. You\'re quite right.  Many times we underestimate the lack of peace that comes from how our subconscious knows we\'re not what we say we are.  That internal peace is strength. You can fake it, but you can\'t fake the peace that results.', 0, '1', '', '', 6581, 0),
(6583, 1524, 'JakeHillman', 'jakester191@gmail.com', '', '207.109.252.194', '2010-02-05 19:50:41', '2010-02-06 01:50:41', 'Mike,\nAwesome point. I have seen too many \"leaders\" who lead from his or her position or title, not from a true sense of leadership. This is where I really started hating position titles. While I understand that they are needed, people tend to place way too much clout in their name tag, not in what it means to be a true leader. I also think that these types of leaders have a \"do as I say\" mentality, instead of \"do as I do\" leadership, which is a fine character trait.', 0, '1', '', '', 6577, 0),
(6584, 1524, 'Doug Crandall', 'doug@bluerudder.net', 'http://www.bluerudder.net', '66.233.185.134', '2010-02-05 19:59:11', '2010-02-06 00:59:11', 'Mike,\nGracious reply to a somewhat odd comment. Well done.', 0, '1', '', '', 6577, 0),
(6585, 1524, 'Everything is Done by Hope &laquo; NorthFork Center for Servant Leadership', '', 'http://www.northforkcsl.org/?p=572', '66.147.244.181', '2010-02-05 20:50:50', '2010-02-06 01:50:50', '[...] Leader Palooza, recently published the second post in a series on character-based leadership, Three Promises of Character-based Leadership. I would love to be involved with Leader Palooza this year. Because my inability to attend does not [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6586, 1524, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-06 13:36:19', '2010-02-06 18:36:19', 'Michael, thanks for the comment. The reason why integrity is so important to us is because in the good times, we can\'t see what\'s on the inside of someone.  That\'s why we\'re so surprised and disappointed when someone fails to live up to our expectations (like Tiger Woods).  Often the good times are when we become weak.  I think someone once said that success tests character, hardship proves it.\n\nMike...\n.-= Mike Henry Sr.´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/oBkz03eOumg/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Three Promises of Character-Based Leadership</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6580, 0),
(6587, 1524, 'maryp', 'mary@inetmax.net', '', '166.183.232.20', '2010-02-06 17:06:09', '2010-02-06 22:06:09', 'David is correct.  Character is not a definition of attributes.  One can say the leadership character of Hitler, allowed him to bring a continent to its knees.  Leadership Character is a way of saying the attributes an individual uses to lead.\n\nOne can say life builds character, I prefer to think that life reveals it..  So as Mike states it is Leadership that emantes from who you are and the values you hold dear as a person.', 0, '1', '', '', 6576, 0),
(6588, 1524, 'Lee Wise', 'writeleewise@gmail.com', '', '174.55.37.247', '2010-02-06 20:05:18', '2010-02-07 02:05:18', 'Hi,\n\nI think I would include in point one -- or possibly add -- something to the effect of \"engaged and motivated\" team members.\n\nIn a healthy, trust based relationship where not only the character is trusted but the related competency level as well, the atmosphere can be motivational.  Yes, that would be a part of being \"engaged\" factor, but that was the first thing I thought of so I simply paused enough to write it down.\n\nMotivated How?\n\nTo carry one\'s load as best as possible.\nTo keep on advancing in area of responsibility.\nTo support and encourage team members.\nTo speak well of others on the team.\n\nThat\'s it.  Enjoy the day,\n\nLee', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6589, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-06 20:11:23', '2010-02-07 01:11:23', 'Actually the results are a given. No results - no leadership.', 0, '1', '', '', 6575, 0),
(6590, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-06 20:12:56', '2010-02-07 01:12:56', 'Thanks Lee. I appreciate the extension / clarification.\n\nMike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6588, 0),
(6591, 1524, 'Steve Petzer', 'stevepetzer@gmail.com', '', '41.28.189.111', '2010-02-07 05:18:01', '2010-02-07 10:18:01', 'True, it\'s almost the same as the function of a project manager. The project never defines his purpose or function or calling as a project manager or leader in this instance. So also will true leaders find themselves involved in \'projects\' that may have nothing to do with their personal purpose. Their calling as a leader however and their own character traits is what will set them apart as a leader in all circumstances.\n\nLeaders will find themselves in a position where they are purposed to salvage someone else\'s bad \'project\'. :)', 0, '1', '', '', 6579, 0),
(6592, 1524, 'Steve Petzer', 'stevepetzer@gmail.com', '', '41.28.189.111', '2010-02-07 05:23:14', '2010-02-07 10:23:14', 'Question: When it comes to competency or specific skills and specifically in view of Lee\'s comment.How important would it be for a leader to know when to lead and when not to lead?', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6593, 1524, 'RaymondTaylor', 'raytaylorjr@gmail.com', '', '204.210.225.175', '2010-02-07 11:55:05', '2010-02-07 16:55:05', 'Leaders without character can achieve results. However, Mike\'s 3rd promise of leadership, sustainable relationships, cannot be achieved without character. You only need to read the headlines to see leaders, with relatively short term success, tumble from the exposure of their lack of character.', 0, '1', '', '', 6576, 0),
(6594, 1524, 'Susan Steinbrecher', 'steinbrecherinc@gmail.com', 'http://www.steinbrecher.com', '66.209.55.196', '2010-02-07 12:07:42', '2010-02-07 17:07:42', 'Great discussion; thanks for getting this rolling, Mike. I’d like to suggest another promise or defining quality of character-based leadership -- commitment to personal growth. Those who are willing to do some soul searching and take responsibility for their actions, thereby showing humility, often gain tremendous respect and valuable self-knowledge from their associates. Once an understanding of “knowing thyself” is established, you can begin to master the art of leading yourself and therefore will model a way for your associates to do the same. Self reflection takes courage – and I believe courage is a foundational trait of what we call “character-based” leadership. These are the leaders who put heart into their practice rather than seeking outward recognition as a leader.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6595, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-07 13:54:45', '2010-02-07 18:54:45', 'Great addition Susan. Thanks. I knew there were more.', 0, '1', '', '', 6594, 0),
(6596, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-07 13:57:19', '2010-02-07 18:57:19', 'Great question.  I\'d be interested to hear other people\'s responses to that too.  How about posting on the Facebook page or as a LinkedIn discussion?', 0, '1', '', '', 6592, 0),
(6597, 1524, 'David Jackson', 'davidj@enacomm.net', '', '68.0.114.43', '2010-02-08 08:07:00', '2010-02-08 13:07:00', '\"...produce the same results...\"\nThat is only true if you define results very narrowly.', 0, '1', '', '', 6576, 0),
(6598, 1524, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-08 09:51:20', '2010-02-08 15:51:20', 'David, I understand.  One thing I commonly fail to do is clarify the meaning of words.  My intention was narrow.  In fact, I posted Deliver on the Promises to clarify.\n\nThanks, Mike...\n', 0, '1', '', '', 6597, 0),
(6599, 1524, 'Kay Augustine', 'kayaugustine@gmail.com', '', '75.72.126.14', '2010-02-09 11:56:37', '2010-02-09 16:56:37', 'I love this discussion! I\'m working on my doctorate in Education Leadership and am enjoying the emerging emphasis on character in leadership as an important theme and topic.  I\'ve been conducting training on character development for communities, schools and non-profit organizations throughout the country for the last 13 years.  The one thing most adults forget is that you can\'t develop character in young people or your employees if you haven\'t invested in reflecting on and developing your own first.  Modeling that you are worthy of trust and respect; showing that you accept not only a personal responsibility but a collective responsibility to the whole, while being fair and exhibiting a strong penchant for authentic compassion is vital to establishing a thriving work (or school or home) environment.\n\nI love the term \"moral courage\"--the absolute basic ingredient for living in today\'s society--having the courage to do the right thing even when it isn\'t easy or isn\'t in our own best interest.\n\nI also believe that a key to being a leader is knowing how to \"lead from behind\"--you never stop leading, but you reposition yourself to support, encourage and nurture the leadership of others and let go of the \"out front\" position.  I personally experienced this empowerment from a dear mentor and have used the technique with both colleagues and youth.  I believe it is important that we teach this as a leadership technique as it is the way we grow and develop future leaders and leave our personal, professional and organizational legacies.\n\nThanks for the forum for discussion!\nKay', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6600, 1524, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-09 13:07:32', '2010-02-09 18:07:32', 'Kay, thanks for the great comment.  You added at least two great ideas for future posts: you can\'t teach character you don\'t have, and the whole art of leading from behind.   I also appreciate the encouragement about moral courage.  \"Right\" seems to get harder and harder to define.  Thanks for contributing those much needed additions.', 0, '1', '', '', 6599, 0),
(6601, 1524, '&quot;You don&#039;t need to know the second law of thermodynamics to serve.&quot; - Dr. Jack King', '', 'http://drjackking.brn1.co/servant-leaders/dont-need-know-second-law-thermodynamics-serve/', '67.227.189.59', '2016-08-14 12:15:48', '2016-08-14 16:15:48', '[&#8230;] Leader Palooza, recently published the second post in a series on character-based leadership, Three Promises of Character-based Leadership.  I would love to be involved with Leader Palooza this year.  Because my inability to attend does [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6602, 1535, 'Jennifer', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://jennifervmiller.com', '76.235.164.64', '2010-01-26 08:39:31', '2010-01-26 13:39:31', 'Mike,\n\nYou say, \"Trust lubricates relationships and transactions\". What a great metaphor!  Building trust is such a huge part of the leader-follower equation.  Sincerity and authenticity are two powerful components of trust. I also like your six actionable ideas for improving trust in one\'s organization.\n\nThanks for another thought-provoking post.\n.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://jennifervmiller.com/thank-your-mentor-today/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thank Your Mentor Today</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6603, 1535, 'TwittLink - Your headlines on Twitter', '', '', '70.38.11.233', '2010-01-26 12:21:05', '2010-01-26 18:21:05', '[...] Tweets about this great post on TwittLink.com [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6604, 1535, 'Bud Coburn', 'bud.coburn@gmail.com', '', '67.140.129.14', '2010-01-26 12:39:18', '2010-01-26 17:39:18', 'Great article and very practical.  This is often an area that is ignored by leaders.  This is a key for any leader to grasp and apply for building a successful and productive working environment.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6605, 1535, 'susan mazza', 'susan@randomactsofleadership.com', 'http://randomactsofleadership.com', '206.53.153.49', '2010-01-26 14:22:27', '2010-01-26 19:22:27', 'I liked the same phrase as Jennifer in particular.  Great food for thought and ideas for action.  Two things occured to me as I read this.  The first is that \"misleading motves\" can turn out to be misunderstood motives.  If we are not mindful of and\nresponsible for our interpretations we can feel mistrust that is not warranted.\n\nThe second is that 5 and 6 on your list are so very important.  Every conversation is an opportunity to build trust.  Mindfulness not just of our own motives and choice of actions but also how we are occurring is vital to keeping the dark side of politics at bay.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6606, 1535, 'David Andrews', 'david.andrews@orcon.net.nz', 'http://davidrandrews.wordpress.com/', '203.97.249.11', '2010-01-26 14:43:22', '2010-01-26 19:43:22', 'Great post Mike.\n\nI like the \'trust\' factor.  In New Zealand I\'ve found most people have  highly refined \'bulls%$t antennae\' which pretty quickly picks up leaders that are \'faking it until the make it\'.\n\nEnjoying your blog and tweets - keep it up!\n.-= David Andrews´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://davidrandrews.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/blinded-by-the-light/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blinded by the light?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6607, 1535, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-26 14:50:06', '2010-01-26 19:50:06', 'As usual, you got me thinking about something else that\'s a pet peeve too.  We are responsible for how we\'re interpreted.  We have a responsibility to do everything we can to be properly understood. Sometimes we think that if people misunderstand us, that\'s their fault.  But in order to be authentic, we need the feedback to make sure our message is received with the same meaning it was sent.\nThanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 6605, 0),
(6608, 1535, 'Tweets that mention Sincerity and Office Politics -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/5oRPbP', '208.74.66.58', '2010-01-26 16:17:52', '2010-01-26 21:17:52', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Wally Bock, zanesafrit, Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr. and others. Mike Henry Sr. said: Just posted: Sincerity &amp; Office Politics http://bit.ly/6oFkb4 second in a series with @thehrgoddess @jennifervmiller &amp; @SusanMazza #OPQ [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6609, 1535, 'Kelly Ketelboeter', 'kketelboeter@gmail.com', 'http://www.theexperiencefactor.com', '99.63.206.87', '2010-01-26 17:25:06', '2010-01-26 22:25:06', 'Fantastic post Mike!\n\nTransparency when leading and in all relationships is so important. It builds and sustains the trust. I had never really considered it to play a role in office politics. You are right on the money when you say that, \"Office politics rise when objectives are not shared or clearly understood.\" That just makes so much sense.  So not only do we need to transparent we need to be able to communicate effectively.  When people aren\'t on the same page and in the same book personal agendas do and will get in the way.\n\nThe tips you provided are extremely helpful in building successful relationships in the work place where everyone is working towards the same end goal.\n\nThe one thing that I think may keep people from being transparent and authentic is the fear that their thoughts, feelings or beliefs will not be accepted.  In turn they may alienate themselves by not being truly authentic. An open mind among all team players is key along with the patience and grace you recommended.  It\'s up to the leader to foster an environment where people safe and accept their differences as well as focus on the strengths they bring to the team.\n\nCheers!\nKelly', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6610, 1535, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-27 06:06:58', '2010-01-27 11:06:58', 'Kelly, thanks for the great comment. Fear is the big problem. It causes us to mask our behaviors and it also causes us to look out for ourselves.  I\'m working on another series about how to create win-win environments.  Win-win always requres someone to go last.  You can only do that if you don\'t \"fear\" loss from letting everyone else win first.', 0, '1', '', '', 6609, 0),
(6611, 1535, 'Meredith Bell', 'meredith@2020insight.net', '', '70.169.138.76', '2010-01-27 08:48:32', '2010-01-27 14:48:32', 'Mike, this is such an important post.\n\nAs I read it, I thought back 27 years ago - the last time I was employed by someone else. I left that organization exactly because of the things you describe here - office politics, lack of sincerity, and lack of trust. I just didn\'t have the stomach for that kind of environment (Literally, it was making me sick because of the conflict between my value system and what I was experiencing every day.). So one of the other HUGE impacts of office politics and a lack of sincerity is turnover. The people who not only value but REQUIRE authenticity in their relationships will not stick around to see if things change.\n\nFor someone to implement the 6 excellent steps you outlined, I believe they must possess emotional maturity, high self-esteem, and a genuine respect for other human beings. A person lacking any of those is more likely to resort to false authenticity (is that an oxymoron?). I\'d just add that anyone interested in implementing the 6 steps needs to recognize the personal strengths that will be required throughout the process and realize it\'s worth the effort to ensure a transparent culture. It makes a tremendous difference in how people feel about coming to work, the work itself and themselves.\n.-= Meredith Bell´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.yourvoiceofencouragement.com/2010/01/you-can-win-battle-but-lose-war.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">You Can Win the Battle but Lose the War</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6612, 1535, 'Katy', 'katy@personalfocuscoaching.com', 'http://surviveyourpromotion.com', '71.184.116.27', '2010-01-27 15:30:34', '2010-01-27 20:30:34', 'Lots of great thoughts in here.  People who don\'t like each other (or even trust each other) can usually still manage to work together if their goals are in alignment.  If there\'s a serious lack of trust in an environment, it will take time to rebuild it.  In the meantime you can usually restore productivity by focusing on aligning goals across the board.\n.-= Katy´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://surviveyourpromotion.com/2010/01/27/25-tools-every-manager-should-know/\" rel=\"nofollow\">25 Tools Every Manager Should Know</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6613, 1535, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-27 20:08:36', '2010-01-28 01:08:36', 'Thanks for the great comment.  I agree false sincerity stems from either fear or uninformed selfishness.  And I say uninformed because it\'s generally in our true best interest to promote the greater \"we\" than the lesser \"me.\"  Even if the group\'s best interest is different than our own, it\'s generally in our true best interest to be about something bigger than ourselves.  Thanks again. Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6611, 0),
(6614, 1535, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-27 20:15:44', '2010-01-28 01:15:44', 'Thanks Katy for the comment.  I agree that alignment enables productivity, but I would say that trust acts like a turbo-charger. Alignment without trust will only take you to some level of productivity lower than alignment with trust.  Thanks, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6612, 0),
(6615, 1535, 'What&#8217;s Your Agenda?', '', 'http://randomactsofleadership.com/2010/02/01/whats-your-agenda/', '97.74.24.1', '2010-02-01 21:54:27', '2010-02-02 02:54:27', '[...] building in Networking Inside the Company Walls.  Mike wrote about authenticity and sincerity in Sincerity in Office Politics.  I encourage you to share your thoughts on any and all of these excellent [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6616, 1562, 'elaine suess', 'elaine@beyondbeing.net', 'http://www.beyondbeing.net', '71.67.114.136', '2010-01-28 22:08:37', '2010-01-29 03:08:37', 'Very nice, for both of you!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6617, 1562, 'Tweets that mention Core Purpose Interview -- Topsy.com', '', 'http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/bnDG9T', '208.74.66.58', '2010-01-30 04:20:53', '2010-01-30 09:20:53', '[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr., Mike Henry Sr., Michael McKinney and others. Michael McKinney said: Mike Henry Sr: Core Purpose Interview http://bit.ly/cvUhKN [...]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6618, 1571, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://jennifervmiller.com', '76.235.198.59', '2010-01-29 08:10:21', '2010-01-29 13:10:21', 'Mike,\n\nFirst of all, I commend you for finding a way to work Randy Quaid\'s Christmas Vacation photo into this post.  Hilarious!\n\nSecondly, this topic has been popular lately.  I\'m reminded of Mary Jo Asmus\' excellent series on the responsibility that both leader and follower have in making the workplace productive. See it here:http://www.aspire-cs.com/bad-manager-or-flawed-human.\n\nI felt so strongly about ensuring that the practice aligns with the theory, I wrote a \"response\" to Mary Jo\'s thesis on my blog called \"Stepping into the Abyss\". Feel free to check it out.\n\nGreat post, as always!\n.-= Jennifer V. Miller´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://jennifervmiller.com/stepping-into-the-abyss/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stepping Into the Abyss</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6619, 1571, 'davidburkus', 'david@davidburkus.com', 'http://davidburkus.com', '72.192.67.82', '2010-01-29 12:54:40', '2010-01-29 17:54:40', 'Good post. Reminds me of W.L. Gore &amp; Associates, a company where everyone has the same title and leaders are developed not by promotion but by their ability to persuade people to follow them. All person-based.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6620, 1571, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.106.249.130', '2010-01-29 13:17:00', '2010-01-29 18:17:00', 'Mike, wonderful post, as always!\n\nI love the distinction you point out.  What a difference it makes, depending on the philosophy you choose to embrace.\n\nThe most effective organizations, in my opinion, are the ones that empower their employees to think outside of the box, bring new and creative ideas to the table and vision better ways of doing things.  In essence, asking each employee, regardless of title to take on aspects of leadership from where they are.\n\nThis philisophy makes the aspect of leading from WHO you are that much more critical.  It is only the leaders who have built trust and who can produce solutions that benefit people who will gain followers that want to take their ideas and help turn them into reality.  Because they have strong character, they will be able to get people on their bus and get things done more effectively and efficiently.  You\'ve done an excellent job of bringing light to this topic!  Thanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6621, 1571, 'Gordon R. Clogston', 'gclogston@leadershipcourseware.com', 'http://www.leadershipcourseware.com/blog', '66.7.166.18', '2010-01-29 13:34:48', '2010-01-29 18:34:48', 'Excellent articulation of the sources of leadership, Mike. It is interesting to note how many people are happy to blame people in power for their ills and yet assume no responsibility for making a difference themselves.\n\nAs Jennifer said, this is a topic of some discussion these days. I have read and written articles on whether or not people in positions of power and leaders can or should be differentiated. Though we may argue the merits, the unfortunate fact is that they can be differentiated.\n\nI agree with your assessment that leadership is born of character. It has nothing to do with your job title. Good leaders are born with certain traits that honed over time allow them to be trusted and respected. Interestingly, many of the strongest leaders, those who have substantial influence have opted not to seek or accept positions of authoritative power.\n\nJob well done. I look forward to reading more.\n.-= Gordon R. Clogston´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.leadershipcourseware.com/blog/general/lose-your-job-get-focused-get-creative/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lost Your Job? Get Focused, Get Creative, Stay Connected.</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6622, 1571, 'Dr. Ada', 'ada@logosnoesis.com', 'http://www.logosnoesis.com', '67.162.226.110', '2010-01-29 16:05:28', '2010-01-29 22:05:28', 'Great post! I agree that the best leadership is based on character. That is what brings authenticity.  For me when a topic has been so popular lately it is a sign that there is a felt need for it.\n\nI also agree with Gordon that it\'s easier to blame than to assume responsibility. If we take responsibility for developing our character and leading from our authentic self, we can be role models in whatever capacity we are and hope for a ripple effect.\n\nLooking forward to next post!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6623, 1571, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-29 16:08:45', '2010-01-29 21:08:45', 'Jennifer, thanks for the great blog links. They\'re great posts. As for Eddie, he\'s still holding out for that management job.\n\nThanks, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6618, 0),
(6624, 1571, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-29 16:11:12', '2010-01-29 21:11:12', 'Thanks Erin. Thinking about \"thinking outside the box,\" to what extent does a leader let their team experience temporary failure by pursuing outside-the-box ideas?  Just another outside the box thought for a future post.  Thanks for leading me to think of it!', 0, '1', '', '', 6620, 0),
(6625, 1571, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-29 16:13:09', '2010-01-29 21:13:09', 'Thanks for the comment Gordon. I appreciate how you linked it back to position. It is a little bit of a catch 22.  If you\'re a quality person of character, you get more authority so they move you into a higher position, where you must resist the temptation to relax and let your position hold the authority.  Wow! I feel another post coming...  Thanks again.', 0, '1', '', '', 6621, 0),
(6626, 1571, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-01-29 16:19:37', '2010-01-29 21:19:37', 'Dr. Ada, thanks for the great comment. My battle cry is going to be: \"take responsibility instead of credit.\" Those two words, \"take responsibility\" just ring in my eyes and ears every time I see them or hear them.  That\'s the key.  Thanks!', 0, '1', '', '', 6622, 0),
(6627, 1571, 'David Andrews', 'david.andrews@orcon.net.nz', 'http://davidrandrews.wordpress.com/', '203.97.249.11', '2010-01-29 22:53:43', '2010-01-30 03:53:43', 'Hey Mike - great post.\n\nThere seems to be a lot of leadership blog traffic around on the character of leadership at the moment. Perhaps one day all leaders will be defined by the quality of their character and not just their popularity with the masses.  Shades of Martin Luther King . . .\n\nRegards, David\n.-= David Andrews´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://davidrandrews.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/what-colour-is-your-leadership/\" rel=\"nofollow\">What colour is your leadership?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6628, 1571, 'uberVU - social comments', '', '', '174.129.29.13', '2010-01-30 04:23:03', '2010-01-30 10:23:03', '<strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>\n\nThis post was mentioned on Twitter by mikehenrysr: New post on Lead Change Blog: Sources of Leadership http://bit.ly/ak6b9r...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6629, 1571, 'Dave Baldwin', 'davidmbaldwin@gmail.com', 'http://dmbaldwin.wordpress.com', '68.55.2.58', '2010-01-30 11:53:20', '2010-01-30 16:53:20', 'Hey Mike thank you for another great post. You are right on! I wish I could attend the conference coming up on February, but alas have other things on my plate. It sounds like it will be a life-changing time for those who attend.\nCharacter-based leadership reminds me a lot of transformational leadership. Lots of things in common.\nBlessings,\nDave\n.-= Dave Baldwin´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://dmbaldwin.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/stay-focused/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stay Focused:</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6630, 1571, 'Bud Coburn', 'bud.coburn@gmail.com', '', '71.28.210.194', '2010-02-01 09:29:56', '2010-02-01 14:29:56', 'Another great article Mike.  I almost lost my cookies with the cousin Eddie example.  Hilarious!\n\nIf you have ever been on active duty in the military it is easy to see the difference of someone that believes his leadership is based on his position or has leadership that is based on character.\n\nThe military has the enlisted ranks and the commissioned officer ranks.  Almost everyone can enter the enlisted ranks if they choose.  To enter the commission officer ranks it is by appointment and the lowest rank has more authority than the highest enlisted rank even if you have minimal or no leadership skills.  Ever enlisted person is required to salute any commissioned officer out of respect for the position they hold.  They are saluting the position and not necessarily the person.  The most effective leaders (ones with character) will have their command with the highest discipline, morale and their troops will follow them into battle even to the point of giving up ones live for the greater good if needed.  Those without character have commands that never function to their full potential.  It often requires leaders like a Norman Schwartzkopf to step in an assume command of a unit to bring the unit up to it\'s full potential.  General Schwartzkopf spent his entire career taking units that were dis-functional and brought them up to their full potential.  Due to his character he had the highest respect from his troops.\n\nOne side thought.  The smartest and most effective commissioned officer will follow the instructions of the senior enlisted over the junior commissioned officer, while he works to bring the junior commissioned officer up to his full potential.\n\n\"Do the right thing for the right reasons.\"', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6631, 1571, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-01 09:44:56', '2010-02-01 14:44:56', 'Thanks Bud.  The military analogy takes me to another favorite movie, Heartbreak Ridge.  Even though you may not have the greatest \"character,\" when you lead from who you are, you generate trust.  Gunny Highway (Clint Eastwood\'s character) wasn\'t the most respectable person but he was a character-based leader.  You can only do that when you serve others. If you lead from \"who you are\" and you\'re only doing it for yourself, eventually no one will follow you.\n\nThanks for the comment.\n.-= Mike Henry Sr.´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadChangeGroupRSS/~3/_PNpFKbSfjc/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Applied Leadership</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 6630, 0),
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(6635, 1683, 'Marguerite Granat', 'marguerite@peakhistory.com', 'http://www.peakhistory.com', '75.163.145.98', '2010-02-09 01:32:24', '2010-02-09 06:32:24', 'Mike, agree that in the end a leader needs to deliver. No amount of charisma will replace results. Without competence there is no credibility. Without credibility there is no leaderhip. Your questions are relevant and thought provoking. I hope that they will inspire leaders to deliver on promises made.\nMarguerite', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6636, 1709, 'Jennifer V. Miller', 'jmiller@people-equation.com', 'http://jennifervmiller.com', '76.235.198.59', '2010-02-10 08:01:22', '2010-02-10 13:01:22', 'Mike,\nIt\'s been such a pleasure collaborating with you, Jane and Susan. This blog series has helped me clarify something I\'ve always known, but didn\'t quite have the words to describe. It\'s not a matter of whether one plays office politics, it\'s *how* you play that determines your effectiveness.\n.-= Jennifer V. Miller´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://jennifervmiller.com/office-politics-its-personal/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Office Politics: It’s Personal</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6637, 1709, 'Jane Perdue', 'thehrgoddess@gmail.com', '', '76.23.122.90', '2010-02-11 17:59:03', '2010-02-11 22:59:03', 'Mike -  noble motives and positive win-win results are the root of character-based leadership!  You\'ve been a role model of both throughout the entire series process!', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6639, 1774, 'davidburkus', 'david@davidburkus.com', 'http://davidburkus.com', '72.192.64.207', '2010-03-02 21:15:49', '2010-03-03 02:15:49', 'Good post. I first became aware of this concept when reading Covey. It has saved me a lot of time.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6640, 1785, 'uberVU - social comments', '', '', '174.129.176.172', '2010-02-17 07:43:04', '2010-02-17 13:43:04', '<strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>\n\nThis post was mentioned on Twitter by mikehenrysr: Tweet Chat summary posted including a link to the archive! Character-based Leadership Tweet Chat http://bit.ly/8XI3Ew...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6641, 1785, 'Kelly Ketelboeter', 'kketelboeter@gmail.com', 'http://www.theexperiencefactor.com', '99.63.206.87', '2010-02-17 17:14:44', '2010-02-17 22:14:44', 'Hi Mike,\n\nThanks for sharing the transcript for the Tweetchat!  I am so sorry I missed the collaboration of so many brilliant minds.  It was wonderful to catch the discussions.\n\nCheers!\nKelly\n.-= Kelly Ketelboeter´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://theexperiencefactor.com/what-am-i-doing-here/476/\" rel=\"nofollow\">What am I doing here?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6642, 1786, 'uberVU - social comments', '', '', '174.129.176.172', '2010-02-17 21:18:32', '2010-02-18 03:18:32', '<strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>\n\nThis post was mentioned on Twitter by LeadershipNow: Mike Henry Sr: Align your Vision and Purpose http://bit.ly/cGvrcY...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6643, 1786, 'Kelly Ketelboeter', 'kketelboeter@gmail.com', 'http://www.theexperiencefactor.com', '99.63.206.87', '2010-02-18 11:44:21', '2010-02-18 16:44:21', 'Mike,\n\nYou provide some great questions for leaders to ask.  Aligning your vision and purpose is key to success.  All too often those in support roles such as IT don\'t see the connection their work has to the bottom line and the impact they have on vision. A leader will increase employee engagement when the teams and individuals understand their impact. The questions you provided give leaders in all areas of the company a place to start.\n\nCheers!\nKelly\n.-= Kelly Ketelboeter´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://theexperiencefactor.com/what-am-i-doing-here/476/\" rel=\"nofollow\">What am I doing here?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6644, 1801, 'Sharon Eden', 'sharon@sharoneden.biz', 'http://www.sharoneden.biz', '86.183.66.126', '2010-02-26 04:40:01', '2010-02-26 09:40:01', 'Thanks so much for the update, Mike, which vibrates with creative, passionate and powerful energy.  Character based leadership has been the focus of my work for over 20 years so I\'m tingling with appreciation for you all at LeaderPalooza and what has and will emerge.\n\nI look forward to \'more\'... and hopefully to contributing some way in the future.\n.-= Sharon Eden´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.sharoneden.biz/2010/02/14/whats-leadership-got-to-do-with-it/\" rel=\"nofollow\">What’s Leadership Got To Do With It?</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6645, 1801, 'Mike Henry', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com', '98.178.138.219', '2010-02-26 07:29:47', '2010-02-26 12:29:47', 'Sharon, Thanks for the comment. I appreciate how Twitter and LinkedIn have helped many of us who are passionate about character based leadership to connect. Thank you for connecting and sharing both here and in the other social media channels.', 0, '1', '', '', 6644, 0),
(6646, 1801, 'uberVU - social comments', '', '', '67.202.32.232', '2010-02-26 07:49:39', '2010-02-26 13:49:39', '<strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong>\n\nThis post was mentioned on Twitter by mikehenrysr: #LeaderPalooza demonstrates a forth dimension of community http://bit.ly/akcFL5 #LeadChange...', 0, '1', '', 'trackback', 0, 0),
(6647, 1801, 'Tammy Redmon', 'tammy@redmonandassociates.com', 'http://tammyredmon.blogspot.com/2010/02/5-ways-to-not-get-unfriended-fast-in.html', '76.104.242.9', '2010-02-26 17:23:49', '2010-02-26 22:23:49', 'Thank you for the reminders in the 4 ideas that came from LeadPalooza. Sound like you had an invigorating time! I am in total agreement with you on Character Leadership beginning with the I factor - it begins with the individual.\n\nLooking forward to learning more about your RoundTables. Keep up the good, thought provoking work.\n.-= Tammy Redmon´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://tammyredmon.blogspot.com/2010/02/8-ways-to-know-if-you-are-setting.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">8 ways to know if you are setting an example</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6649, 1801, 'Fanny', 'fanny@fzksolutions.com', 'http://www.fzksolutions.com', '207.244.174.162', '2010-03-05 08:19:12', '2010-03-05 13:19:12', 'Lead Change and LeaderPalooza is not for silent bystanders - I cannot be just an observer if I am to Lead Change! I MUST engage and contribute. We are each capable of making a tremendous impact in ways that we are yet to discover.   I guess this is the essence of what we accomplished at LeaderPalooza.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
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(6651, 1801, 'Random Acts Of Leadership™ | REAL Leadership', '', 'http://randomactsofleadership.com/real-leadership/', '97.74.24.6', '2017-03-11 10:23:44', '2017-03-11 15:23:44', '[&#8230;] you would like to read other posts written about the LeaderPalooza experience you can start here Lead Change Group.  Links to other participant posts are [&#8230;]', 0, '1', '', 'pingback', 0, 0),
(6652, 1872, 'Erin Schreyer', 'eschreyer@sagestone-partners.com', 'http://www.sagestone-partners.com', '24.209.196.38', '2010-03-07 21:30:48', '2010-03-08 02:30:48', 'Mike -\n\nI just LOVE this post - I can feel the ENERGY coming from you, and it\'s awesome!!  You are a blessing, and I\'m glad to share in the cycle of energy with you!\n\nErin', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6653, 1872, 'Mike Henry Sr.', 'mike@leadchangegroup.com', 'http://leadchangegroup.com/book-review-fearless-max-lucado', '98.178.138.219', '2010-03-07 21:56:53', '2010-03-08 02:56:53', 'Erin,\n\nAs you know, this is what we experienced at LeaderPalooza and in the Lead Change Group. You and the group energize me and I appreciate it. Sincere energy creates this energy. It can\'t be faked which is why it\'s the exclusive domain of transparent, authentic, character-based leaders. Fake energy won\'t get reproduced over and over again like the real thing!\n\nThanks again, Mike...', 0, '1', '', '', 6652, 0),
(6654, 1872, 'Meredith Bell', 'meredith@2020insight.net', '', '70.169.138.76', '2010-03-08 09:08:59', '2010-03-08 15:08:59', 'Mike, you are so right about the importance of energy in inspiring others to give their best. When that energy comes from a leader who operates from integrity and strong character, people respond in kind - and the results can be amazing. Valuable message for all who hope to influence others to achieve important goals.\n.-= Meredith Bell´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://www.yourvoiceofencouragement.com/2010/03/what-stroke-victim-taught-me-about-life.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">What a Stroke Victim Taught Me about Life</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6655, 1872, 'Mary Jo Asmus', 'mary.jo.asmus@aspire-cs.com', 'http://www.aspire-cs.com', '75.134.105.36', '2010-03-08 12:53:57', '2010-03-08 17:53:57', 'Hi Mike,\n\nYour wonderful post reminds me of Stephen Covey\'s \"Emotional Bank Account\" principle. Leaders who lead with their character, gifts, energy and in service to the \"greater good\" put huge deposits into their follower\'s emotional bank accounts. These leaders are truly leading from the heart, and when they stumble (because they are human, they will), they won\'t empty those accounts. The accounts are so full, that they will sustain leadership \"stumbles\" for a good long time.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0),
(6656, 1872, 'Dale', 'dale.quantumtrends@gmail.com', 'http://soaringwitheagles.net', '76.192.247.41', '2010-03-08 12:55:56', '2010-03-08 17:55:56', 'A great and positive point regarding the impact of a collaborative and inspiring energy coming as an example from a leader, and how it can be a catalyst for increased motivation and performance from a team. For the most part, I have seen this is the case, but I recently came across one case where an organizational climate was so toxic, and top-down that it did not allow this type of leader or team interaction to flourish. In these few situations, the question is usually asked by the leader, \"what else can I do?\"\n.-= Dale´s last blog ..<a href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/soaringwitheagles/QXbw/~3/Lbm0kRulT9U/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 3 Little Leaders &amp; The Big Bad Boss</a> =-.', 0, '1', '', '', 0, 0);
