The Zags, the remarkable Gonzaga men’s basketball team, is moving into the Final Four in the NCAA championship tournament. As a Washingtonian, with Spokane as my hometown, I am excited for the Zags! I also keep reading and hearing about how happy, committed, and confident the players are during the games. These young men have […]
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Artificial Leaders: Imposters
Beware of children operating as powerful adults and do not be beguiled. Their greatest fear is that they will be exposed and they invariably fail in the face of a crisis. The breakdown in the leadership becomes the breakdown of the team, organization or country. IDENTIFYING EIGHT EGO-DRIVEN LEADERS To identify the powerful qualities of […]
Our Egos Are Not Real
The ego has run our lives so long, though, it is difficult to even discover it is not who we are. Our goal is to undo the grip the ego holds on us, but to do so, it is necessary to understand five things: The ego operates from fear. The ego has no internal self-worth. […]
Eight Mental Habits to Break in 2014: Find Inner Peace and Joy
January just passed and many people are already falling off the wagon of their well-intentions for resolutions or goals for 2014. I am going to suggest that giving up some old mental habits and conditioned responses can help make 2014 your best year ever. Letting go of the grip of the following fixed responses […]
Ego in the Workplace
What Is the Ego? How Do I Get the Employees to Share My Vision? What Are Five Common Myths Held by Ego-Driven Managers? What Is the Ego? The ego is the image we have come to believe is who we are. It is not “bad” and in fact, we could not function on the planet […]