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Leap Year Lesson #266: Be Careful Who You Follow
After teaching a class at church this morning, I was taking a coffee pot down the hall to clean when I was pleasantly surprised to see my daughter-in-law Lauren and 18-month-old granddaughter Abby...
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Leap Year Lesson #272: Leaders Can’t Lie and Still Lead
Leaders need to tell their people the truth. That goes for governments, businesses, civic organizations, churches and any other group. When there is no longer the solid belief that you are being told...
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Leap Year Lesson #286: Trust Breeds Trust
It is amazing how many life lessons come from my relationship with my dog. While walking Callie at a nearby park today, two unusual circumstances converged to present a rare opportunity. First, we...
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Leap Year Lesson #306: Loyalty Is Earned
I’m amazed at my dog’s loyalty to me. As a rule, she really only wants to be wherever I am. When I feed her in the morning, I stay in the room where her dish is because she’ll follow me out of the...
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Leap Year Lesson #347: Humble Pie Tastes Bad, But It’s Good For You
I had a kind, good person at work send me an email today concerned about some things I had said recently. She feared that my remarks could be harmful if taken in a way that pitted one group against...
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Top Ten Posts for 2012
Below are the most viewed posts on this blog during 2012. If you missed one of them or have long since forgotten what it was about, check it out. Most are quick lessons learned of 366 words or less...
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The Best Behaviors I’ve Shown As An Employee
As promised in yesterday’s post about “The Worst Mistakes I’ve Made As An Employee,” I’d like to share with you a few of the key things I think I’ve done well through the years where I’ve worked....
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What Annoys Me the Most About Coworkers
Last week I wrote a post about what I appreciate most in coworkers. Thanks to all who made it one of my most read posts for the year to date. This post addresses the flip side of the issue by...
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The Worst Bosses I’ve Ever Had
In yesterday’s post, I shared the characteristics and practices of The Best Bosses I’ve Ever Had. Today I will reluctantly spend time reflecting on the worst ones of the bunch and what made them so....
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Don’t Worry
What is your reaction when people tell you not to worry about something? Maybe you feel like saying, “That’s easy for you to say, but I can’t help worrying about it!” All of us worry about things from...
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