...VIA Survey on Character Strengths. The 24-character strengths are clustered into six groups: Wisdom and Knowledge — creativity, curiosity, judgment, love of learning, and perspective. Courage — bravery, persistence, honesty, and zest. Humanity — love, kindness, and social intelligence. Justice — teamwork, fairness, and leadership. Temperance — forgiveness, humility, prudence,...
Read post »...any other stakeholder group, and each prospers as the others do.” Rajendra Sisodia, Jagdish N Sheth, and David Wolfe, Firms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose “We suspect that the best-kept secret of successful leaders is love: being in love with leading, with the people...
Read post »...come to grips with the inevitable) Brad’s outgoing personality and love of people draws him to lead the neighborhood — or just about any — social committee! He also loves to be challenged on anything to do with sports, music, or movie trivia! Brad would love to connect through his...
Read post »...each discussed their mortgage renewals, financial planning, inflation, and the fiscal stresses of home ownership and raising families, we reaffirmed that love and family were among the truest sources of lasting happiness and life satisfaction. As the Beatles sang, “money can’t buy me love.” On that note, I am republishing...
Read post »...very core of why we exist. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. When we feel the most love, passion, or energy is when we are the most alive. In Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit, organization consultants and professors, Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal (co-authors of...
Read post »...us in the Peanuts cartoon where Linus announces to his cranky sister, Lucy, that he is going to be a doctor. “You, a doctor?” she asks. “How can you be a doctor? You don’t love mankind.” Linus replied, “I do too love mankind. It’s the people I can’t stand.” ...
Read post »...600 readers on today’s most relevant development topics. If you haven’t done it already, I’d love to get your book advice and guidance. I’d also love for you to join our Book Advisory Panel — and I am not above offering a little “payola” to reward your help! The four...
Read post »...A Sister’s, etc.) The first book we are bringing to print is the father’s version… In short the book has letters from Fathers to their children on assorted topics but each containing a nugget of wisdom and love. It’s been really fun to build… we have letters from Astronauts, powerful...
Read post »...special love song for his wife. The caller went on for some time about what a wonderful woman she was to have put up with 21 years of traveling more than 300 days per year while raising their three kids. Intrigued, the radio host asked the caller what he did...
Read post »I love e-books. Availability in a Kindle version is now one of the main criteria I use when deciding what books to read. Being able to read a book on my computer, Playbook, or Blackberry is much more convenient than lugging around a physical book or magazine/newsletter/newspaper. Making notes, highlighting,...
Read post »For a Holiday treat click here to watch the unlikely – but very uplifting – duo of Celine Dion and Rosie O’Donnell singing “The Magic of Christmas Day.” The lyrics below convey our wishes from The CLEMMER Group and the Clemmer Clan for you and your loved ones. May your...
Read post »...happiness doubled by wonder.” – Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Turn of 20th Century British writer “A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.” – Pearl Bailey 20th Century,...
Read post »...at the University of Pennsylvania. Co-author Mark Robert Waldman is a therapist and associate fellow at the Center. This unique new book is exactly the type I love because it combines solid research with mystical teachings, powerful anecdotes and personal experiences, along with very practical application exercises. Based on their...
Read post »I love to get feedback from readers of my books. I especially like to get push-back or hear views from a different angle than I’d intended when I first wrote the section under discussion. A reader of The Leader’s Digest took issue with me including the following Elbert Hubbard quote:...
Read post »...the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. “A good head and a good heart are always...
Read post »...respect, and love. • Spiritual Connection – being connected to something larger than self that has a positive effect on the workplace. It often involves a sense of love for others. • Mystical Experience – those times in which we feel vital, energized, and have a sense of joy and...
Read post »...you love, and it plays to your strengths but it’s not serving an organizational purpose? Your work might be a professional hobby. That’s a dangerous place to be when payroll costs are being tightly scrutinized. Think back to a career high when you were performing at your peak. You may...
Read post »Good managers often have strong technical expertise and analytical skills. They love to jump into the details and resolve tough problems. Effective leaders resist the quick-fix, I-can-do-it-better-myself temptation. He or she knows such do-it-yourself projects reinforce the upward delegation cycle (“Hey, boss. Here’s another one for you to solve”). This...
Read post »...all had very busy jobs with extensive travelling in their global companies. This think tank work was a voluntary labor of love. As the planning session progressed, I was getting fuzzier and fuzzier about what they were trying to achieve. Disagreements about what they’d achieved in the past year and...
Read post »...this bold proclamation; “It’s Time to Blow Up HR and Build Something New.” In one article, “Why We Love to Hate HR…and What HR Can Do About It,” Wharton School professor, Peter Cappelli, provides five “basic steps HR leaders can take.” Here are his steps rewritten with a few key...
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