Vincent T. Lombardi
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
8 Leadership Lessons From The Walking Dead Volume 1 Comics
A Reel Leadership Article
Last night The Walking Dead season 5 premiered on AMC. The Walking Dead has taken the world by storm with it’s griping story and zombie story lines.
While I wasn’t able to catch the season premier, I have been reading through The Walking Dead comic book series.
The Walking Dead comics have a different storyline than the AMC TV series. So I’m not sure where the TV series is in regards to the comic books but I’ve found myself quickly reading through the books and being drawn in.
I also saw leadership lessons in The Walking Dead: Volume 1 and thought I’d share the leadership lessons I took away with you. Hope you enjoy this session of pop-culture leadership.
1. The world changes quickly: Rick, the main protagonist in The Walking Dead, is the sheriff of a small town. During a police shootout, Rick is wounded and winds up in the hospital.
How To Become Awesome
I’ve seen a lot of blog posts on how to become awesome. Being awesome is something most people want yet never achieve.
Awesomeness seems to evade people like people avoided the plague. Awesomeness doesn’t just happen.
Why is this the case? Why does awesomeness elude so many people? And why does awesomeness tend to come to the freaks and the geeks in the end?
Let’s Talk About Awesomeness
You’ve probably got your thoughts on awesomeness. A particular person may come to mind. Someone like:
Steve Jobs of Apple Computers
Richard Branson of Virgin Airlines
Jim Bob, your neighbor who took the time to mow your grass one day
Tina Grey, the checkout clerk who made the checkout process an experience to remember
The Problem With Always Being Connected
There’s a major problem with leaders in the top organizations today. One many of them are unwilling to face for fear of missing out or fear of being thought of less.
That problem? The problem of always being connected.
Image by Irina Slutsky
You may think I’m talking of how connected we are with others. The relationships we’ve formed. The bonds that draw friends together.
This isn’t the connection that’s the problem. Those are great connections and we need to strive to make more of these meaningful connections.
There’s a more sinister type of connection that’s quickly burning emerging leaders out.
The connection that’s killing us is the always on, always available connection.
How We’re Connected
In the last century, we’ve come to expect to be connected at any hour of the day. We’re no longer able to leave the office at 5PM and expect a semblance of privacy. Oh no, those days are long gone.
Michelle Duggar
Choosing the easiest choices in life could cause us to miss some of the greatest blessings.
