Category: Excellence
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Don’t Do This When People Make Mistakes
We all screw up sometime. Maybe a careless moment or a poor evaluation of the circumstance. There are consequences when mistakes are made. I have been “blessed” many times with being clean-up crew when there is a big mess that needs to be cleaned up. The fact is mistakes are how we learn. I have…
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The Office Whisperer
We’ve seen the horse whisperer and the pet whisperer. What about the office whisperer? The horse whisperer has a way to talk to a horse and connect with them. Reassure them. Calm them down. The pet whisperer has the skills to find out how a pet is stressed. Find out the things that are causing…
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I No Like
I have a friend who says this. He doesn’t have have the greatest command of our language but I completely get what he is trying to say. I no like. The saying goes surround yourself with the best and the brightest. There is a reason for this. If you want to have a great organization,…
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Six Ways The Church is Missing the Boat
I hate when I miss an opportunity to do something great. Something that will result in real change. Many times these opportunities will just present themselves and then be gone in an instant. I feel like the Christian church is at a time when She can be a real force for good. The Church has…
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Photo Friday: Wonder
I love the stars. I remember some special moments in Northern Michigan away from the city lights just sitting and marveling at the amazing number of stars and contemplating the vastness of the universe. So many stars you couldn’t begin to count them. The milky way was a vivid strip running from one end of…
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A Fan
This is a post from a friend named Jennifer who writes a blog called How’s Your Love Life. She writes on relationships and I really enjoy her writing style. I’m sure that you will too! This is a great message and tribute to all the Moms on their special day. Moms support and protect. They…
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Photo Friday: Service and Sacrifice
This picture was taken on the rear patio of the old Officer’s Club at Deer Point (Now called the Bayview Restaurant) at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. As I looked over the bay at the sunset and snapped this photo, I realized that thousands of servicemen and women have stood at this same exact spot…
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Make Them Great!
I was having dinner with a site supervisor a while back and he shared his frustration with motivating one of his team members on site. He was convinced that this person was just lazy and could not visualize what was needed on the construction site. He voiced his frustration with this persons inability to think…
Leading by Serving 