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Walk the Talk
By
Evan Derrick
The following excerpt is from “The Power of Teamwork: Inspired by the Blue Angels” by Scott Beare and Michael McMillan Successful teamwork starts at the top with qualified leaders who provide strategic vision, and establish team goals and priorities. Team leaders don’t micromanage-they empower and inspire individuals to accomplish the stated objectives. Successful leaders embrace the…
Lessons in Purpose and Leadership From the Civil War
By
Evan Derrick
The following is an excerpt from “The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters” by Andy Andrews He was a thirty-four year old schoolteacher, but on the hot, humid day of July 2, 1863, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was in the fight of his life. A former professor of rhetoric, he was now a Colonel in the…
Know the Power of Humility
By
Evan Derrick
The following is an excerpt from “You Can’t Send a Duck to Eagle School, and Other Simple Truths of Leadership,” by Mac Anderson I’ve lived in Chicago for the past 30 years, and as you might expect, I’m a huge Chicago Bears fan. Over the past few years, I watched one man emerge as the leader of…
Doing What’s Right Earns You the Right
By
Evan Derrick
This excerpt is taken from “The Right to Lead,” by John C. Maxwell. When U.S. Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf was a colonel, he commanded the First Battalion of the Sixth Infantry, a unit previously known as the “worst of the sixth” but which he turned around with strong leadership. After he improved the battalion, it…
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