by Barry | May 3, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Growth, Influence, Intentionality, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose
One of my mentors often uses the phrase, “jump and build your wings on the way down” to encourage us to move beyond our fears and just to it. “Do it afraid” he says. I probably haven’t used the words “I’m afraid” in my...
by Barry | May 2, 2013 | Decision Making, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Development, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
This is the 5th of 16 weekly installments on The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership. Every Thursday, I will break down the 5 Pillars and show you how becoming and influential leader will not only improve your job skills but your personal life as well. The 5 Pillars...
by Barry | Apr 23, 2013 | 21 Laws, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Growth, Intentionality, Legacy, Purpose, Vision
John Maxwell, in his The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, describes the Law of Process as “Leadership Develops Daily, Not In A Day.” Of course, Maxwell is referring to leadership, but if you think about it, almost everything we do involves a process....
by Barry | Apr 22, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Purpose, Vision
How would you define perspective? Out of curiosity, I looked it up on dictionary.com and found that the definitions were related to how we visually see things. I found this quite odd. None of the first five definitions addressed what I believe perspective really...
by Barry | Apr 21, 2013 | Awareness, Character, Communication, Environment, Influence, Leadership, Listening, Relationships, Team Chemistry
Do you have friends in your workplace? Or are you one of those people that feels that the professional workplace has no room for friendship? There are varying philosophies on the idea of friendship at work. Some feel that there is no place for it in a professional...
