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Conflict In The Workplace

Hugh Ballou on December 29th, 2011

TweetFailure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ~Henry Ford In looking at expensive rings with a variety of brilliant gems that sparkle in the light. They sparkle because they are highly polished and engraved for excellence. Gems cannot be polished without friction. I remembered at that moment that there were times in [...]

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Hugh Ballou on October 28th, 2011

“I’m sorry this letter is so long, I didn’t have time to make it shorter.” — George Bernard Shaw

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Hugh Ballou on October 26th, 2011

Meetings provide a forum …

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Hugh Ballou on October 25th, 2011

  Conflict exists…

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Hugh Ballou on June 8th, 2010

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Hugh Ballou on May 10th, 2010

There is a wonderful framing of true leadership skills in the blog post at The Practice of Leadership titled Are You a Leader or Just a Boss? (http://dld.bz/cPbx). Here’s a quote from the post: Just having a title does not make you a leader, leaderships is about influence. Title only buys you time to exercise true leadership, [...]

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Hugh Ballou on May 8th, 2010

Authenticity is Great Leadership As I interviewed Jim Hart for the May 10, 2010 edition of Monday Morning Email (http://dld.bz/cNKu) I really resonated with his perspective on leadership in the church. This newsletter is for those who plan and lead worship ministries. Jim served the church for many years and now is President of the [...]

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Hugh Ballou on April 20th, 2010

Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.  - Abraham Lincoln Look in the mirror. Would you be inspired by you? It has been said that we are the result of the 5 people we hang around the most. Who do you want to influence you? How do you want to influence [...]

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Hugh Ballou on April 13th, 2010

Recently while interviewing United Methodist Bishop William Willimon (read the interview at Monday Morning Email April 12) we explored the value of clarity for leaders in any field even though he was defining the issue for church leaders, I find it is a universal issue.

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Hugh Ballou on February 22nd, 2010

Transformational Leadership is about the vision and Charismatic Leadership is about the leader. The ethics and authenticity of the Transformational Leader are critical to the vision and, ultimately to the transformation itself. Therefore, the transformation of the leader is inherent in the process. The Transformational Leader is the champion and cheerleader of the cause. The [...]

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