Simple solution
By Jack Dunigan
/ February 12, 2015
One thing you can do that will make your associates appreciate you even more. I spent 30 years as a...
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Using Authority, Capitalizing on Power
By Jack Dunigan
/ February 9, 2015
I was in my first year of junior high school. That means the ripe age of 12. I had enrolled...
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We are what we are
By Jack Dunigan
/ February 5, 2015
I am putting together my next publishing venture, gathering material from past entries and creating a new self-training program for...
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How to really live every day of your life
By Jack Dunigan
/ February 2, 2015
One of my clients is home health care company that provides care for older people who want to remain in...
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Calling is not just a religious thing
By Jack Dunigan
/ January 29, 2015
“The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds him employment and happiness,...
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Returning next week
By Jack Dunigan
/ January 22, 2015
With apologies, Jack Dunigan - The Practical Leader, is a bit under the weather and will return on Monday, January...
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Do you really want that promotion?
By Jack Dunigan
/ January 20, 2015
Leaders are change agents. Managers are less so. Leaders steer the ship in new directions or they inspire followers to...
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Three things you can measure right now that will help determine where you fit as a leader or manager
By Jack Dunigan
/ January 15, 2015
At what level do you most often think? At what level are you most often called upon to think? You...
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Measuring Resilience – how well and how quickly can you adapt
By Jack Dunigan
/ January 8, 2015
Change is a constant. Always has been, always will be. Leaders are, in every sense of the word, change agents....
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Getting the most from a mentoring relationship – How to make your mentor’s job easier and more productive
By Jack Dunigan
/ January 5, 2015
We marked the passing of 2014 this past week and, as is common at the turn of the calendar,...
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The one lesson learned in 2014 and what to do about it in 2015
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 29, 2014
In little more than a few hours we’ll turn the calendar on another year. We look back on the year...
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The Spirit of Christmas – great quotes from the world’s greatest leaders
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 25, 2014
Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is a special time. The spirit of the holiday can be voiced...
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Lessons in leadership and excellence from the managers of Parrot Key
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 22, 2014
Christmas in southwest Florida is the beginning of tourist season. While much of the rest of the country shovels...
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Choosing Effectiveness over Efficiency
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 18, 2014
Does your organizational structure look like this? In most places it probably does. At least that is the way...
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The Year Ahead…and why it’s important to look at the year behind
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 16, 2014
American television has begun its annual emphasis on nostalgia. They’ve begun producing and broadcasting programs that take a look back...
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Developing Capable People – Fatal Flaw #3 – Carbon Copies
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 11, 2014
Our tag line reads “Reach Further, Accomplish More, Work Less.” That is, after all, the objective of developing capable people...
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Developing Capable People – Fatal Flaw #2 – Thinking that training is the same thing
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 8, 2014
In the preface to the paperback edition of Newt Gingrich’s bestseller “Breakout” he quotes from Carly Fiorina, the former CEO...
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Developing Capable People – Fatal Flaw #1 – Sabotage
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 4, 2014
“When you find him,” he said, “come and tell me so I can worship him too.” Those were the...
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6 things effective leaders know about talking and talking too much
By Jack Dunigan
/ December 1, 2014
Effective leaders know that enough is enough We love to talk. We came from the manufacturer that way. It...
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