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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 27th, 2011

   

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Hugh Ballou on October 26th, 2011

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Hugh Ballou on June 9th, 2010

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Hugh Ballou on February 16th, 2010

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. – Henry Ford In reading a blog post by Jeffry Harlow in Unpacking Ideas, I was motivated by this comment, “In short, the heart of transformational leadership is that everyone involved in our organization has confidence that our leadership team believes in, [...]

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Hugh Ballou on February 16th, 2010

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. – William James I just read a post by Mac Lake titled When Leaders Fall into Maintenance Mode. Which reminded me of some leaders I have net recently who have given up on the church and on [...]

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Hugh Ballou on August 20th, 2009

Knowing the Score Means Knowing What You Want Build a strategy beginning with your core values, your vision and mission, and your long-term strategic objectives. You’ve got to think about “big things” while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. – Alvin Toffler

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