Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
In preparation for a MM degree I was rehearsing my small part which, in the lecture, explains the steps on the Master’s carpet. I began to think about the line that explains in our youth we should “…occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge.” The...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
If we would survey the leaders in our various Masonic organizations and ask the question posed in the picture “Do you want to be a better leader?” I am going to assume that 100% of the men you ask would say “Sure, You Bet!” Although I guess there could be one or two...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
A recent article on the website Farnam Street, made the distinction between those who seem to be hugely successful and suggest that all the rest, who are amateurs, struggle. The blog post lists a number of differences and, as normal, I began to think if...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
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...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
There comes a time in every effort that seemingly has been on track and progressing that momentum stalls and sometimes is lost. The little successes that were once celebrated and served as motivation cease and are replaced with setbacks. The setbacks may not...