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What Fruit Do You Produce?

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” The chief characteristic of a healthy tree is determined by the quality of fruit it bears. Trees provide the adequate environment for growthy by sharing its collective resources to allow the seedling to nourish and grow until it is ripe. Leaders operate in …

05/24/2012 – 8:36 pm | By Shadeed Eleazer | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Discovering Greatness in Your Troops

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already. This quote by John Buchan reminds me to stay focused on the fundamentals of treating people correctly in Leadership settings. “Correctly” does not refer to treating with dignity, respect, and common courtesy, those are …

05/05/2012 – 7:07 am | By Shadeed Eleazer | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

The Secret Power of Purpose

The secret of success is consistency of purpose. This nugget of wisdom from Benjamin Disraeli scratches the surface of what I believe to be the foundation or key driving agent of people who are driven to achieve great things. The power of purpose has the ability to fuel ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things. Purpose …

04/15/2012 – 7:26 am | By Shadeed Eleazer | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Acknowledging Your Team’s Strengths

You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. This statement by Doug Floyd highlights the key aspect of successful team building: allowing individuals to contribute their unique strengths to for a strong unit. The shortcoming of many teams with potential and promise is attempting to model that given unit after previous teams that …

03/23/2012 – 12:25 am | By Shadeed Eleazer | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)