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A Guide To Facing Reality as a New Leader

Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons

“A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless … someone’s got to make a wake-up call.” – Warren Bennis You are the new leader. Your predecessor, Marty, was a nice person but under his...

Pick Your Leader From One of These Cartoon Characters

Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons

Mr. Magoo – a loveable character but his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem, gets him into constant trouble. The leader – someone with no long-term vision which causes the organization to drift aimlessly. The lack of a defined...

The 5 Things a Leader Should Be Thankful For

Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons

Positive Attitudes – the presence of people that display and practice a hopeful view of the future; for themselves and the entire organization. Diverse Ability – the presence of people with abilities they are willing to share and to make a positive contribution for...

Leading a Volunteer Team is Sometimes Like Trying to Nail Jello to a Wall

Leadership Blog

Before I get started on the leadership lesson you need to know that someone really was interested enough to determine if you could nail Jello to a wall. After trying a number of different additives to strengthen the Jello they determined this: “Our further...

Why You Need Suspenders to be Creative

Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons

I’m not advocating that to be a great leader you need to wear suspenders. What I’m referring to is this: If you want to create an atmosphere where you and others on your team can be imaginative and creative, you must be willing to put certain things on hold. In other...
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Some Presentations Available for Your Lodge

These presentations are not lectures but “mini-workshops.”

Each is designed to encourage active participation, and your lodge brethren will always leave with something to think about and act upon. 

  • The Leadership of Rebuilding – Nehemiah & the Rebuilding of the Walls of Jerusalem  – The story of how a simple civil servant to the King of Persia led the Jewish people to rebuild the temple walls and the leadership lessons that can be learned as we rebuild our lodges.
  • Building Your Masonic “Why”—By using your personal values, Masonic obligations and rituals, and positive life experiences, you can create a powerful statement that defines you as a better man and a Mason.
  • How to Develop a Masonic Leader’s Mindset – As you assume a leadership role in your lodge a proper mindset is essential. How to use the tools and lessons of Masonry to build a “masonic lens” to ensure a correct leadership attitude.
  • Building a Lodge Education Program That Creates Positive Change – How to construct your education program to better educate your candidates, ensure proper planning, provide leadership competency, and build a lodge culture of learning, leadership and positive change.
  • Knowing How to See – Using the visualization techniques of Leonardo da Vinci we can develop a deeper understanding of Masonry. Learn the seven principles he used.
  • Leading With Masonic Values – The lessons Masonry teaches us about the leadership attributes of attitude, knowledge, relationships, mentoring, and developing a leadership legacy. 
  • Aspire – Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words -Lessons from the book by Kevin Hall –  Learn eleven words that could have a significant and meaningful impact on your life.
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