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Clarity of vision is a key component and critical success factor to achievement of your dreams. We often embark on our life’s journey simply moving from day to day without a specific plan or even written goals and objectives. As you move through the days and hours you find that the years skip merrily along, while the days take their toll. Without a plan you simply accept and react to daily events without the merest idea of how you attract people and events. Wandering from moment to moment in reactive mode you awake one day wondering how your life evolved into the unacceptable reality and existence you dislike so much. Another moment passes and you find yourself in another decade of your life wondering how you got there. You are like a ship adrift without a map, without a purpose, without a destination. You wonder “is there still time? Can I still achieve my dreams? What were my dreams? Were they my dreams or the dreams of another? Is it still possible to reach my destination?”  Continue Reading »

When you are in a leadership position, honesty and integrity are infinitely more important than the words you say. These two traits are as important to your survival as air, food, and water. Honesty and integrity, in addition to being fundamental ethical values, are core business leadership competencies, particularly in these post-Enron, post-WorldCom days. A critical necessity for these competencies is the tone at the top. What is the character of the leadership team? Once this is determined, expect the organization’s culture to follow suit. Often leaders don’t realize how closely they are being watched by their staf , customers and suppliers. Just about every organization sets out information on its mission, vision, and values – perhaps on its Website, perhaps in its marketing materials....
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They’ve always been a very special group in that they arrive with lots of energy and ambition. We’re finding that the Gen Y MBAs have a need to plug-in to an organization in a meaningful way. - Leah Reynolds, national practice leader for Total Reward Communication, Deloitte Consulting, LLP.

They are entering the workplace with high expectations, a keen eye for global-ization, are highly connected and bring innovative, creative ideas. They have never known a world without microwaves and connectivity, and World War II is ancient history, well in the past. Unlike previous generations they question au-thority and technology is the equivalent of a light switch. It’s expected...
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Confidence: The word conjures up images of self-assurance and belief in ones’ self. Self-confidence is inward security. It basically means that your source of security comes from within yourself, you're confident in your integrity to your own value system. It is not congruent with doubt or fear.

I think that Franklin D. Roosevelt hit the nail on the head when he said, "Confidence thrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them, it cannot live."  Continue Reading »