Tag: Legacy

2 Important Questions

The Nobel Peace Prize is the “supreme award given to those who have made an exceptional contribution to the betterment of the world.”  But there is a story about Alfred Nobel that most people do not know. Nobel, a Swedish chemist, made his fortune by inventing powerful explosives  and “licensing the formula to governments” to… Continue reading 2 Important Questions

Was Scrooge a Great Leader?? (REDUX)

In December, 2014, I posted the following article. Due to the interest I received, I thought I would repost it for those who are new to my blog.   Was Scrooge a great leader? I am not so sure we can say that. However, there are some great leadership lessons we can learn from him. At… Continue reading Was Scrooge a Great Leader?? (REDUX)

Responsibility? Who cares???? (Legacy Part 13)

The 12th trait of a leadership legacy is: A leader is responsible. What does responsible mean? Too many it merely means being responsible for one’s self and actions; however, as a leader it means quite a bit more. In order to be an effective leader you have to be responsible for not only yourself but everyone you… Continue reading Responsibility? Who cares???? (Legacy Part 13)

Are You a Forgiver? Legacy (Part 12)

The 11th trait of a leadership legacy is: A leader is a forgiver Forgiveness is one of the traits that sets apart extraordinary from average to poor leadership.  Failure to have a forgiving nature can quickly cause issues in a leadership position that can taint relationships at all levels in organizational functioning.  Forgiveness provides leaders… Continue reading Are You a Forgiver? Legacy (Part 12)

Eeny,meeny, miney, mo! Just make up your mind. (Legacy Part 11)

Decisive Leaders Make Things Happen!  No one has time for wishy-washy responses – time is money.  In all avenues of life, we all have to make decisions all day long – from the moment your eyes open in the morning to the minute they shut before you go to sleep.  You start every morning deciding whether… Continue reading Eeny,meeny, miney, mo! Just make up your mind. (Legacy Part 11)

Are You O Positive? (Legacy Part 10)

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” Albert Einstein The 10th trait of a positive leadership legacy: displaying, or manifesting, a positive attitude; oh positive. One cannot have a  positive legacy being a negative person. This needs to be in your blood as one cannot fake a genuine positive attitude. Attitude. Such a powerful thing. Terry… Continue reading Are You O Positive? (Legacy Part 10)

Are you sweating? (Legacy Part 9)

Don’t sweat the small stuff.  (American informal): something that you say in order to tell someone not to worry about things that are not important.  The 8th trait of a positive leadership legacy is: Don’t sweat the small stuff. Ha. Like that is really easy. Who doesn’t struggle with this? Your crazy if you tell me… Continue reading Are you sweating? (Legacy Part 9)

Can a Topper Evoke Laughter? (Legacy Part 8)

TOPPER – an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before. Humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humor – a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. Groaner: My wife is such a bad cook that the flies took up a collection to fix the screen door.  Funny… Continue reading Can a Topper Evoke Laughter? (Legacy Part 8)

Caliber. And 6 Reasons Why It is Important. (Legacy Part 7)

When I do an image search of the word “caliber,” I find hundreds of pictures of vehicles! Also, a few of guns and watches.  However, caliber is something many are missing in relationships – starting with yourself.While there are several definitions of the word caliber, the focus in this blog will be on “the degree… Continue reading Caliber. And 6 Reasons Why It is Important. (Legacy Part 7)