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Are You A Legend?

There have been many books written, seminars given and speeches listened to that involve leadership. For every person that is out there talking and discussing leadership there is the same number of ideas about leadership. Each of us have a duty as leaders to share our knowledge and expertise in the area of leadership. I started this blog with the intent to share my insights into leadership. Sometimes what I say might click other times it might miss the mark. That doesn’t mean if it misses the mark for you that it didn’t click for someone else. Through this blog I have presented many different leadership styles and comparisons. I’ve looked at articles and discussed those as well. I have even devoted time to leisure, after all leaders need time to decompress and the weekends are spent exploring ways a leader can enjoy leisure. I am currently creating a Legends of Leadership page. Through this I highlight people who are legends in their leadership. I want to include those people you ...

Seven Habits

It is time for adding another legend of leadership. This is an intermittent series that I will be doing whenever I discover or determine someone should be put on my legends of leadership list. I really want to make this a series that my readers can embrace and nominate people for admittance into the Legends of Leadership Hall. Back in the early 90s I had an opportunity to take a workshop that included this man’s greatest book, “ The Seven Habits ofHighly Effective People ”. I learned a lot in that workshop and it was my first exposure to leadership. That is why Stephen Covey is the next entrant into the legends of leadership. Unfortunately on July 16 th Stephen Covey died due to complications from a bicycle accident. No, you do not need to be dead to join the legends of leadership. His passing triggered in me the remembering of the impact his book had on my early leadership career and that is why he is a legend. What are his credentials? RESUME: ·     ...