Personal Leadership

Do you ever feel like your career and your life are going nowhere? Feeling frustrated or trapped by your current job? Has your enthusiasm and “get-up-and-go” got up and left? You aren’t alone. This feeling is shared by millions of employees around the world. Some feel like they are on a ship without a rudder,

What is a mission statement? This is a term borrowed from the business world. In this complex environment, any organization that wishes to survive must have a clear statement describing the purpose of the organization, types of activities provided to constituents and customers, and the unique value or services offered as a byproduct of the

In today’s slowly recovering economy, we are all feeling the strain in one way or another. It seems that many businesses and families have tightened their belts at least a notch or two. In many instances, a smaller workforce is asked to produce more with less. It is tempting to feel the need to work

Have you heard this story? A box truck was trying to pass under a large bridge, but got stuck in the process. The driver tried to put the truck in reverse and back out, but it wouldn’t budge. Traffic began to back up and emergency personnel and city officials came to the scene. Measurements were

As 2017 begins, many well-meaning people set goals, or resolutions, that they plan to work towards throughout the coming year and beyond. Yet only a tiny fraction of them stick with their goals. Why is that? It is one thing to set a personal goal, and another entirely to achieve it. Here are two very

One of the classic dictionary definitions of the word drive is "to supply the emotional or physical energy that leads somebody to act or behave in an extreme way." This is an important principle of personal leadership. Servant-leaders are not content with the status quo; they are always looking for ways to improve themselves and