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The Dynamic Power of Hope

no@spam.com (Jim Clemmer) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:21:09 EDT

Hope is one of the most powerful sources of energy ever known to humankind. Without hope, we slip from living to just existing. Hope charges our spirit and draws us forward to a better tomorrow. Hope helps us see beyond the problems to the possibilities. Hope gives life meaning. Hope helps us take responsibility for our choices. Hope stretches us and energizes our continuous growth and development.

Personal Purpose

no@spam.com (Jim Clemmer) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:44:15 EDT

How I Express My Personal Purpose

Continually peeling back the layers of who we are is a life long effort. It's the leadership process of becoming. Our own inner space is as vast as outer space. If we're going to continue to deepen and grow, it's our own never ending discovery trek.

When Silence Isn't Golden

no@spam.com (Jim Clemmer) — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:56:48 EDT

How many times have you sat through a meeting and bit your tongue when a serious workplace issue was raised - only to engage in a much franker discussion about it with colleagues outside the room? Communication breakdown is a huge problem in the workplace. Call it the "moose on the table": Everyone knows this problem of lack of candour is there, but they don't want to deal with it, preferring to ignore it or pretend it doesn't exist.

Clarifying Our Core Values

no@spam.com (Jim Clemmer) — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:47:15 EDT

A key element of "knowing thyself" is sorting out what's really important to you. Without a clear sense of our personal principles and priorities, it's almost impossible to bring the picture of our preferred future or vision sharply into focus.

Self Leadership

no@spam.com (Jim Clemmer) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:48:22 EDT

You Can't Build a Team or Organization Different from You

Too many managers who aspire to lead and develop others haven't learned how to lead and develop themselves. They are trying to build organizations or provide services that are different than they are. These well-intentioned managers are trying to improve their teams or organizations without improving themselves. Many seem to be living along the lines of Mark Twain's observation, "Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits."

Growing the Leader in Us

no@spam.com (Jim Clemmer) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:36:26 EST

It would be easy if we could all become leaders by following a simple set of steps. But the journey of personal growth means finding our own way. There are, however, critical areas of personal development based on timeless principles. The distance we need to grow along each leadership dimension will differ for each of us, but defining and continually growing along each of these paths is the way of the leader.