Monthly Archives: May 2017

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22 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

A Reel Leadership Article

I believe everyone was surprised when the first movie in the Guardians Of The Galaxy series released. The movie did surprisingly well and movie audiences left the theater blown away. I know I did.

When Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 was announced, I was stoked. I began praying Marvel would do the movie justice and Guardians Of The Galaxy would be just as good as the first.

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I discovered the truth on Saturday. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 delivered on everything you would hope for in this sequel. Humor, drama, and action abounded in spades.

Not only did Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 deliver on these, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 was also packed with leadership lessons.

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Why Employees Leave Your Organization

Losing an employee can land a damaging blow to you and your organization. Especially when you lose a good employee.

And every leader tries to figure out the best way to keep the best. But even those employees will leave at some point.

That’s natural. Most employees will leave an organization at some point. Though a lot of times you’ll wind up wondering why an employee left.

Employees leave for varying reasons

Employees Come And Go

 

It’s a difficult idea to face. Employees don’t stick around forever.

The 40-hour workweek is gone. So is the time of an employee putting in 30-40 years and retiring with a golden watch.

Employees are beginning to learn they’re more in control of their future than the organization. And I like to think that is a good thing.  Read more...

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The Amazing Power Of Kindness With Leon Logothetis

The Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 37

Do you believe kindness can change one person? And then that one person can change the world?

Leon Logothetis watched The Motorcycle Diaries and a thought popped into his head. He wanted to see if he could travel around the world on the kindness of strangers. This birthed The Kindness Diaries, a book and an original series on Netflix where Leon travels the globe on Kindness One relying on the kindness of others.

After being introduced to The Kindness Diaries by my author friend Brian Lund, I knew I had to have Leon on the show to talk about the amazing power of kindness. Kick back, pop in your headphones, and listen to this great episode of Answers From Leadership.

Leon Logothetis shares how kindness has changed his life

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Leon, what else would you like listeners to know about you?

I support the Liverpool football club. I’m a big soccer fan. And I love connecting with people.  Read more...

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15 Leadership Quotes From Star Wars For Star Wars Day

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Star Wars Day is approaching at lightspeed. On May 4th, Star Wars fans will celebrate Star Wars Day. The holiday originated as a pun on May The Force Be With You and falls on May 4th because May the 4th and May The Force sound similar.

As such, I thought the upcoming Star Wars Day would be a great time to share these inspiring leadership quotes from Star Wars.

Star Wars leadership quotes

Throughout the Star Wars universe, there have been amazing quotes that can be applied to leadership. In today’s article, we’re going to dive into the leadership quotes from Star Wars.

Leadership Quotes From Star Wars

  1. Qui-Gon Jinn

    The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

    The ability to speak does not make you intelligent quote Qui-Gon Jinn Star Wars
    I’ve run across leaders, and you have too, who believe speaking is a sign of their intelligence. You’ve probably also seen these same leaders fail to clearly communicate their directives.

    Be wary of judging your intelligence by your ability to speak well. There’s more to your intelligence than your words.

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