Why Your Lodge Brothers May Be Confused

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    Do you ever think the brothers in your lodge are confused about why your lodge exists? If so maybe it’s because a clear, compelling vision has not been created, communicated and understood by all the brothers. “A vision is perhaps best understood...

Things to do before sending a team member on a one-way trip to Mars

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An article about a one-way mission to Mars published in the New York Post caught my attention. The article was based on an idea by two scientists who believe that a trip to Mars would be possible and one of their reasons was it would cost one-quarter of the price of a...

Ever Wonder Why People Leave Organizations?

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If your organization has more people leaving than joining you have a problem.  A Pew Research Center survey on what compels someone to leave a group, cited these reasons: The group lacked leadership – 54% The person lost interest in the goals or purpose of the group –...

How Not to be Recognized

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I was at a gathering and sat next to someone who had recently attended the state annual meeting of a ladies’ organization. He told me it took; now get ready for this, SIX HOURS for Introductions. Now I don’t know about you, but even if the room was filed with former...

Burning your Candle at Both Ends the Right Way

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The picture at the left is by Terry Border and you can find more of his creations on his blog http://www.bentobjects.blogspot.com/ . A friend sent me an email with a series of these creatures and this one caught my eye. Any leader worth his salt is passionate about...