A few years ago it was my privilege to officiate at the memorial service of an old friend. The family did not want a traditional structured ceremony. They asked that time be given for mourners to say whatever they wanted…
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Keeper Trait #15 – Initiative
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Many potential employers put it directly in their ads – “must be a self-starter.” It is, apparently, an all too unusual trait. Perhaps more than any other trait, it separates the successful from the failure, the winner from the loser,…
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Keeper Trait #14 – Teach-able
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What is the purpose in employing associates? They are brought on board to: Extend your reach, Multiply your effectiveness, Divide your work. The principle of multiplication does not end at the first level, or perhaps I should say it needn’t…
employees, leadership development, learning, management
Keeper Trait #13 – Learn-ability
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Life teaches us a lot of lessons. Some people learn slowly. Some not at all. It’s a sad fact that the majority of us never learn much of anything new after leaving the structure of formal education. This is not…
employees, responsibility, stewardship
Keeper Trait #12 – Stewardship
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One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for…
associates, confidence, decision, decision-making, employees, Leadership, management
Keeper Trait #11 – Truthfulness
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The tasks of evaluation, decision-making, and determining action are constant for leaders and managers. We must, from start of day to its close, gather information, qualify that information, and prescribe appropriate responses. This requires intelligence and I mean that in…