Volunteering: What Are Your Reasons?

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Art Michalski

Nonprofit organizations of all stripes rely heavily on volunteer efforts to get their work done. But this is not to say that the organizations are the only ones to benefit. Volunteering one's time can be a personally rewarding experience and can help you gain skills whi... More »

Creating a Servant Mindset: A Powerful Way to Lead

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McKay Christensen

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, at a magnitude 9.0, generated tsunamis and caused one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. The earthquake was unusually large--750 miles of fault line moved 60 feet along the zone where the India and Burma Plates meet. The col... More »

Leading Virtual Teams

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Skip Ward

You are in Nashville and send an email to your team members in London and Singapore at the end of your day. You jump out of bed at 2 a.m. to see if there is a reply. Dedication! Or, you are up at 4 a.m. to cover a lunch-hour conference call meeting in Europe. You set a ... More »

Getting People to Be a Team

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Iqbar Noor

Great teams are a pleasure to work with. They deliver great results, excite people to perform at peak levels, and become memorable role models for others. In a great team there is a collective push for excellence, for finishing, and for finding solutions to obstacles th... More »

Team Support Is Key to Change

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Ed Gash

As people come to terms with the increasingly challenging and competitive environment, many acknowledge the need to constantly challenge their performance and their ability to implement major change. Continuous improvement and innovation, customer-driven focus, partners... More »