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How to pick a Great Team

You’ve been given the opportunity to put together your own team. What kind of people do you want? People with a POSITIVE ATTITUDE. Do they display a positive outlook on life? Psychologists use the term “growth mindset” to describe those whose world view is of a...

How is your life built?

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I’ve seen this story several places and wish I knew who wrote it. An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended...

How to recognize your organization’s Empty Promise People

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I had conversations this past week with several friends about people in their organizations who said they were going to do something and they didn’t. You know these people. They are the first to make these statements: “Well I’m experienced in doing ________________...

“The Boss” Bruce Springsteen Leads with Trust

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At the E Street Band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roy Bittan, piano player for the band, said this: “When we are called into the studio we are not handed a...

Drive-Thru Lane Leadership

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Our last leadership class discussion started me thinking about the time necessary to become a better leader. In my experience of teaching leadership principles and behaviors, it has very quickly became evident to me that the answer to “how long does it take to be a...

The Process of Masonic Mastery

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Mario Padovani is an accomplished musician, teacher and a Mason. He said this about the mastery of the art of music: “As a music instructor I am a firm believer in mastery of the basics. Often students want to understand that which they do not yet even know and...

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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.